Friday, February 10, 2012
Watson’s lawyer returned to court Thursday with information on his whereabouts.
State Rep. Bob Watson (R-Dist. 30) is in a rehabilitation center in Florida, his lawyer Timothy Williamson told the court Thursday. Judge Mary McCaffrey had ordered Williamson to return to court on Thursday after he’d been unable to tell the court on the original court date Feb. 2 where his client was, other than that Watson was “out of state” in treatment. On that date, Judge McCaffrey had called Williamson’s lack of knowledge about his client’s whereabouts “a bit unusual.” Watson was arrested on Jan. 21 in South Kingstown and charged with possessing marijuana after he drove into a parking lot on Tower Hill Road, nearly hitting a snow plow operator. He entered substance abuse rehab on Jan. 23 at an undisclosed location. According to …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
State Rep. Bob Watson was arrested Saturday for marijuana possession, his second arrest in nine months.
John Timpson of Narragansett had just started plowing the parking lot at Washington County Veterinary Hospital on Tower Hill Road in South Kingstown Saturday night when a white Volvo missing a tire drove in, nearly hit him, then pulled up into a snowbank. Timpson, in an interview Monday, said the man — who turned out to be state Rep. Bob Watson, R-30, of East Greenwich — "got out and stumbled around a lot." "I walked over to him," Timpson recalled. "He reeked of alcohol. I told him, 'It would be a good idea for you to call somebody.' "I put the phone in his hand and he couldn't even call anyone," Timpson said. "I told him he wasn't going anywhere. My brother was with me." That's when Timpson decided to call the police. Watson had told …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
But kids are using more prescription drugs than ever — legally & illegally — says Bob Houghtaling, town's drug counselor.
One incident — the arrests of 27 teens drinking at a party — boosted the number of clients handled in the EG Drug Program in the past six months, according to Bob Houghtaling, the town’s drug counselor. His mid-year report (based on the town’s July-to-June fiscal year) noted that 41 clients were seen for alcohol-related incidents, compared to 14 seen for drugs. Houghtaling said that’s a bit misleading. “For the most part, alcohol and drugs are 50-50,” he said of their use among kids. “Take away 27 [from the 41 total], it’s down to 14. That one incident skewed the statistics.” Houghtaling said that marijuana continues to be popular, largely because it’s more tolerated on a societal level. “There are parents that give their tacit approval …
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GameMaker
10:02 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Due process is a requirement that the state respect a defandant's rights. Issues of criminality are in the state's domain...questions of suitability and leadership are up to the people being represented, and appearances _are_ important (unlike courts of law). Given that his suitability for office and ability to lead are both impaired by these substance-abuse issues, I believe he should have … more ›