To: a fool in paradise
The reason for the higher penalties in the first place was because blacks were screaming that crack was a scourge destroying their neighborhoods, as opposed to powdered cocaine which was seen as a little upper and upper-middle class nose candy.
10 posted on
08/03/2010 12:36:16 PM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(Gun control was originally to protect Klansmen from their victims. The basic reason hasn't changed.)
To: KarlInOhio
Zactly. You said it much better than my poor attempt.
They were screaming that crack was killing their children.
14 posted on
08/03/2010 12:38:09 PM PDT by
onyx
(Sarah/Michele 2012)
To: KarlInOhio
Queen Sheila recently spoke out about 2 Vietnams living peacefully side by side , North AND South.
18 posted on
08/03/2010 12:39:19 PM PDT by
a fool in paradise
(I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
To: KarlInOhio
If true, it would be interesting to know how the members of the CBC voted when the enhanced sentences for crack were initially implemented.
57 posted on
08/03/2010 4:01:51 PM PDT by
Ready4Freddy
(Sure I've heard of grits. I just never actually *seen* a grit before.)
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