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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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To: steve-b
He's Too Overweight For Jail
Hmmmm, well we do have an alternative called ole sparky. Considering a drug dealer is responsible for countless deaths, it sounds like a reasonable alternative.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:45:23 AM PST
by
mnehring
(God, forgive me for forgetting to love my neighbors, I was too busy with the latest boycott.)
To: steve-b
What, exactly, would "home confinement" mean to this guy? He probably already can't leave his home.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:45:30 AM PST
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Hey hey hey! it's fat albert!!
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:45:37 AM PST
by
sit-rep
(If you acquire, hit it again to verify...)
To: steve-b
In fairness to him, what is he going to do, escape?
I'd love to see a 574 lb man make a quick getaway.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:46:40 AM PST
by
Alter Kaker
(Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
To: travlnmn41
I doubt they'll make a bitch of him in the joint. Don't bet on it. A guy with that many folds?
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:47:52 AM PST
by
r9etb
To: travlnmn41
On the contrary man. Guy probably has enough folds to service the whole Aryan brotherhood at once.
Okay, that was out of line, I'm sorry.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:48:11 AM PST
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: steve-b
They could put him on house arrest, Oh wait, he already did that.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:48:11 AM PST
by
higgmeister
(In the shadow of the Big Chicken)
To: steve-b
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:48:56 AM PST
by
George Smiley
(This tagline deliberately targeted journalists.)
To: steve-b
Actually, prison is the perfect place for him. It'll help him lose the blubber he's been packing on so that he'll be much, MUCH slimmer when his sentence is up.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:49:21 AM PST
by
DustyMoment
(FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
To: steve-b
To: Lancey Howard
Dale the Whale is in jail
FREE WILLIE
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:50:14 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: steve-b
To: YouPosting2Me
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:53:19 AM PST
by
Sometimes A River
(Your hands and feet are mangoes, but you're gonna be a genius anyway)
To: steve-b
The zoo has barred cells large enough for oversized creatures, plus folks can throw him peanuts!
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:54:22 AM PST
by
Sax
To: steve-b
His attorney is planning a civil suit, naming McDonald's, KFC, Burger King, Wendy's and Taco Bell as co-defendants.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:54:29 AM PST
by
sono
(In war, there are usually only two exit strategies: victory or defeat.)
To: steve-b
He'll be well cared for. If the Feds got him he'll be coming to Butner, NC. They've got a nice new 11 million dollar medical center.
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:55:15 AM PST
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: steve-b
This thread is hilarious!
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:55:29 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: TheRobb7
He wasn't too heavy to commit the crime.... "Don't do the crime, if you're a fat piece of slime...oh, yeah...don't do it...."
To: steve-b
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posted on
12/06/2005 11:57:09 AM PST
by
YourAdHere
(Viking kitties taste like chicken.)
To: steve-b
In a related story, Saddam began a 20,000 calorie diet today.
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