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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMatch the Crime with the Average Time Spent in Prison
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http://www.pbs.org/cgi-bin/frontline/dopematch.cgi?1=1&2=2&3=1&4=1&5=1&6=1&submit=check+it+out
Average time for Marijuana charges: 42 months or 3.5 years without parole
Average time for Homicide: 71 months or 5.92 years
How can anyone call this justice?
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Match the Crime with the Average Time Spent in Prison (Original Post)
pathansen
Jan 2015
OP
BainsBane
(53,001 posts)1. 35 months for sexual assault
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world wide wally
(21,718 posts)2. Mindless
and cruel
billhicks76
(5,082 posts)3. Evil Runs The Establishment
And it's way darker than any story told on TV
Hari Seldon
(154 posts)4. apples and oranges
disclaimer: LEGALIZE IT!
they are talking about FEDERAL Marijuana charges.
The FEDS don't handle small amounts of pot, so it stands to reason that any Federal conviction will be based on a larger amount then simple possession, thus carrying a longer sentence.
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)6. good catch
phantom power
(25,966 posts)5. stealing a trillion dollars: promotion and bonuses
Takket
(21,421 posts)7. average time for destroying the global economy:
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