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> The judge agreed with McCracken’s harsh assessment. He sentenced Anaya to 292 months in federal prison—more than 24 years—with no possibility of parole. Curti
by mercurial 14y ago
> The judge agreed with McCracken’s harsh assessment. He sentenced Anaya to 292 months in federal prison—more than 24 years—with no possibility of parole. Curtis Crow and Cesar Bonilla Montiel, the men at the top of the organization, received sentences half that length.
I guess justice is served and we call sleep better at night? Is "war on drugs" a magic formula which can be used to justify anything, just like "war on terror" and "think of the children"?
- ledge 14y agoApparently he was also charged with two counts of intimidating a witness, which the Wired article does not mention, so maybe there is more to this story. Either way, it saddens me to know that the instigators, aggressors, and profiteers of this "war" will never spend a day in prison.
- anigbrowl 14y agoIt's a compelling story but I agree that leaving out details like that is a failure of journalistic ethics.
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- nicholassmith 14y agoIt does mention that someone signed an affidavit then recanted it and claimed intimidation, but not where the second one comes from.
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