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Obama releases 61 felons from prison

2001400ex
2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-commutes-sentences-61-federal-prisoners-152903660.html
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  • sarktastic
    sarktastic Member Posts: 9,208
    This must make you sooooo proud
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  • doogsinparadise
    doogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
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  • dhdawg
    dhdawg Member Posts: 13,326
    Good. Time to begin reversing all the damage done by these horrible drug laws.
    A lot of them which were supported and implemented by hillary's "husband."
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    GreenRiverGatorz said:

    Anyone who thinks a non-violent drug user should be spending decades in prison deserves a ten-foot pole up their ass.

    Users, totally agree. But it doesn't say users, it says offenders, which I assume hypothetically includes dealers and/or smugglers. In that case it probably depends on the amount and nature of what they were dealing. If you're smuggling/dealing coke or heroine at a high level it's pretty likely you've been involved in some violence, even if all they can pin on you is the dealing.

    But yes, if someone is sentenced to thirty years for using/possessing (or even petty possession with intent to distribute) then those sentences are counter productive.
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  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 38,698 Standard Supporter
    Got's to set 'da homies free! Didn't read every instance but read many. Those were ALL traffickers. When you're popped for more than 100 ounces of heroine you are a major narcotics dealer. Dangerous people. Very dangerous. But this is all about social justice. It's all about hurting society and causing chaos. It's all fun and games until you or yours are the victims.
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    Sledog said:

    Got's to set 'da homies free! Didn't read every instance but read many. Those were ALL traffickers. When you're popped for more than 100 ounces of heroine you are a major narcotics dealer. Dangerous people. Very dangerous. But this is all about social justice. It's all about hurting society and causing chaos. It's all fun and games until you or yours are the victims.

    I thought you liked to save tax money. How much of your tax money goes to support incarcerated criminals?




    Assuming you actually pay taxes. I'd guess you just like to bitch about how other people's tax money is spent.
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,794 Founders Club
    Dennis_DeYoung said:

    Fucking christ. Anyone who thinks drugs should be illegal is a fuckwad.

    Prohibition has worked so well that it's completely destabilized tons of countries, sent tons of people to jail needlessly (and ruined lives), exacerbated wealth/social disparities in the US (for both white people, whom I hate, and black people) and ended up producing a fuck-tonne of government/police overreach and bloat and corruption with for profit prisons, civil forfeiture, militarized police forces with fuckwad overreaching cops and STILL has not managed to make a dent in demand for drugs.

    Other than that, the war on drugs has been a success!

    Someone has to pay the bills. Mexico and the US and other countries would be bankrupt without the drug trade.

    Same as it ever was. I fought in the opium wars
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