Clean-up work at zoo helps Dukes end probation

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Sports News and Other Cool Crap - The ... found this 4/25/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]
Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes spent 25 hours during the past week cleaning cages and mopping at an area zoo as part of a deal to shorten his probation on a previous drug charge, the St. Petersburg Times reported. [link]

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Smoke Weed? That’s a Scoopin’
Published 4/25/2008 at Sports News and Other Cool Crap - The HOS
Smoke Weed? That’s a Scoopin’ [image] Washington Nationals embattled outfielder Elijah Dukes had reportedly got his probation shortened by spending 25 hours scooping up animal feces at the zoo. Now I dont want to get into my political outlook about the ridiculious notion of sending people to jail for smoking weed, or wasting time and money with trials, lawers and incarceration…but this punishment has got me thinking that  they could be on the right track. Jail is asinine for a pothead. Fines are meaningless for rich athletes….but… …imagine how clean we could make Detroit if ...

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