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what do u think of the US prison system
I've been seeing a lot on the news about people indicted/convicted - Martha Stewart/Jamaal Lewis.
I feel a lot of the offenses don't deserve the penalties that are given.
Take Martha for example - her insider trading saved her ~60k - between the trial and publicity, she's lost millions, and now experts say she will face 1 year in jail roughly.
Jamall Lewis, just got indicted for CONSPIRING to buy 5 kilos of cocaine 3 YEARS AGO - what took 3 years to prosecute, you think someone saw the file and wanted to make a name for themselves.
or what about the 3 strike laws and people getting sent to jail for life for being caught with marijuana, or other minor things...
A lot of stuff is fucked up with our criminal system, cops have too much power, and are just looking to send people away in many places of the country..
and then you have guys like OJ where the evidence and general consensus say he was guilty for MURDER, yet he got off based on many facts that the police department was racist, etc.
in my opinion, you shouldn't go to jail unless you comitt a violent crime, dealing with a high volume of drugs, or other acts that most people would deem deserving of jail time.. - how about a VOTING system for penalties, instead of legislators making harsher and harsher punishments to make them look tough..
what are your thoughts
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