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I smoke pot so I am not one to condemn the private usage of illegal substances. However, I do think that there should be a standardized punishment when it comes to the types of drugs you are selling and where you are selling them. This guy was about as dumb as they get. Selling within 1000 feet of a school should land you 20 in the pen. Life? Perhaps a bit harsh. The reality of it is this: What do you think this guy will be doing when he gets out of prison. You think after 20 years he will be reformed and go find a nice white collar job making 6 figures? Um...no. I don't think that after serving sentences that long, that any criminal comes out better than when they went in. After that long all they know is prison life and how to be a badass to survive. What's my point? While a life sentence if pretty over the top for his crime, I think he should be there for that long because if the sentence is lighter he will get out and be as much, if not more, of a menace to society. But then again, we are the ones who are paying for criminals to be in prison for their crimes. And, I would rather only pay for 20 years to keep a criminal behind bars than pay for him/her for the rest of my life.
Now, if we just have a death sentence enacted for drug dealers, we wouldn't have to spend our hard earned money to keep these criminals behind bars. Of course, we would have to set limits on the amount of dealing as well. Someone shouldn't be executed for selling an ounce of dope, but if they are pushing like 500 grams of powdered coke? I dunno.....
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