Great story, seretogis.
To expand this thread a little further: A lot of good judges hand down community service as part of the punishment for non-violent offenders, which I'm very much in favor of.
The problem is mandatory minimums for drug possession, which tie judges hands during sentencing. I think it would be pretty awesome if you had former crack users cleaning streets/parks/etc than sitting in jail.
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