Thursday, 2 April 2015, WASHINGTON, D.C. - Just as multitudes of corrupt U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents have been revealed to have been for years slapped on the wrist or not even that but moreover shielded by superiors for crimes much worse including most recently suspended for just two to 10 days for admitting to accepting money, weapons and expensive gifts while cavorting with prostitutes at "Feds Gone Wild" (N.Y. Times) parties hosted by drug cartels, President Obama this past Tuesday commuted the sentences of 22 drug offenders all but one of whom will now be released from federal prison by 28 July 2015. Eight were serving life sentences including one federal prisoner serving life in prison for growing and conspiracy to harvest a large amount of marijuana plants. Others were reaching advanced ages and/or sentenced under outdated guidelines and laws.
In the past year the Obama Administration has encouraged non-violent drug offenders to apply for commutations shortening their federal prison sentences. The Department of Justice (DOJ) since has received thousands of such applications. Some expect that the 22 commutations announced Tuesday which outnumber all previously granted by President Obama in six years as President may signal the beginning of a "wave" of as many as thousands more commutations which only the President may grant in his final two years in office. Interested readers may find more information in the three articles linked to below.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/31/obama-commutations-drug-cases/70730452/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/31/obama-commutations-drug-sentences_n_6978826.html
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/03/31/3641430/obama-grants-early-release-man-sentenced-life-prison-pot/
Copyright 2015 Martin P. All World Rights Expressly Reserved
In the past year the Obama Administration has encouraged non-violent drug offenders to apply for commutations shortening their federal prison sentences. The Department of Justice (DOJ) since has received thousands of such applications. Some expect that the 22 commutations announced Tuesday which outnumber all previously granted by President Obama in six years as President may signal the beginning of a "wave" of as many as thousands more commutations which only the President may grant in his final two years in office. Interested readers may find more information in the three articles linked to below.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/31/obama-commutations-drug-cases/70730452/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/31/obama-commutations-drug-sentences_n_6978826.html
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/03/31/3641430/obama-grants-early-release-man-sentenced-life-prison-pot/
Copyright 2015 Martin P. All World Rights Expressly Reserved
When he releases drug/poison distributors from prison, what messages is Mr. Obama sending to mature, responsible, loving, caring moms and dads living in struggling communities and neighborhoods?
ReplyDeleteWhat is Mr. Obama saying to single-moms and/or dads who everyday are faced with stresses and challenges of keeping their children safe from physical or emotional harm, and the anti-social influences of The Street culture that a irresponsible Baltimore mom failed to protect her young teen son from?
*Restore Pride In Parenting; End Child Abuse & Neglect*