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lindysalsagal

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10. I knew she'd be black, before I opened the link.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jul 7, 2021, 03:06 PM

Jul 2021

it's not about the laws: It's about the enforcement. And they never fail to lock up 76 year old black women.
Meanwhile, a violent attack might get a white man half that sentence.

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Grandmother jailed after not answering her phone during class is ordered released from prison senten [View all] Eugene Jul 2021 OP

Imagine being 76 years old and moving back in with your mother.... Ron Obvious Jul 2021 #1

Imagine still lucky enough to have your mother at age 76. n/t SheilaAnn Jul 2021 #3

+1 Jay25 Jul 2021 #6

Imagine how lucky the 94-year old mother is!! NM Grins Jul 2021 #20

Imagine ... cannabis_flower Jul 2021 #7

And looking for a job + gaining skills puts you back in jail luckone Jul 2021 #21

Waiting for the "rules are rules" crowd to chime in on this one. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #2

WTF? "rules are rules" and must be adhered to KS Toronado Jul 2021 #8

I would rather have the state chime in as to why they can bring the hammer down on this woman Devil Child Jul 2021 #12

And why on earth they have the time and inclination PatSeg Jul 2021 #14

Because It Was Simple ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #16

Nailed it ProfessorGAC Devil Child Jul 2021 #18

Yes, it seems you are right PatSeg Jul 2021 #19

Being in the hospital does not matter tulipsandroses Jul 2021 #23

That's pretty disturbing PatSeg Jul 2021 #24

Yes, Notek Jul 2021 #17

And trump gets to run around free . . moreland01 Jul 2021 #4

its not surprising. Its well known that the parole system is setup to make people fail drray23 Jul 2021 #5

Hopefully she was not using social security to pay for home loan while in jail or prison. LiberalArkie Jul 2021 #9

I knew she'd be black, before I opened the link. lindysalsagal Jul 2021 #10

Me too. Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #11

Yeah, that's what I figured as well PatSeg Jul 2021 #15

Time to free all POWs. multigraincracker Jul 2021 #13

What is the likelihood they knew she was attending class LiberalFighter Jul 2021 #22