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[chrystaltree]

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@NoelSeven wrote:

Don't people get more than that still for being caught using drugs?

It used to be up to 10 years for a joint.

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I don't know about drugs but I do know they get for than that for stealing cars if it's a repeat offense. 

[chrystaltree]

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@hoosieroriginal wrote:

Can't believe her husband is standing behind her - oh well - she's gotta pay for what she did!

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 He says that now.  Let's see if he feels that way once she's in the slammer...lol  My guess is he'll find someone else to make meatloaf for him. 

[NoelSeven]

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@chrystaltree wrote:

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@NoelSeven wrote:

Don't people get more than that still for being caught using drugs?

It used to be up to 10 years for a joint.

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I don't know about drugs but I do know they get for than that for stealing cars if it's a repeat offense. 

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Good example.  Seems to me her offense was a lot worse than two cars.

Years ago, there was a well known case of a young guy, student I think, who was caught with a joint and sentenced to ten years.  Whoever it was wanted to make an example of him. 

Last I heard, he'd stayed in for almost that long.  Ridiculous.  It became a cause celebre.

[NickNack]

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@chrystaltree wrote:

Why bother giving her any time at all?  It was soft slap on the wrist.  I assume with good behavior, she'll be out in 7 or 8 months.  Can you imagine what would have happened if a male guard helped inmates escape; he'd get a 20 year prison sentence. 

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I'm pretty sure that I heard on the news that 7 years was the maximum she could get for this crime.

[NoelSeven]

OMG, it's still going on!

New case, a guy sentenced to 13 years for posession of two joints

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Louisianan Given 13-Year Prison Sentence for Possession of Two Marijuana Cigarettes

Amicus brief by Drug Policy Alliance Highlights Why Sentence is Cruel & Unusual and Urges Louisiana Supreme Court to Review Mr. Noble’s Sentence

NEW ORLEANS—The Drug Policy Alliance filed an amicus brief today urging the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the egregious prison sentence of Bernard Noble, a 48-year old man who was sentenced to 13.3 years of hard labor in prison without the opportunity for parole for possessing the equivalent of two marijuana cigarettes.  

http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/2014/04/louisianan-given-13-year-prison-sentence-possession-two-marij...

[ValuSkr]

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@NoelSeven wrote:

Not understanding the comments about tax payers footing the bill.

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...The bill for the manhunt that ensued.  Who do you think paid for that?  New York State taxpayers, thank you.

[NoelSeven]

OK, thanks, I thought you meant the cost of jailing her.

[DollyDee]

I think her Dateline interview helped her.   Some people felt sorry for her after watching the interview.

[Puzzle Piece]

Never would I feel sorry for that woman and what she did.  I know from some of the press interviews that her husband (he would pronounce it hubbin) isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer either.   

[Bestdressed]

Phew... at first I thought the title read Joni Mitchell. My heart stopped ...until I read it again.