THE SUPREME Court justices, in all their wisdom, felt enough compassion to bend the rules at the PGA to allow Casey Martin to ride his golf cart in the Kemper Open.

Isn't it a pity when lawyers play doctors?

While millions of Americans will be labeled lawbreakers for their use of medicinal marijuana to ease the pain they endure from serious illness such as AIDS, cancer and the like, the Supreme Court turned a blind eye to their suffering.

Frank Scafani, San Bruno

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