I have a piece on this dropping in the January 2018 issue of the Harvard Law Reviewhttps://twitter.com/nigerianscamsss/status/941792069089144832 …
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My first piece for the Harvard Law Review. Wherein I argue that marijuana legalization may actually entrench the inequality set in motion by prohibition and that reparations to the formerly incarcerated make sense. https://harvardlawreview.org/2018/01/marijuana-justice-act-of-2017/ …
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Always amazing when your “thinking evolves” right in time to make money but not in time to do justicepic.twitter.com/wje9ctIj2p
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Expunging past convictions is a fine start but justice looks like reparationshttps://twitter.com/rokhanna/status/1080240250662744064?s=21 …
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Definitely bookmarking this to read in full when I get a chance. My own (current) view is that so far women and POC have been thriving in the legal industry, at least as small businesses. Keeping out big business is best way to keep that going. Interested to read your argument
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Scratch that. I saw Law Review and assumed it a full article that would be much longer. Great read. Definitely support Booker's effort in full and agree with most of the goals you stated. Direct cash transfers to former convicts, though? Can't agree with that.
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It's politically infeasible if not impossible. It's also without any precedent. We're not talking about resistution for forced labor here. These folks' arrest may have been morally wrong, and they deserve a clean slate. But to reward them for it? A bridge too far I think.
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If you say someone deserves a clean slate, what does that mean without also recognizing all the ways that their “slate” was damaged? Again, even without a formal criminal record, we’re talking about the economic impact of entire communities destroyed for decades.
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Having said the above, as *people* yes, they deserve a clean slate. An opportunity to start fresh in the legal business. But their businesses were operating in an area of risk. They took the risk. Their business suffered. We don't rebuild businesses that fail, even unfairly.
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Just so we’re clear. Most people have gotten arrested for simple possession. Does your assumption of the risk analysis hold up there?
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No. But I thought we were talking about compensating people for business loss?
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"Assumption of risk" broadly speaking isn't something I think applies here. When it comes to possession, as a white guy my "risk" was tiny compared to POC. I mean it strictly as far as business risk. Dealers, both white and POC, assumed it. (Of course disparity there too)
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Congratulations! Enjoyed this a lot
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Thank you kindly!
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Yooooo congrats. Can't wait to read it.
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Thanks, I appreciate it!
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“The interlocking systems of inequality leading to the racial wealth gap…” You so lit. Flames!
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you’re too kind!
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Congrats Michael!
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Thank you!
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Oh let's get it
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we here
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