If they wanted to be fair, they should have raised the sentencing of powdered cocaine offenders.
--- On Thu, 7/29/10, Pete Theisen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Pete Theisen <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] Colored drug penalty reduced > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 2:00 PM > Hi Everybody, > > http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100729/ARTICLE/7291065/-1/todayspaper?Title=Nation-briefs > > Addressing what both Democrats and Republicans agreed was a > > quarter-century-old injustice in drug sentencing, Congress > gave final > approval Wednesday to a bill reducing the penalty for crack > cocaine > offenders. > > The legislation, which was welcomed by the Obama > administration, reduces > the disparities between sentences for powdered cocaine and > crack cocaine > based on the heavier weight of crack, which is often sold > in crystals. > Crack cocaine is used disproportionately by blacks, leading > to > complaints of discrimination. The White House said Obama > would sign the > bill. > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://pete-theisen.com/ > http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
