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A few things stand out considering this is mostly about canabis. Look at how much effort they went through to mostly catch ~3 time dealers, of a drug in many wa
by smileysteve 8y ago
A few things stand out considering this is mostly about canabis. Look at how much effort they went through to mostly catch ~3 time dealers, of a drug in many ways less dangerous than the alcohol they're drinking at the end.
> He told her firmly it was $20 for the quarter ounce, nothing less. “It’s a good thing you don’t want any more,” said Williams, “because that’s all I got.”
Sounds like a dealer really ruining lives right there.
> Several of the suspects were found guilty. “One of the guys ended up with seven years,” LaJoye said. “There were a lot of sentences, four or five repeat offenders wound up going to prison
One person going away for 7 years? 4-5 offenders going to prison (implied less than 7 years). Seems hardly worth risking officers lives, teams of police (bonuses), or the effort.
> “Then we really started drinking!” said Wasylyshyn, who finally joined the party. “You don’t give cops free food and free beer and expect them to walk away when it’s still there.”
- draw_down 8y agoPretty much our entire justice and corrections system is a tragedy.
- danielvf 8y agoTo be fair, there appeared to be plenty of other drugs going on as well. “Suspects were taken to the Shiawassee County Jail and scheduled for arraignment on multiple felony charges, including delivery of cocaine, crack, LSD, marijuana, and prescription drugs.“