Mayor Barry Update

I wrote a few days ago about former DC Mayor Marion Barry's run in with some armed robbers. Barry said he felt betrayed by the robbers because he considers them his kind of people. He then asked that they be released after admitting their crime...without punishment.
To those not familiar with Barry's history, this might seem to be an odd request.

To the initiated, however, it's not so shocking.

Neither is this: our ex-con former mayor who did time back in the 80's for crack possession after being caught on tape smoking crack with a prostitute (while mayor of DC, no less) has once again tested positive for cocaine use.

This development makes his reaction to his armed assailants easier to understand: maybe he's hoping for the same treatment.