I don’t actually know how much else was found in his apartment, because as far as I know, that has not been said nor can I find it anywhere.
I did find this though-
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/11/19/trey-radel-drug-possession-congress/3643933/
“FBI agents later went to Radel’s apartment, where they detained him, the official said. Radel hired a defense attorney who negotiated charges with a prosecutor, the official said. Law enforcement agents never handcuffed Radel or took him to jail, the official said.
Radel will appear Wednesday in District of Columbia Superior Court to face the misdemeanor cocaine possession charge. Charging documents from the U.S. attorney’s office say Radel “unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally” possessed “a quantity of cocaine.”
The charge is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum of 180 days in prison and/or a fine of $1,000, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.”
Never handcuffed, never taken to jail...amount not specified, I happen to know he bought an 8 ball, but not because I can find it anywhere.
He is being given a pass here, and yes I see that D.C.’s coke laws are lax, but I wonder if the brothers in the clink would agree with the kid glove treatment this benevolent ruler of ours got.
You can call me a troll if you want, this slime ball should be under the damn jail.
Riiiiight. The "brothers in the clink" who have rap sheets a mile long. I'm sure they'll whine. Again, it's public record. Do a little research, make a few calls and post your results.
Well... you know. If this legal system here was consistent they’d book him hard.
But I’m learning not to get vengeance minded. The Lord is quite capable of “the wrath” and I only wish blessings to people now (of course they are quite capable of rejecting the blessings, whereupon only the wrath remains).
Also I do not believe in scapegoating any thing that is not of itself sin. Cocaine can be used in medicine for good or bad purposes. It didn’t use to be nearly the subject of habituation that it is today. I liken drug misuse to getting a visit from Satan. Once it was reflexively shunned as the horror against the God created human body that it was. Few would likely want it more than once. Now it’s more like “Hey! Cool! Satan!”
In addition to the legal problems you’ve listed there is an even more basic problem with this guy being a congressional representative. My favorite late drug and alcohol expert, Townes Van Zant had this to say about cocaine use:
“Cocaine, cocaine,
‘Round my heart and runnin’ ‘round my brain,
Cocaine, aw, you ol’ cocaine.”