Look out for the crackheads, lol

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No, thousands of "crackheads" aren't going to start flooding America's streets Tuesday.

That's just one of several myths that have surrounded the U.S. Sentencing Commission's vote in June to make federal sentence reductions retroactive for current prisoners convicted of crack possession or use.

What happens Tuesday is that some eligible federal prisoners who have petitioned for reduced sentences under rules Congress passed last year can begin being released. Those rules sought to address a disparity that meant crack offenders were given the same mandatory five-year minimum sentence as were offenders in possession of 100 times as much powder cocaine.



Open Channel - No, 'crackheads' aren't coming to get you
 
I'm glad to hear that. I always thought the crack heads got unfair sentencing compared to cocaine users.
 
deafskeptic said:
I'm glad to hear that. I always thought the crack heads got unfair sentencing compared to cocaine users.
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Absolutely. And I think we both know why the sentencing for crack is more extreme than for powder cocaine.:cool2:
 
Oh boy!...."Crackheads"...or "Basers"....(that's what they're called)....I've got good locks on my doors...maybe I should think about getting some more now....Reminds me of that movie "New Jack City" with Wesley Snipes.....
 
rockin'robin said:
Oh boy!...."Crackheads"...or "Basers"....(that's what they're called)....I've got good locks on my doors...maybe I should think about getting some more now....Reminds me of that movie "New Jack City" with Wesley Snipes.....
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I don't think you have much to worry about.;)
 
Everytime I see crackhead, I think of Tyrone Biggums:

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I know some coke users and they don't come from money either. They are just as strung out as any other hard core drug user. Unfortunately, one of them is in my family.
 
I went through 128 ounces of Coke in one day once. whew
 
Nevermind - I can see this is going to turn into a mockery.
 
Sunshine said:
Why?
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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.
 
Dixie said:
I know some coke users and they don't come from money either. They are just as strung out as any other hard core drug user. Unfortunately, one of them is in my family.
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We are talking about social policy and perception and the way it creates inequities in the laws, not individual drug users.
 
Dixie said:
Nevermind - I can see this is going to turn into a mockery.
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Of course it is. We unfortunately have a member or two that is incapable of discussing anything intelligently and are constantly attempting to demonstrate their great wit. Shame they don't see they are not appearing to be witty at all, but rather, very shallow and needy.
 
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