From a story in the Vail Daily News:

The suspect had been playing and betting on video games with another man, 18, when the suspect told the man he would hit him if he called the suspect a “dumb ass” once more.

The suspect hit the man, possibly with a video game controller, and then hit him repeatedly while the man was on the floor, witnesses said.

The men had been drinking, they said.

At any given time there are probably thousands of Americans playing video games under the influence of marijuana. We have yet to hear of a case in which police had to stop such gamer from bludgeoning another with a controller. 

SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert was featured on NORML's Audio Stash yesterday, discussing the latest news with the "lowest law enforcement priority" initiative campaign in Denver.  Click HERE to listen to the show! 

UPDATE: Read a more detailed description of the hearing from Face the Sate.  

Sensible Colorado recently worked with Cheyenne County Commission Chairman Richard Bergman to introduce a resolution supporting the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana in Colorado. The Rocky Mountain News carried a story about it, which included this telling quote from Ronald Howard, one of the other county commissioners,:

 "No sir, and if it was up to me, smoking would be illegal and alcohol would be illegal."

I guess this guy isn't so in touch with the party scene -- or much of the world -- but at least he was polite. 

 The same cannot be said for Cheyenne County Under Sheriff Ken Putnam. According to those who attended the commission hearing, Putnam flipped his lid, made a gun gesture with his hand, said he wished he could shoot (yes, shoot) anyone who gets caught with marijauna, and actually called the commission chairman a "dick." 

Cheyenne County is right on the border of Kansas and boasts a population of about 3,000. Of the just more than 1,000 people in the county who voted in 2006, only about 20 percent voted in favor of Amendment 44, the statewide marijuana initiative.