1.0 link 164346 <![CDATA[One Cop To Another: Don't Arrest Phelps for Bong Photo]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norm-stamper/one-cop-to-another-dont-a_b_164346.html "If someone breaks the law in Richland County, we have an obligation as law enforcement to investigate and to bring charges." So states Sheriff Leon Lott, top cop in this South Carolina jurisdiction of 348,000 residents.

As one cop to another: No you don't, Sheriff. You do not have to arrest the "someone" you're referring to: the serial Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. Not unless the age-old law in your state has changed since last spring.

In an opinion dated...

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