O'Connell's Off Topic

Depending on the state, it can range from 30K to 40K per year per inmate. So, her sinful crime could cost taxpayers $120,000 after 3 years. Not to mention, her kids will be without their mother for at least 3 years. She won't be able to get a job when she gets out, so she'll probably try selling drugs again.

Your last sentence says it all TIM.

I doubt the first opportunity to sell weed happened to be to an undercover officer. That was probably the 1000th transaction she made before the cops became involved. Distributing drugs is far more serious than being a user. Counseling is for addicts who use the drug. That's not what this allegation is. Dope dealers need to go to jail. Users need counseling.

Dope dealers need to go to jail.

I think DOPE is the key word here.

How much of a threat to the public is a small time pot dealer? If you live in Kingfisher, how much safer do you feel now that a nickel and dime marijuana dealer is behind bars for 3 years? LMAO. That sentence is absurd no matter how you look at it or not matter how many dimebags of pot she has sold up to this point.....it's marijuana for heaven's sake, and when is the last time pot has killed anyone? First time offender should be fine and supervised probation but with the children involved maybe a few weekends in jail and DHS involvement but prison time.....ridiculous.

Yeah I still can't believe this.

For you criminal lawyers, can a person appeal a sentencing after pleading guilty?

Using and/or selling drugs is wrong and against the law......but 3 years (minimum) in prison for a first time marijuana offender is too much punishment. That's like grounding your kid for a year for missing curfew one time, I don't care how anti-drug you are. 3 years probation is more like it.

You should advocate for bringing back alcohol prohibition.

Don't say that or you might get the religious people all riled up wanting to start making a list of things to add to the law books.

Suprised Obama isn't all over this kind of thing. Think about the economic impact more laws would bring; more law enforcement, more laywers, more judges, more prisons and jails. That's a lot of new jobs, eh? With the addition of a bergeoning black market as the result, we could then hire even more officers, jailers and the like. This could be another jobs stimulis.

Only problem is, somebody forgot to tell Obama that public sector jobs take money OUT of the economy via taxes to pay for them.

Next time you become ill with the flu, go see your drug dealer. At that point you may figure out there may be more of a difference.

Thera-Flu. Aisle 3. Walgreens. No in-between guy needed.

My concern is taxpayer dollars that go to waste to fix something that will never end...the war on drugs...and it has only created more crime and danger along our border.

I don't do drugs, but if I did, it's none of your business nor the government's what I put into my body. Otherwise, if you'd like, I could come over to your house, go through your cabinets and refrigerator, and throw out everything I think is unhealthy for you.

$31 in weed. If its good stuff, that's between 1-2 grams. If it's normal cheap stuff, it could have been 10-15 grams. Im guessing its over 10 grams. Which amounts to almost a year per gram, obviously excessive. For that stuff, a cop should just tell her to dump it and be on with her way. but selling is a big deal these days. Dang that really sucks. I should write her a letter.

I believe stat rape is 5-20 years, and up to life for more egregious rapes. Dealing a grams of happy grass should be a slap on the wrist!