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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:08 AM Original message |
Feds cut sentences for crack cocaine |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well... |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 11:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Got to do something to get military recruitment up! |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. They need treatment, not jail n/t |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. A Friend's son |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 11:10 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. In treatment for 15 years? Guess it ain't workin'. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. Too bad most treatment consists of religious coercion. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. poorman high gets 15 month reduction. Institutionalized class war gets a kick in the ass. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. Let's Parole the Columbian Drug Lords.... |
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duhneece (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. The 'War on Drug' is a war on people |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. This is a tiny step in the right direction. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Hear Hear!! |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I'm all for this providing they make car theft and house burglaries |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. home invasions should definitely carry stiff sentences |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. 19,500 people back on the streets |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. good grief |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. iverglas, please be honest, almost none of the stories are as you say |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. so I'll ask again |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. What is a sensible solution |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. obviously I largely agree, but that is a whole different discussion |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. I agree about the racial disparity |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Bingo, Exactly it. They go back to theft to survive. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. What's with the theft obsession? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. A whole lot of thefts are directly related to drug use. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. you do realize what you're saying, right? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
33. No that is not what I am saying. |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. well, there we go |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. And what is you solution to the bigger problem |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. this thread isn't actually about "the bigger problem" |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Thank you for clarifying. No I didn't read the topic/thread |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. good show! |
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Th1onein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
47. A real solution would be to decriminalize it and tax it. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Gee, I dunno, do alcohol addicts steal all kinds of stuff? |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. This is the LARGER problem being solved |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. 19,500 people ARE NOT going to be released en masse |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. from a thread in GDP: Biden calls for elimination of sentencing disparity |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Biden has come around on the crack sentencing disparity, but... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. as I understand it |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. The RAVE Act has been used to stifle dissent... |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. no fan of the DEA here |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. Good. Although it seems like the reduction should be larger than 15 months. (nt) |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. Good news and long overdue. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. so let's let the crackheads free to join the oxycotin junkies in preying on us? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Serious drug addicts need help, not prison sentences. |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. If a doctor prescribes oxycontin to your love one |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Biden has spoken on it ;) |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Thanks. |
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BadGimp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
26. Kudos |
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olddad56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. we are so far beyond the government caring what the citizens think.... |
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Islander Expat (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
35. The war against self medication marches on.... |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Welcome to DU. n/t |
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Islander Expat (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-01-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Thankya, thankyaverymuch |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
48. So cutting loose crack heads without some sort of treatment program... |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. It's about elementary justice and fairness! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. So cutting them loose without a drug treatment program in place is okay? |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. About drug treatment... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Personally, I would rather air on the side of caution that to assume |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. what exactly are you not getting here? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. did you read my other reply? nt |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. are you opposed to wrongfully sentenced people |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 02:56 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. whoa, nelly, I never once said anything about wrongfully imprisoned people |
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iverglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. okey dokey |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Opinons are like assholes... |
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MUSTANG_2004 (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. Agreed |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-02-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
55. LMBAO...Now that crack is being used by the upper class. |
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