I actually don’t have a problem with this. He served over 20 years. Do you think selling drugs should result in a life sentence? Especially when most violent felons get a few years at most? I’d be perfectly fine with switching that around.
If the prisoner's court that originally convicted him granted a resentencing on appeal, or his parole board said so, or the governor of his state agreed and granted a commutation, yes.
But this is Big Dog Cracker-Buster Osagyefo Paramount Chief and Dear Leader Reichsfuehrer Barack I Obama just saying so on his own motion, to epater les bourgeoises crackas.
That's different. It's like my giving Jesse James an unearned pardon because he was a white boy.
Good call, neither do I. FWIW, this guy and the others are small peanuts.
December 2016 and January, 2017 will be the real revelation of Obama's convictions since that is historically when the REAL pardons and commutations are granted by the outgoing president....
I agree with you on that. If rehabilitation is part of the goal of incarceration a life sentence is a bit excessive.
It’s a life sentence of drug dependency for those who bought it and how many died from overdose, and what about the families of those he sold it to.
If I had my way drug dealers would be executed ,not given 20 years.