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Friday, June 26, 2009

Politics / Courts John Kroger On Sam Adams At City Club

Posted by Matt Davis on Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:58 PM

Attorney General John Kroger spoke at length at city club today. I'd encourage you to listen to his entire speech at 7pm on OPB, because Kroger devoted the majority of his time to advocating for better drug treatment in the state. Kroger plans to convene a task force to create a 10-year-plan to improve the system, and it's an exciting prospect. "If Texas is being more innovative than Oregon on this issue," he said, "then that's something Oregon needs to think about."

Kroger also described his consumer protection and environmental prosecution efforts, which quite frankly could be transformational in Oregon. But they're not what you really want to hear about right now, so I'll cut to the chase: On the Sam Adams decision...

"I know that decision pleases some people, and it upsets some people. For all of you, no matter which camp you fall in, I will simply say one thing," said Kroger. "The Adams case raises significant legal questions, significant ethical questions, significant political questions. As a prosecutor in the case, my job is to resolve the legal questions. That's what the process does, and I am confident that we have resolved those legal questions correctly. But it would be wrong for a prosecutor to try and resolve the moral or political questions. That's not my job, that's a job for the citizens of Portland."


KROGER: FACED NO QUESTIONS ON ADAMS SCANDAL AT CITY CLUB TODAY...

 

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His comments on drug legalization were disappointing and thoroughly misinformed, but what do I really expect, anyway?
Posted by aerope on June 26, 2009 at 8:04 PM · Report
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I was expecting something a little steamier, after reading that headline. Its a pun! Get it!? hah!
Posted by Will Radik on June 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM · Report
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After reading that headline, I was expecting something about competing grocery stores.
Posted by tk. on June 29, 2009 at 9:10 AM · Report

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