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re: Obama wants to let low-level drug offenders out of prison
Posted on 1/30/14 at 12:57 pm to Janky
Posted on 1/30/14 at 12:57 pm to Janky
quote:That's where I am. Now, I am not opposed to lessening the sentences of certain non-violent crimes but if you are in prison for 40 years for trafficking crack cocaine; deal with it. You should have known what the possible penalties were when you did the crime.
do the crime, do the time.
Our state had a "truth in sentencing" law that went into effect back in the 80s that said you had to do 85% of your sentence. Our prison population has more than doubled since then. We have since relaxed that a bit and it helped and they are trying to do more house arrest instead of imprisonment. But if nothing comes of that, still no one to blame but the criminal.
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Posted on 1/30/14 at 1:25 pm to Diamondawg
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40 years for trafficking crack cocaine
Do you even know what the definition of "trafficking crack cocaine" is?
When I was researching drug policy in DC, we had what we called a "candy bar" sentence.
It illustrated how much possession of crack it took to get 10 years. MANDATORY.
50 grams.
Who is imprisoned more for crack: white or black?
Who uses more crack in the US: white or black?
Some poor people get life in prison for dealing drugs.
Life.
In.
Prison.
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