Woman (no priors) sentenced 12 years in prison for selling $31 MJ to undercover cop

[DMac]

Video at link:

Mother with no prior offenses sentenced to TWELVE YEARS in prison for $31 marijuana offense (http://www.coolcrack.com/2011/12/mother-with-no-prior-offenses-sentenced.html)

This is one FKed up country.

I did some searching on the cost of housing inmates in Oklahoma and found some statistics put out by the state:
http://www.doc.state.ok.us/newsroom/faq.htm


4. How much does it cost to incarcerate an offender?
Costs vary per category of offender as follows: (2010 actual expenditures) maximum $75.87, medium $42.41, minimum $40.43, community $41.55, work center $36.31.

She is probably not under maximum security, we will assume minimum.
$ 14,756.95 per year to the taxpayer.

$ 177,083.40 for full sentence.

There was an appeal scheduled and apparently there was going to be a large turnout to the court, so the judge cancelled the hearing and through his power decided to take off 4 years from the sentence.

$ 118,055.60 will be the minimum cost to the taxpayer for housing this inmate. A mother of 4 caught selling $31 worth of pot.

Note that these costs do not include anything involving the legal system; judge, bailiff etc.

I'll say it again, this country IS FKING MESSED UP!

"The Aristocracy of Prison Profits” (http://narconews.com/Issue40/article1644.html)

It's long past time...

[sirgonzo420]

Why $31?

Who sells pot in $31 increments?

[DMac]

Why $31?

Who sells pot in $31 increments?

Probably a case where they scrapped up the dust from the bottom of the bag for "accurate measurements".

[Libertytree]

Why $31?

Who sells pot in $31 increments?

It was probably a couple doobs that they deemed was worth $31.

The ONLY crime here was committed by the illegal system and the judge. A complete fucking travesty!

[Dogman]

If I remember right, Texas used to have a life sentence for mj possession years ago?

Edit: Shit they still do.

[Blink]

Contracting out prison labor

By putting prisoners to work and paying them competitive wages, many private companies are reducing prison costs for the government by withholding earnings for taxes, room and board, family support, and victim's compensation. Such employment also gives prisoners the skills and work experience that will prepare them for the job market when they are released.Private business has become increasingly interested in prison labor during the past decade. Prompted by state and federal measures lifting restrictions to private sector use of prison labor, some eleven states contract out the work of an estimated 1,000 convicts. Over twenty firms, ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations, provide jobs for inmates. For instance, Best Western International, Inc, a major hotel chain, employs over thirty Arizona prison workers to operate the hotel's telephone reservation system. Since the Best Western program began in 1981, inmates have paid $182,000 in taxes, contributed over $187,000 to the state for room and board, and paid at least $112,000 in family support. Similarly, Trans World Airlines, Inc. hires young offenders from the Ventura Center Training School in California to handle over the phone flight reservations. The inmates have paid a total of $13,000 in taxes, $15,000 for room and board, and $11,000 to victims for restitution.In most cases, the state correctional system provides the working facility for the private firm. The firm manages and trains the inmates and releases their earnings to the care of the state. The wage rates, in most instances, are negotiated between the state agency and the private firm.


http://privatizationofprisons.com/guide.html

Watch a good program on this. Prison labour makes everything from license plates to electronics for slave wages. Hard working "free" citizens lose their jobs because prisoners it for cheap labour pricing. But, they are now competitive on the global markets. Since we don't want to work for $2 a day, they will find a way of sending your ass to a "corporate prison factory" and force you into servitude........... You'll learn to appreciate $2 a day, slave.

[MNeagle]

Oh, just brilliant. Give your reservation info to inmates!! I'm guessing credit card info is used!? Naw, no security issues there!

[dys]

Contracting out prison labor

By putting prisoners to work and paying them competitive wages, many private companies are reducing prison costs for the government by withholding earnings for taxes, room and board, family support, and victim's compensation. Such employment also gives prisoners the skills and work experience that will prepare them for the job market when they are released.Private business has become increasingly interested in prison labor during the past decade. Prompted by state and federal measures lifting restrictions to private sector use of prison labor, some eleven states contract out the work of an estimated 1,000 convicts. Over twenty firms, ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations, provide jobs for inmates. For instance, Best Western International, Inc, a major hotel chain, employs over thirty Arizona prison workers to operate the hotel's telephone reservation system. Since the Best Western program began in 1981, inmates have paid $182,000 in taxes, contributed over $187,000 to the state for room and board, and paid at least $112,000 in family support. Similarly, Trans World Airlines, Inc. hires young offenders from the Ventura Center Training School in California to handle over the phone flight reservations. The inmates have paid a total of $13,000 in taxes, $15,000 for room and board, and $11,000 to victims for restitution.In most cases, the state correctional system provides the working facility for the private firm. The firm manages and trains the inmates and releases their earnings to the care of the state. The wage rates, in most instances, are negotiated between the state agency and the private firm.


http://privatizationofprisons.com/guide.html

Watch a good program on this. Prison labour makes everything from license plates to electronics for slave wages. Hard working "free" citizens lose their jobs because prisoners it for cheap labour pricing. But, they are now competitive on the global markets. Since we don't want to work for $2 a day, they will find a way of sending your ass to a "corporate prison factory" and force you into servitude........... You'll learn to appreciate $2 a day, slave.

This for anyone wondering why it is so difficult to find a job that pays a living wage.

dys

[mamboni]

This woman sent to prison for selling a little weed, and Jon Corzine steals $1.2 billions and is walking free. Is there a glaring inconsistency here?

Where's Jon Corzine?

[sirgonzo420]

This woman sent to prison for selling a little weed, and Jon Corzine steals $1.2 billions and is walking free. Is there a glaring inconsistency here?

Where's Jon Corzine?


Jon Corzine is just gearin' up for a Treasury Secretary position one day.

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

Under the common law, "Crime" must have real harm and an injured party. When someone sells cannabis, where is the harm? Who is the injured party?

[Serpo]

Under the common law, "Crime" must have real harm and an injured party. When someone sells cannabis, where is the harm? Who is the injured party?

The government........they where unable to collect any taxes from the sale.....................


Remember when this came out a year ago...........so shes been sitting in jail all this time with 12years to go for selling 31 dollars worth of weed......completely insane........

quote
. And I'm sleeping next to people who have killed people, and they have less time than me.

[Cebu_4_2]

Under the common law, "Crime" must have real harm and an injured party. When someone sells cannabis, where is the harm? Who is the injured party?

When you get busted and arrested selling dope to a cop you will not be taken to "common law" court.

[willie pete]

It's truly insane.....she could've gotten LIFE....... here are the penalties:

http://www.natlnorml.org/pdf_files/state_penalties/NORML_OK_State_Penalties.pdf

...in Oklahoma, you can get up to LIFE for growing ONE plant.....
....Contrast that to Driving Drunk AND hitting and killing someone in Oklahoma

0 to 1 Year
Negligent Homicide: Not more than 1 year in county Jail and/or not less than a $100 or more than a $1000.

something is seriously wrong with that picture and on another note; it wasn't too long ago, the cop that shot and killed that behind-the-back handcuffed teen in that San Francisco BART station, just got released from county jail for that.......he did about 10 months....

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

When you get busted and arrested selling dope to a cop you will not be taken to "common law" court.

Great point, that is the meat and potatoes of the argument right there! You are being tried for a violation of policy, not for actually harming someone!

[po boy]

Great point, that is the meat and potatoes of the argument right there! You are being tried for a violation of policy, nor for actually harming someone!


Yes it the Roman not so civil (Cannon) law as opposed to the English common law derived from scripture.

People used to have births recorded on family records no we have birth certificates.

[Joe King]

Yes it the Roman not so civil (Cannon) law as opposed to the English common law derived from scripture.

People used to have births recorded on family records no we have birth certificates.

Kinda like how Gov used to Certify marraiges, but now issue licenses for that activity, instead?

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a : a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license)

So when was marriage declared to be illegal so that it needs to be licensed? :confused:

[Serpo]

Kinda like how Gov used to Certify marraiges, but now issue licenses for that activity, instead?

li·cense
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a : a permission granted by competent authority to engage in a business or occupation or in an activity otherwise unlawful (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/license)

So when was marriage declared to be illegal so that it needs to be licensed? :confused:

Dont they make it up as they go

[Twisted Titan]

But if the 31 dollars in weed was sold by a local droopy pants thug with a rap.sheet longer then a ponce toilet paper roll do you think we would be discussing this?

[letter_factory]

the war on drugs is a war on people. just wait till the war on terrorism becomes a war on people. if only they didn't have a birth certificate, none of this would happen.

[Cebu_4_2]

if only they didn't have a birth certificate, none of this would happen.

If they didn't have a birth certificate than they would not exist thus not be a counted death.

I understand your arguments and wish it was applicable but it simply is not, I don't care what or how you say it. After your arrested for whatever you will have to stand in front of a 'judge' for the state. At this point all your bullshit will shine, right into your cage.

[gunDriller]

Jeez, this is worse than the Will Foster case.

The US gov. & many state governments = Judeo-Fascist Police State.

[Buddha]

I've always felt that this kind of stuff is entrapment. An officer posing as someone else to buy $31 of weed, lunacy. You all know that there are people hearing about this saying: "She shouldn't have been selling dope, that's what she gets."

[PatColo]

Creating Lifelong Customers: the School-to-Prison Pipeline and the Private Prison Industry

Friday, 13 January 2012 09:11


http://www.davidicke.com/images/stories/January20125/child-getting-arrested.jpg



'As if the United States did not have a bloated enough prison population – which I think nearly every single American realizes is a painful truth – our school systems are being transformed into yet another way to funnel people into the private prison system.



School systems around the country, but especially Texas, have begun criminalizing what would otherwise be normal childish behavior.'



Read more: Creating Lifelong Customers: the School-to-Prison Pipeline and the Private Prison Industry (http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/creating-lifelong-customers-school-to.html)

[seaurchin1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSu-yZ1q3i8

[dys]

I've always felt that this kind of stuff is entrapment. An officer posing as someone else to buy $31 of weed, lunacy. You all know that there are people hearing about this saying: "She shouldn't have been selling dope, that's what she gets."

Sting operations are illegal no matter how you look at it. Either:

a- If you take the position that it's illegal to buy drugs, the officer is guilty of trying to procure an illegal substance. He should be held to the same standard as any other would be buyer.
b- If you take the position that it's not a crime to buy drugs (no standing/corpus dilecti) this is a clear attempt at extortion.

dys

[PatColo]

US judges tragic kickback greed exposes prison system profiteering

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9knn1uUM7E4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9knn1uUM7E4

Uploaded by RussiaToday (http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday) on May 26, 2011
With well over 2 million people in jail - the U.S. has the world's biggest prison population. But some are seeing the inside of a cell because dodgy judges are getting payback from the private sector. RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports on those dishing out justice for a fee.

[gunDriller]

maybe the production manager for the license plate line said they needed to add some more slaves.

[Barbaro]

Thanks for the OP. I'm spreading it around.

America is a sh*thole.

[Hatha Sunahara]

In the Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn described two types of prisoners--the political prisoners and the criminals. And they mixed the two together in the gulags. The criminals made the lives of the politicals more unbearable than the state did.

We have the same situation here. The drug laws make political prisoners--not criminals.


Hatha

[gunDriller]

this is their way of controlling the Gentiles.

How many of those prison inmates are Jews ?

yet a lot of Jews smoke pot. Larry Ellison (Jew) once spoke about smoking hash with Steve Jobs in a magazine interview. which is obviously no big deal - except that it illustrates the dual standard.

if you are wealthy and/or Jewish, the laws do not apply to you.

if you are poor and/or Gentile, WATCH OUT. if you are an American you are living within a hyper-complex web of laws that it is impossible NOT to break.