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574-Pound Man Argues He's Too Overweight For Jail
Local 6, Iowa ^
| 12/6/05
Posted on 12/06/2005 11:39:31 AM PST by steve-b
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A man who allowed his home to be used to store crack cocaine that was shipped by mail was sentenced to 14 years in prison, federal officials said.
Michael Washington, 32, pleaded guilty last January to making his home available for the storage of crack cocaine, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office.
Washington, who weighs 574 pounds, argued during sentencing that he was too obese and in too poor of health to be adequately cared for in prison, and requested home confinement. However, the court said the agency was capable of addressing his medical needs....
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: twinkiedefense; wodlist
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:39:32 AM PST
by
steve-b
To: steve-b
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:40:08 AM PST
by
arizonarachel
("Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Col 3:23)
To: steve-b
Well, just put him on a spit and cook slowly...
To: steve-b
The ACLU will make the tax payers make a special WIDE door, and a nice comfy bed for him, a law suit is in the making
To: steve-b
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:41:10 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: arizonarachel
Send Jabba to the Pea farm and let him chop cotton for a few years. That will slim him down.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:41:19 AM PST
by
TXBSAFH
("I would rather be a free man in my grave then living as a puppet or a slave." - Jimmy Cliff)
To: steve-b
Jail is an excellent place for him. They can control his food intake and FORCE him to lose weight.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:41:31 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: steve-b
He'll only be that fat for a while. Domino's doesn't deliver to cellblocks.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:41:32 AM PST
by
atomicpossum
(Replies should be as pedantic as possible. I love that so much.)
To: steve-b
You know, it occurs to me that if he'd smoked it instead of selling it, he wouldn't weigh almost six bills right now.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:41:32 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(Stupidity is its own punishment...but not as often as it should be.)
To: steve-b
If he's 574 lbs I guess it's safe to say that he wasn't much of a user.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:41:33 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: steve-b
He wasn't too heavy to commit the crime....
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:42:24 AM PST
by
TheRobb7
(The American Spirit does not require a federal subsidy.)
To: steve-b
Must have ate the profits.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:42:49 AM PST
by
Tall_Texan
(HOUSTON ASTROS - NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2005)
To: steve-b
At least he's not a flight risk.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:43:39 AM PST
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: steve-b
His body is alreay his jail cell.
To: steve-b
Priceless. The little-debbie defense.
To: steve-b
Dale the Whale is in jail.
To: steve-b
To: domenad
I doubt they'll make a bitch of him in the joint.
To: steve-b
How was he able to get out of the house to go to the mail box or the post office?
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:45:00 AM PST
by
PreviouslyA-Lurker
(...where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18)
To: WKUHilltopper
Wouldn't you first sear at high heat to seal in the juices?
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:45:08 AM PST
by
BagelFace
(BOOGABOOGABOOGABOOGA!!!!)
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