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duhneece

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2. There is no way this is just

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2013, 05:04 AM

May 2013

The injustice of locking someone in a cage like a dangerous animal because of what they chose to put in their own bodies is sickening. I speak up loudly, civilly and often to my elected officials and support LEAP and Drug Policy Alliance.

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First-time, non-violent drug offenders serve longer than for rape, child molestation, manslaughter [View all] FourScore May 2013 OP

K&R nt Mnemosyne May 2013 #1

There is no way this is just duhneece May 2013 #2

Just? malaise May 2013 #4

How thoughtless of me! duhneece May 2013 #5

LOL malaise May 2013 #9

You nailed it duhneece! n/t FourScore May 2013 #12

YOUR BODY DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU Warren DeMontague May 2013 #17

Ideal prisoners for a private for profit prison, not a lot of trouble to handle mostly, productive Fumesucker May 2013 #3

I think the laws, when created, were probably just justiceischeap May 2013 #6

nope, they were racist and classist from inception datasuspect May 2013 #7

Illicit drug users, the last group it is OK to dehumanize and dump on. bemildred May 2013 #8

You're so right. duhneece May 2013 #10

There is a lot of money in locking up minorities in this country and nobody cares so it's very kelliekat44 May 2013 #11

Minorities AND the poor, who may be white! duhneece May 2013 #14

I want drugs legalized, and mandatory sentencing for sexual assault. nt redqueen May 2013 #13

If only our Constitution prohibited cruel and unusual punishment indepat May 2013 #15

Color me shocked. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #16