Casual Observation

6 Comments

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   centerfielddj on March 26, 2015 at 5:13 pm

   And if the President and his Agencies pushed these reforms hard, they could gain some bipartisan cover from a certain Senator.

   Or is Rand Paul made out of loose horseshit on that one, too? Maybe Arthur can jump in here and dictate the future to us on this subject.

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   obsessed on March 26, 2015 at 6:44 pm

   For me The Wire is flat out the best drama on film of all-time – movies or television.

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   n1cholas on March 26, 2015 at 6:57 pm

   The Wire was great. Definitely one of my favorite shows ever.

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   seabe on March 26, 2015 at 7:17 pm

   Pardon all non-violent drug offenders. DO IT!!!

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   zoolook67 on March 27, 2015 at 7:52 am

   How can anyone watch “the Wire” and not consider drug policy high priority? Baffling.

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   BooMan on March 31, 2015 at 9:15 pm

   President Obama commuted the sentences of 22 people convicted of drug crimes on Tuesday, underscoring his administration’s interest in correcting what many say are unfair sentences for nonviolent offenders.

   “Because many were convicted under an outdated sentencing regime, they served years — in some cases more than a decade — longer than individuals convicted today of the same crime,” White House Counsel Neil Eggleston said in a blog post.

   The majority of those who saw their sentences commuted were convicted of crimes involving different forms of cocaine. Others were sentenced for methamphetamine or marijuana-related charges, among other drug offenses.

   All but one of them will be released this summer.

   “I am granting your application because you have demonstrated the potential to turn your life around,” Obama wrote in a letter to Terry Andre Barnes, who was convicted in 2005 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base.

   “Now it is up to you to make the most of this opportunity. It will not be easy, and you will confront many who doubt people with criminal records can change.”

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