Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) got an answer he wasn’t expecting when he asked a conservative sheriff whether marijuana was the “scourge of the black community.”
At Tuesday’s House Judiciary hearing, Cohen asked Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke about the effects of marijuana.
“You said that illegal drug use is the scourge of the black community and it is a problem and leads to a great deal of violent crime,” Cohen said. “Would you agree that marijuana possession is not the scourge of the black community and does not lead to violent crime the same way that meth, crack cocaine, and heroin do?”
“No, I wouldn’t agree with that at all,” Clarke, a frequent Fox News guest, said.
Cohen seemed a bit taken aback at Clarke’s answer.
“Well, that’s interesting and I wish I had more time to talk to you,” Cohen replied. “The defense attorney’s not supposed to ask a question they don’t know, but it’s such an obvious answer I just never thought I’d get that answer.”
Watch the video below, from Raw Story:
Clarke is a FOX nut. You should see the bull shit he posts on Twitter. He thinks everything is Black people’s fault.
I’m more shocked Cohen was stunned at Clarke’s response. He should have seen that nutball coming.
I just smoked some Blue Mountain Jamaican… think I’ll jump up and riot
Or… I could help my elderly neighbor fix her garage door before my crime spree
He should’ve framed the question differently like “In your opinion is marijuana use equivalent to snorting meth?”
I thought he died 40 years ago, but it appears that Harry J. Anslinger remains alive and well.
How do the aides in these hearings keep a straight face in light of such stupidity?