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re: Police arrest more people for marijuana use than for all violent crimes combined
Posted on 10/12/16 at 12:52 pm to Salmon
Posted on 10/12/16 at 12:52 pm to Salmon
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In Texas, for instance, 116 people are currently serving life sentences on charges of simple drug possession. Seven of those people earned their sentences for possessing quantities of drugs weighing between 1 gram and 4 grams, or less than a typical sugar packet. That's because Texas also has a habitual offender law, allowing prosecutors to seek longer-than-normal sentences for people who have two prior felonies.
At least be honest about this, dude.
No one is serving life simply because they got caught with a joint.
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Posted on 10/12/16 at 12:54 pm to upgrayedd
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No one is serving life simply because they got caught with a joint.
if they were convicted circa late sixties, early seventies, they could very well be
This post was edited on 10/12/16 at 12:58 pm
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