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Ron White - Wikipedia

September 10, 2008: White was found to be in possession of 7/8 of a gram of marijuana.

April 27, 2009 was designated as "Ron White Day" in the State of Texas by Texas legislative officials. White received the Armed Forces Foundation's "Patriot Award" in March 2009 for his work in raising money to help wounded soldiers. White also held benefit shows for Hurricane Katrina relief.

* As you may have known, I got myself into a bit of trouble lately. [audience cheers] And I'll tell you what happened. I was heading down to Florida to do a show, and I flew in on a private jet that you guys bought me. Thank you. It's niiice. We landed in Vero Beach Florida, and there were cops waiting for me, and cops love me, so do firemen. Sometimes they will escort me from the airport to the venue, and this...wasn't one of those times. The cop came to me and said, "Mr. White, we have been told there are drugs on this plane by an anonymous tip." I said, "There are absolutely no drugs on the plane." I did have a bit of weed in my bag, but it's not on the plane, so technically I'm not lying. And the cop says, "Well, may we search the plane?" I said, "You may absolutely not search this plane unless you have probable cause," because I still have civil liberties, you know what I mean? [Audience cheers] I do.

* And they ask me, "Well, is it alright if we let the drug-sniffing dog walk along the outside of the plane?" I said, "That's fine," and the dog walks back and forth a few times, and the cop says, "Well, the dog gave us the signal there are drugs on the plane," and I was like, "...No, he didn't! That dog didn't do anything, I was starting straight at him! He didn't wink, blink, woof, or paw. What's his signal, a blank stare? [Mimes a blank stare] That's all he did!" And the cop says, "Well, the dog gave us the signal there are drugs on the plane," And I said, "Well I said there are no drugs on the plane. Who are you going to believe, me or...Ah, fuck it, whatever." It takes them an hour and a half to search this plane, and I'm standing there going, "Oh, come on!" And of course there are no drugs on the plane, and I think that's it, and then the cop goes, "Now that dog needs to sniff that bag you have with you," and I was like, [Scooby Doo voice] "Ruh Roh!" They found 7/8 of a gram of marijuana in my bag. I consider myself OUT of marijuana when I have 7/8 of a gram. Thats no weed.
Ron White - Wikiquote

OldMan&TheWeed

We did a thread of this on the occasion of Ron White's arrest two years ago:

http://www.yahooka.com/forum/free-al...h-florida.html

At the time I wrote:

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DdC

I thought it might have been posted when I realized the date it happened. I just saw a re-run of his act on comedy central after reading this weird Supreme Court statement by Steven's on the 4th amendment. I swear half of these idiots came from Berlin. Seems Tater's flight crew turned him in. Maybe he should take up flying lessons. I spent 13 years in central florida and most of the little town was open to it in the late 70's and 80's. Not sure how it is after JeBoosh. I left in 89. 7/8th of a gram? He posted $1000.00 bail? I thought Carter made less than an ounce a misnomenor Federally. Oh well, I have no plan to return anytime soon.

Dogs are like the Supreme Court. Often wrong.

One of the worst Supreme Court decisions of recent years was Caballes v. Illinois, where Justice Stevens wrote for the majority that merely having a dog accuse you was enough to justify a 4th Amendment search with no other suspicion needed. He wrote:

A dog sniff conducted during a concededly lawful traffic stop that reveals no information other than the location of a substance that no individual has any right to possess does not violate the Fourth Amendment.”

Canine ‘false positives’ used to justify illegal searches

Canadian Drug-Sniffing Dog Will Make House Calls

A Canadian couple has launched a business offering worried parents or concerned employers private drug-detection services that will search homes and offices for everything from marijuana to heroin… The dog, named Alis Vicona, cost C$20,000 ($16,000) and can detect drugs or the residue of drugs in buildings or on clothing, even after 30 days.

K-9 False Alerts
Barry Cooper's blog
Four years ago, my first film, NeverGetBusted Volume 1: Traffic Stops, blew the whistle on police dogs false alerting.

DRUG DOGS ARE COVERS FOR LIES