@ron_fournier @Oslerguy yeah, I grew up around crack, and the ppl that sold it weren't anything like how the piece portrays them. sorry
Inundated with inmate appeals, lawyer/evangelical @Oslerguy says, "The people who write those letters are Jesus." http://prospect.org/article/quality-mercy-0 …
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@ron_fournier@Oslerguy not saying there isn't a serious problem with the justice system. just saying they weren't innocent, nice ppl. -
@ron_fournier@Oslerguy and every single crack dealer I knew got away with so many other crimes, that the crack conviction made sense. -
@ron_fournier@Oslerguy theft, armed robbery, rape, assault, murder. u name it crack dealers did it. that's just the truth. -
@ron_fournier@Oslerguy society in error here: many communities are abandoned by society, lawless violent places. Drugs fill vacuum.. -
@ron_fournier@Oslerguy mandatory minimums are a last ditch lazy effort to fix what was broken for a very long time. -
@ron_fournier@Oslerguy but hey, i'm no former prosecutor, or dynamic religious justice expert. so my personal experience means nothing. -
@ron_fournier@Oslerguy we'll continue to ignore the abandoned communities and focus on the criminals that probably deserve a 2nd chance. - 3 more replies
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