March 31, 201511 yr Obama to release 22 drug offenders in clemency push Great move. Some of these folks were serving life sentences for non-violent drug offenses. At least one because of marijuana only.
March 31, 201511 yr Of the 22 commutations granted Tuesday, 17 were for possession or trafficking in cocaine. The others were for methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana. One was also convicted of a gun charge in addition to cocaine possession. Their convictions cover a 14-year span from 1992 to 2006. Sounds good to me.
March 31, 201511 yr I'm against the war on drugs as currently fought as I've stated many time. But I'd have to see each individual case and it's details before I say as a blanket statement I agree with all of them.
March 31, 201511 yr Trafficking in cocaine for 17 of them. Yep, no need to keep a drug trafficker in jail. Trafficking is a lot different than possession.
April 1, 201511 yr This is awesome. Providing a stupid substance to someone who stupidly wants it should not mandate a life sentence. These people didn't have involuntary manslaughter charges, so it's safe to presume their actions lead to zero deaths. A nonviolent crime should never equal life in prison. Glad to see these people getting a second chance.
April 1, 201511 yr This is awesome. Providing a stupid substance to someone who stupidly wants it should not mandate a life sentence. These people didn't have involuntary manslaughter charges, so it's safe to presume their actions lead to zero deaths. A nonviolent crime should never equal life in prison. Glad to see these people getting a second chance. To presume that is quite a stretch. We will never know how many people die due to a drug trafficker's actions.
April 1, 201511 yr To presume that is quite a stretch. We will never know how many people die due to a drug trafficker's actions. If you're talking about users of the drug the trafficker provides overdosing, that's on the user, not the supplier. On a different note, the article stated that 21 of the 22 were to be released. Anyone wanna bet that the one that isn't is the one with the weapons charges too?
April 1, 201511 yr For all of you all that are opposed to drug laws where do you stand on the laws that make it quite a chore (and more expensive) for law abiding people with allergies to get OTC remedies in the name of fighting meth? I have't noticed that doing a whole lot of good.
April 1, 201511 yr Author If you're talking about users of the drug the trafficker provides overdosing, that's on the user, not the supplier. On a different note, the article stated that 21 of the 22 were to be released. Anyone wanna bet that the one that isn't is the one with the weapons charges too? I'm not positive which one isn't scheduled to be released but the gun charge is possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Edit: The guy with the weapon charge is getting out on July 28th with everyone else.
April 1, 201511 yr For all of you all that are opposed to drug laws where do you stand on the laws that make it quite a chore (and more expensive) for law abiding people with allergies to get OTC remedies in the name of fighting meth? I have't noticed that doing a whole lot of good. I'm not sure I really understand what you're asking, but I'm fairly certain I'm against those laws as well if I'm understanding it correctly.
April 1, 201511 yr Author As far as the inmates being released who were convicted of cocaine it appears to me that the majority of them were convicted of selling crack and/or cocaine base. Both of which carried stiffer penalties versus regular cocaine. If convicted today they would face much shorter prison sentences as the disparity sentencing based on the form of cocaine has been changed. All in all, from what I've read these are non-violent offenders and with a prison record of good conduct. All but one has already served at least 10 years, several past 15, and a few have even crossed 20 years. I think their debt has been paid...
April 1, 201511 yr I for once don't care. But I will say the ones who overdosed wouldn't have done it if a supplier hadn't supplied it. Its not all on drug user. If they cant get it then they aint doing it.
April 1, 201511 yr I for once don't care. But I will say the ones who overdosed wouldn't have done it if a supplier hadn't supplied it. Its not all on drug user. If they cant get it then they aint doing it. Yes, it's 100% on the user.
April 1, 201511 yr Author Here is one of the crack-cocaine "traffickers" Obama granted clemency too: Donel Clark was working at Dallas grocery store, supporting his wife and three young sons, when he took a more lucrative job as a “cook” in a friend’s kitchen, where the main ingredient was raw cocaine and the final product was crack. In 1994, when Clark was 29, a judge sentenced him to 30 years in prison for his participation in the business. Although the prosecutor later denounced the sentence as unduly harsh, the federal mandatory minimum drug laws left the judge no choice but to impose it. Twenty years later, with 10 years of his sentence still ahead of him, Clark has reason to believe he may soon return home to his family... Meet One Of The Thousands Of Drug Offenders Hoping Obama Will Shorten Their Prison Terms This man will have served 22 years when gets released for "cooking" cocaine. Had he just sold powder cocaine he would have been out well over a decade ago...
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