Part 24: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's war against science/forensics (and his war on drugs!): (Part 24): A.V. Club: 'Samantha Bee’s tale of two drug cases puts Jeff Sessions’ throwback drug war on trial...""And Jeff Sessions (“a VHS copy of Reefer Madness,” in Bee’s estimation), not only wants to apply these draconian, unfair, and demonstrably ineffective mandatory minimum sentences to every drug case in the land, but has also dismantled the National Forensic Science Commision, which was tasked with ensuring the accuracy of field tests, among other things."

STORY: Samantha Bee’s tale of two drug cases puts Jeff Sessions’ throwback drug war on trial, by reporter Dennis Perkins, published by The A.V. Club, on June 8, 2017.

GIST: On this week’s Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Bee sandwiched her weekly rundown of the various layers of bullshit the Trump administration is burying the country under to focus on the predictably racist and atavistic drug policies of currently embattled Attorney General and “apple-cheeked hate-hate goblin” (Bee’s words), Jeff Sessions. Heading down to Texas, Bee’s cameras examined the criminal justice experiences of two very different people arrested on what turned out (much) later to be false drug charges. There’s a twist ending to the story, so 'no spoilers.' (This story defies reduction. It will not take the reader long to realize why this post  - although about Session's war on crime' - is related to the subject matter of this Blog.  (A clue: "And Jeff Sessions (“a VHS copy of Reefer Madness,” in Bee’s estimation), not only wants to apply these draconian, unfair, and demonstrably ineffective mandatory minimum sentences to every drug case in the land, but has also dismantled the National Forensic Science Commision, which was tasked with ensuring the accuracy of field tests, among other things. Click on the link below for the video: HL);

The entire story - and video)  can be found at:

http://www.avclub.com/article/samantha-bees-tale-two-drug-cases-puts-jeff-sessio-256490

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy; Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;