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In reply to the discussion: Does this seem fair? [View all]

whathehell

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4. It's incredibly unfair, and President Obama has started rolling back
Fri Dec 20, 2013, 04:23 PM
Dec 2013

the ridiculous disparity in sentencing regarding crack and "regular" cocaine. I'm sure the pot sentences

will be next.

Having said that, I believe the rich kid set free was a judge's verdict, whereas the jury of Casey Anthony

found that the prosecution did not meet it's burden of proof and neither she nor her family are at all "rich".

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Does this seem fair? [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2013 OP
No dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #1
The UK whathehell Dec 2013 #3
The reference subject here is the pot penalty dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #6
what do you mean "you"? hfojvt Dec 2013 #7
No. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #8
So the Angles & Saxons took over from the Celts Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #9
Uh huh.. whathehell Dec 2013 #18
You forgot the Romans Drahthaardogs Dec 2013 #21
It's precisely that realization that reveals your egregious overstatement, not to mention whathehell Dec 2013 #14
I don't expect you to see another reply on this subthread... n/t TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #16
and why would that be, pray tell? whathehell Dec 2013 #17
um because you won.. n/t TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #19
---- whathehell Dec 2013 #22
It is great to see progressives in both countries quarrel Ash_F Dec 2013 #13
Yes, you could put it that way, I suppose. whathehell Dec 2013 #15
Fight ! Fight ! toby jo Dec 2013 #10
lol dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #12
K&R. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #2
It's incredibly unfair, and President Obama has started rolling back whathehell Dec 2013 #4
K&R Arkansas Granny Dec 2013 #5
No! Paper Roses Dec 2013 #11
not fair at all Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #20
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