I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…
Drug War Victim, Patricia Marilyn Spottedcrow
How $31 of Pot Gave Mom a 10-Year-Prison Sentence:
http://newsok.com/how-31-of-pot-gave-mom-a-10-year-prison-sentence/article/3542585#ixzz1FrCkrhDh
(Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World) Because of $31 in marijuana sales, Patricia Marilyn Spottedcrow is now serving 10 years in prison, has been taken away from her four young children and husband, and has ended her work in nursing homes.
Three days before Christmas, Spottedcrow, 25, entered the Eddie Warrior Correctional Center.
“I’m nervous, because it’s prison, people I don’t know,” she said.
“People said don’t get too comfortable here or you’ll be here longer. Don’t make too many friends. Come and do your time and get out.”
My Commentary: According to the article:
The two women were arrested for drug distribution and because Spottedcrow’s children were in the home, an additional charge of possession of a dangerous substance in the presence of a minor was added […] They were offered plea deals of two years in prison but decided to enter a guilty plea instead, a gamble they took because neither had prior convictions and because the amount of drugs sold was so small.
How is this justice? What a joke! Overly-politicized, totally Draconian “drug war” laws, TRUMPED UP charges (“possession of a dangerous substance in the presence of a minor”), and a woman with four children, a career working in nursing homes (although, recently unemployed), and NO PRIORS! And, also involved in what the State claimed was “an extensive operation,” this woman’s mother received a 30 YEAR suspended sentence for her involvement (meaning that a single, minor new arrest will land her in prison for 30 years). Take HEED, EVERYONE! THIS is how VICTIMLESS CRIMES are dealt with in America today! And, these are our tax dollars at WASTE!
