Crack Sentences

Well, this judge just put a lot of families in danger. Take a look:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/21/judge_skips_guidelines_releases_man_in_crack_case/

So, because she thinks that he was "honest", and black, he should be freed. Personally, I think race does not matter at all. A white guy or a black guy who each deal crack cocaine, in their own neighborhoods, should each get the maximum sentence. That act shows that they are going to be reckless where they live. If they act that way in their own home, then how do I know that they won't act worse in my home? Also, he had a prior record of assault with intent to kill and possession of a firearm. What more do you need to know?

The crux here is that cocaine and crack cocaine carry different sentences, at least in the federal system. The main argument is that crack cocaine sentences target blacks because blacks are the stereotypical dealers and users of this drug, while cocaine is punished less because it is bought and sold by whites. That is the only argument. However, a drug is a drug. In my opinion, the sentencing guidelines are all out of whack, but for another reason. Cocaine, including crack cocaine, carries harsh sentences, but it is a Schedule II drug. Marijuana, with it's lite sentences, is a Schedule I drug. Schedule I has has a high potential for abuse, has no medical use in the U.S., and has a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision. Schedule II has a high potential for abuse, has a currently accepted medical use in the U.S. with severe restrictions, and abuse may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. So then, the real question is why does marijuana possession, sale, etc, carry such lite sentence?

Osvaldo Aldrete Davila, the human scum that was given immunity that led to the conviction and imprisonment of U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos, was arrested and was in Court on Friday after being indicted of federal drug smuggling charges related to the smuggling and intent to distribute 100 kilograms of marijuana between June and November 2005. By the way, he did this after U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton gave him immunity in order to have him testify against the two agents. What a disgrace Johnny Sutton is. He gave immunity to this drug dealer, and then knew that he was importing more drugs into this country, and then didn't bother to tell the jury about it. Now, jurors are coming forward saying that they never would have convicted if they new this. What a disgrace. More to follow, to be sure.

What's Obama Thinking?

So, for those of you that love to have more tax money taken out of your paycheck, you should vote Obama. He wants to raise, by $5,000 the amount of taxable income for Social Security purposes. Currently, only the first $97,500 of a person's annual income is taxed. The amount is scheduled to rise to $102,000 next year. He wants to raise it higher. So, for those of us that work hard and succeed in life, we are going to get even less. As a result of the government's mismanagement of Social Security over the last few decades, we get to get hit even more. Obama, right for America? Not if you like the money that you work hard for.