On: Louisiana man receives 20 years for half an ounce of marijuana

[ajays]

More details here: http://www.alternet.org/drugs/27-year-old-man-gets-20-years-...

State law specifies a mandatory 20-year sentence for a third violation. Yes, locking him up for 20 years at a cost of about $500K is going to solve the problem.

[tshaddox → ajays]

It absolutely solves the problem. Unfortunately, the problem is how to make sure the prison and police industry is well-funded by tax dollars.

[aspensmonster]

>Unfortunately, the problem is how to make sure the prison and police industry is well-funded by tax dollars.

He's saying marijuana isn't the real "problem." The "problem" is making sure the various governmental-industrial complexes are maintained.

[mbell → aspensmonster]

Right, read that completely wrong, thank you for clearing that up.

[RexRollman → ajays]

That is outrageous.

[VladRussian2 → ajays]

wow. It isn't even a "third strike" (ie. 2 violent/etc.. and the 3rd any sends you away for long) which is also pretty questionable law, it is just a "third toke". I'm wondering how about "cruel and unusual" here?