Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, South Carolina. Let's check Columbia's crime roster for 2008.

650 violent crimes -- two a day. (This is for 2007; nothing posted for 2008.)
4 murders. 36 forcible rapes (2007). 124 robberies. 437 aggravated assaults (2007).
3008 property crimes. 519 burglaries. 2,223 thefts. 266 stolen cars. 8 arsons.

But Sheriff Leon Lott thinks his department's resources are best spent busting two kids for allegedly possessing pot so he can build a case against another kid who may have been smoking pot.

I thought Lott's earlier promise to investigate allegations that Michael Phelps smoked dope was just for show. South Carolina taxpayers should be very unhappy at this waste of their money. Looks like this bozo wants to run for governor.