And the charges were dropped after 18 months.
he is a drug offender, they often drop charges when the person admits a problem and gets treatment. rush was medically messed up, wanted more drugs, and broke the law to get them. I can't fault him for this. unless he stood on the radio and said "people who break drug laws deserve to be in prison!"
in that case, he'd be a hypocrite. As long as he didn't stand on a mountain and lecture others to follow drug laws, who cares what the guy does? He had a serious back problem, wanted more meds... can't hate on him for that.