Look out for the crackheads, lol

[jillio]

416 gram of sugar... quite the sugar fix!

Diabetic dementia may be at play.

 

[jillio]

What a shame that those who claim to be so politically aware and concerned are not interested in correction of inequities in the justice system. Oh, well. A bigot is a bigot is a bigot.

 

[Banjo]

We are talking about social policy and perception and the way it creates inequities in the laws, not individual drug users.

Agreed, the laws regarding drugs vary quite wildly.

 

[posts from hell]

Because of the population that is believed to use crack and the population that uses powder cocaine. Social stratification with a greater degree of punishment being leveled toward the poor and people of color.

To provide a visual:

 

[deafskeptic]

To provide a visual:

Hmm That's a good one.

 

[jillio]

To provide a visual:

Thank you! A pefect example of the disproportionate nature of sentencing.

 

[Banjo]

Thank you! A pefect example of the disproportionate nature of sentencing.

I see it all of the times, it's a real shame that the rich often get away with a lot more than the poor.

 

[Banjo]

Not also to mention that Caucasians often are given far, far less harsh sentences than the African-Americans are.

 

[jillio]

Not also to mention that Caucasians often are given far, far less harsh sentences than the African-Americans are.

The vast majority of the time. It accounts for the racial disparity in our prisons.