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Originally Posted by kane
In most cases judges have the ability to sentence based on guidelines. The charges this guy was accused and convicted of came with a mandatory minimum of 20 years. There is also a max and the judge can go up to that max.
Personally, I think all drugs should be legal and people should be able to buy them on sites like the Silk Road. However, that is not the current law. If you don't like the law you can work within the system to change it. If you choose to break the law and you get caught you face the penalties of doing so.
As for what will this sentence achieve. . . .absolutely nothing. It is the government trying to send a message and it never works.
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After a little more reading, I am going to assume the judge assigned the maximum + whatever they felt as there was no precedent and also assumed it would be appealed down. ? Sound about right ?
I am of the same opinion, don't take drugs, however don't see why it is so ridiculously governed. As a mate just said to me, prohibition obviously isn't working, cannot stop dickheads from being dickheads no matter what laws and punishments you lay out.
Agreed with regards to the sentence achieving nothing, more $ wasted on placing a guy in a concrete box. I can imagine all the jerk offs in the FBI slapping dicks thinking they made a difference now.