I can't wait for people to dig up his history and reveal what an angelic life this dude had.
Or sell crack to college kids, which is what he was doing.
27 years. I'm assuming there's more to his history than just that one arrest.
So what's your point here? Drug incarcerations in this country have long been excessive and racially driven... Drug dealing in this country, especially in urban centers have been driven by poverty and truthfully, the lack of legitimate options for employment or professions. The government introduced heroin and crack into urban communities dating back to the 60's, and no one gave a fuck about until white kids started doing the shit, THEN it because an "epidemic".
That inmate probably came up in a hard environment, with little to no options in life, turned to gangbanging and a life of crime, and sold drugs to the wrong white kid, and ended up with a blown up sentence in a for profit prison system.
I know that you're a good dude, but comments like this do upset me.... It makes me laugh because whenever stories like this come out, people get on their moral high horse and act holier than thou (not just you btw, this is a general observation). Too many people in this country are like "good, fuck that guy, he deserves 27 years"... But also aren't outraged enough when some CEO or Politician scams billions of dollars from millions of people....... If this crack dealer deserved 27 years, than all of those senators that withheld information from the public about this pandemic, to then sell off stock.... Well than they deserve the death penalty.... Because equal/equal.
My final mini rant is this.... If any of us in here have partaken in any sort of illegal narcotics activity (even if you're in a state that allows legal activity now), and have utilized the services of a dealer.... Let's not celebrate someone getting jail time for dealing recreationally here.