I'm sorry, what's the horrible law? Drug free zones around kids? I'm for that one.
That guy did use poor judgment and it is EXACTLY that which got him in hot water to begin with.
So quick to dismiss personal responsibility.
Not like this guy is a nooby babe in the woods.
Let's just face some truths here. Not everyone who smokes weed is a great person. Most are though, just like most segments of the population.
Weed isn't pixie dust..... and not everyone is a victim of the system. This guy certainly ISN'T.
What's the horrible law? A man was sentenced to 35 years, thirty-five fucking years for plant matter....HELLO???
He could have assaulted somebody, arguably even murdered somebody and gotten less time. The nature of his crime was "victimless".
Where is the victim he perpetrated his "crime" against? Can you answer that?
Drug laws within 1,000 feet of schools? So if he were 999 feet from a school some horrible thing will happen, that magically will not happen at 1,001 feet?
How many liquor stores do you think are within that 1,000 feet? How many pharmacies that sell "pixie dust" ?
Do you maintain he deserves the sentence somehow? Is that what you would have given him if you were the judge? Tell me what you would have done.
The worst thing you can do to a person is take away their liberty. There is NO excuse to do that to somebody that hasn't harmed another.
You declare I'm so quick to dismiss personal responsibilty. I don't think you
have read enough of my 1,000 posts plus here. I'm thinking I'm one of the main proponents of personal responsibility and liberty here.
So please step up and answer a direct question or two.
What would you have done to this man if you could decide his fate?
Who did he victimize?