The title does not mean what you probably think it does. Instead, it is referring to the life sentence given to Cornell Hood II here in Louisiana for getting busted a fourth time with marijuana. Remember that, in this state, life means life. There is no parole for lifers here; the only state in the Union where that holds true.
This boils my blood, as did the recent AlterNet article, The 5 Worst States to Get Busted With Pot by Paul Armentano. I knew, before even clicking through to it, that Louisiana would be on there. We have some of the harshest laws and toughest punishments in the nation. Sure, enough, we made #4; which reads, in part:
Each year, cops make nearly 19,000 pot busts in the Bayou State – some 91 percent for simple possession – and according to Gettman, only three other states routinely punish minor offenders so severely.
It also brings up Cornell Hood, who was convicted on February 15 in Covington, Louisiana under the "repeat-offender" law. Up to 2 lbs. of pot were found at his home near Slidell during a routine visit by his probation officer. It was Hood's fourth conviction for possession and/or distribution and the State chose to "send him up the river", as they say. Yes, for a victimless crime, this man will die in prison.
One of three for a long time, Louisiana is now the only state that still has "real life"; which means that, 90% of the time, you will die in prison.
"No possibility of parole" means exactly that in Louisiana. Indeed, a second-degree murder charge in Louisiana is known as a "second death penalty". Due to such harsh sentencing, 97% of the 5,000+ inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will die there; that is a statistical fact.
Now add to that list Cornell Hood.
He will be sent off - most likely to Angola - and serve the rest of his natural life behind bars. Are the streets of Louisiana any safer because Mr. Hood, known only to be a pot smoker (and possibly dealer) as far as breaking the law is concerned, is off of them?
Truly, has justice been served? Or will the cost of keeping a man convicted of a victimless crime behind bars for the rest of his life be worth it for Louisiana and it's flailing economy?
The United States, as a whole, is insanely backwards and backwoods-ignorant when it comes to drugs and its fruitless yet costly "war on drugs".
Justice is rarely served, though so-cheap-it's-nearly-free slave labor of inmates contracted out through Prison Enterprises certainly serves the free market, capitalist society we have become. And the majority of Republicans, Libertarians, evangelical Christians, and most social conservatives want us to be even more like that, if possible.
Do not for a moment think that locking up gaggles of people for ridiculous reasons is to cleanup our streets and/or eliminate crime in our towns and cities. It's all to turn a profit, these days. Some prisons - those bought out by private industries, as Jindal is trying to do here - will not even take "problem" inmates; they do not good workers make, you see.
It looks and sounds good for these politicians to be "hard on crime" and lock up everyone and throw away the key - the public eats that shit right up.
But it's all a ruse, my friends. The wool is over your eyes and where you see justice being done those politicians see dollar signs in the pockets of the big industries and companies that are going to donate to their next campaign fund.
Wake up, America. You're being sold out and you do not even see it.
Search
Recent Posts
Monthly Archives
June 28th, 2018 at 7:12 pm
Hi. I just found this website to generate free vbucks:
free-fortnite.ga
free v bucks, fortnite, v bucks, fortnite v bucks,
fortnite battle royale, free vbucks, v bucks hack, fortnite v bucks hack, fortnite free v bucks, v bucks
hack fortnite, how to get free v bucks, fortnite live, fortnite vbucks hack, fortnite
hack, how to get free vbucks fortnite, fortnite v bucks hack, fortnite free vbucks, fortnite vbucks,
fortnite how to get v bucks, free v bucks in fortnite, free, kingmell, kingmelltv,
v-bucks hack, 1 million v bucks hack, unlimited v bucks, unlimited v bucks hack, instant v-bucks hack,
new v-bucks hack, fortnite jetpack gameplay, 1 million v-bucks, v-bucks, free v bucks
hack in fortnite, unlimited vbucks, fortnite hackes 2018,free v bucks, fortnite v bucks,
fortnite battle royale, free vbucks, v bucks glitch, fortnite v bucks glitch, fortnite free v bucks, v
bucks glitch fortnite, how to get free v bucks,how to get
free vbucks fortnite, fortnite v bucks hack, fortnite
free vbucks, fortnite vbucks, fortnite how to get v bucks
June 29th, 2018 at 11:58 am
Thank you a lot for sharing this with all folks
you actually recognise what you are talking approximately!
Bookmarked. Please also visit my website =).
We can have a link trade agreement between us http://www.mbet88vn.com
June 29th, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Fantastic beat ! I would like to apprentice at the same time as you amend your site, how
can i subscribe for a weblog website? The account aided me a acceptable deal.
I had been tiny bit familiar of this your broadcast provided bright clear concept http://cptool.com/details/?url=https://iworldcup2018.com
June 30th, 2018 at 9:33 am
I just added a brand new list. I hope you all are having a great week. I'm trying new methods to find more links. Check out my site to see the results.
July 1st, 2018 at 11:55 pm
Cool info! Interesting tips over this website. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all site owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be much more useful than ever before.| I could not resist commenting. I 've spent 2 hours trying to find such infos. I will also share it with a couple of friends interested in it. I've just bookmarked this website. Finished with the search done, I going to find some online Webcams. Danke!! Greetings from Barcelona!
July 4th, 2018 at 7:19 am
I hope you all have a great week. I've added a new list. This is the biggest list so far.
July 4th, 2018 at 3:13 pm
Good! Interesting article over here. It's pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be a lot more useful than ever before.| I couldn't resist commenting. I 've spent some hours looking for such infos. I'll also share it with some friends interested in it. I've just bookmarked this web. Right now with the search done, I will enjoy some model Cams. Thank you very much!! Greetings from Austria!
July 5th, 2018 at 8:33 pm
"This is a realy useful post, thanks_for that!"
July 6th, 2018 at 8:40 am
Good blоg youu hɑve got here.. It's difficult to find quality writing like ʏours these days.
Ι trruly apprеcіаte indivciduals like you! Takke care!!
July 10th, 2018 at 10:23 am
You’re in some serious need of relaxation. That’s where a site like http://www.camgirl.pw comes in handy. You can do a whole lot of relaxing there. You’ll find plenty of fun girls to talk to. These are the hottest and most wild girls on the internet. Chat with them and have yourself a good time.
July 11th, 2018 at 4:23 pm
Cool one! Interesting article over here. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my view, if all web owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be a lot more useful than ever before.| I couldn't refrain from commenting. I 've spent 3 hours looking for such informations. I'll also share it with a couple of friends interested in it. I have just bookmarked this web. Done with the job done, I will visit some Russia 2018 Cams. Thank you!! Regards from WM 2018!
July 13th, 2018 at 1:43 am
Good info! Interesting tips over here. It's pretty worth enough for me. Personally, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be a lot more useful than ever before.| I could not resist commenting. I 've spent some hours trying to find such informations. I'll also share it with a couple of friends interested in it. I've just bookmarked this website. Right now with the search done, I going to find some Russia model Cams. Thanks!! Regards from Russia WM!
July 13th, 2018 at 9:35 am
Super! Interesting article over this website. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my view, if all website owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be a lot more useful than ever before.| I couldn't refrain from commenting. I 've spent some time trying to find such article. I will also share it with some friends interested in it. I have just bookmarked this web. Now with the task done, I'll find some WAGs Cams. Danke!! Regards from Mundial 2018!
July 15th, 2018 at 4:18 am
Good point! Interesting info over here. It is pretty worth enough for me. Personally, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be much more useful than ever before.| I couldn't refrain from commenting. I 've spent 2 hours trying to find such informations. I will also share it with a couple of friends interested in it. I've just bookmarked this web. Done with the search done, I'll watch some WAGs Webcams. Danke!! Regards from WM 2018!
July 16th, 2018 at 3:17 am
Hello there friend! Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive read anything like this before. So nice to find somebody with some original thoughts on this subject. realy thank you for starting this up. this website is something that is needed on the web, someone with a little originality. useful job for bringing something new to the internet! Again thanks alot for this!
July 16th, 2018 at 2:44 pm
Simply desire to say your article iss as astonisһing.
The clarity for your ρut upρ is just nice annd that i ccan suppose you're knowledgeable on this subject.
Well together with your permission let mе to clᥙtch your feeed to
eep updated witһ imminent pоst. Thanks a million and please carry on the
еnjoyable work.
July 19th, 2018 at 3:55 am
Muy bueno el artículo. Lo voy a enviar a un par de amigos. Ahora con el trabajo hecho, me voy a buscar uns camaras online, a ver si veo aguna novia.
July 19th, 2018 at 10:04 am
Muy bien el artículo. Lo voy a enviar a un par de amigos. Ahora con el trabajo hecho, me voy a mirar uns camaras webs online, a ver si veo aguna novia.
July 20th, 2018 at 3:40 am
Greetings from New York!
July 24th, 2018 at 10:11 pm
good stuff. I will make sure to bookmark your blog.
July 30th, 2018 at 4:51 am
Don’t wear seat belts lest you drown in your own urine?
July 31st, 2018 at 12:25 am
What’s up, after reading this awesome piece
August 3rd, 2018 at 11:39 pm
Hello there! This blog post couldn't be written any better!
Readng through this post reminds me of my previous roommate!
He always kept talkinjg about this. I will forwsard this information to
him. Pretty sure he will have a very good read. Thanks for sharing!
Feel free to surf to my weblog 18+
August 4th, 2018 at 4:35 am
Wow! This can be one particular of the most helpful blogs We have ever arrive across on this subject. Actually Fantastic. I'm also an expert in this topic so I can understand your effort.
August 6th, 2018 at 3:22 am
FREE travel planning Apps to assist your travel! Trip Plan for android phones: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.telkitty.tripplan iiFind for iPhone/iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iifind-lite/id477112009
August 8th, 2018 at 10:37 am
I've been surfing on-line greater than three hours lately, but I by no means discovered any attention-grabbing article like
yours. It is beautiful value enough for me. Personally, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content material as you probably did,
the net will likely be a lot more useful than ever before.
August 8th, 2018 at 12:21 pm
You could certainly see your skills within the article
you write. The arena hopes for even more passionate writers like you who aren't afraid to say how they believe.
All the time follow your heart.
August 8th, 2018 at 2:21 pm
Weddings are special events in our lives.
Have a look at my weblog: tennessee finesse shirt
August 9th, 2018 at 4:06 pm
It's awesome to pay a quick visit this site and reading the views of all friends regarding this article, while I am also keen of getting familiarity.
August 10th, 2018 at 8:43 pm
Do you think a spotify playlist could be good to see on your page's side bar?
August 11th, 2018 at 6:48 am
Really enjoyed this article post.Much thanks again. Fantastic.