But he said these were NON-VIOLENT drug dealers, as if any drug dealer kept his customers all up on their payments without thuggish enforcement.
He lied.
People who peddle in drugs get a second chance, a third chance, etc, etc, over a period of years. A drug dealer who finally lands a long prison term likely has a dozen arrests under his belt, and probably has never spent a single day as a productive member of society.
IOW, Barry’s kind of people.