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Logical

(22,457 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 08:38 PM Apr 2013

10 Heartbreaking Stories Of People Who Received Outrageous Sentences For Drug Convictions!

In early April, news emerged that 46-year-old fast food restaurant worker John Horner was sentenced to 25 years in prison for selling $1,800 worth of painkillers.

Sadly, the father of three is just one example of a drug addict put away for decades because of a mandatory minimum sentence.
A lot of drug crimes like Horner's carry mandatory minimum sentences that force judges to give harsh punishments even if they want to show mercy to vulnerable defendants.

There's been a push to do away with mandatory minimums, which critics call both unethical and expensive. Recently, a group of celebrities including the Kardashians, Demi Moore, and Jim Carrey called on President Obama to rethink the nation's "enforcement-only War on Drugs."

The advocacy group Families Against Mandatory Minimums is trying to reform these Kafkaesque drug laws by telling the stories of families impacted by them. We asked FAMM to share some of the most outrageous sentences handed down.


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/10-most-outrageous-mandatory-minimum-2013-4?op=1

Tragic! And worth the read!

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10 Heartbreaking Stories Of People Who Received Outrageous Sentences For Drug Convictions! (Original Post) Logical Apr 2013 OP
when local law enforcement wants to play dress up with SWAT gear and military equipment datasuspect Apr 2013 #1
Wall St. crooks and war criminals walk free. n/t Hotler Apr 2013 #2
 

datasuspect

(26,591 posts)
1. when local law enforcement wants to play dress up with SWAT gear and military equipment
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 09:05 PM
Apr 2013

that money has to come from somewhere.

doncha know.

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