Jail Time

[alc2285]

My boyfriend know a guy he went to school with and the man just got put in jail because they cops found 99 pot plants in his home. They gave him a year for each plant, so now he is in prison for life. What makes me sick is that last night on the news I seen that a man who made a live video on the internet of him performing sex acts on a 4 month old baby and get this he only got 10 years and 10 years of probation and has to register as a sex offender. How is it that a man with some pot plants or a person with a DUI get more time in prison then a sick f*** that performs sex acts on a 4 month old baby only get 10. I don't understand this, but I think it is BS. I think the sex offender should get life. How can I make a difference in trying to show the people "in charge" that this is unfair and sick? I sex offender should be castrated and the man with the pot plants should only get 10 years at the most.

[CushtyFred]

Your grammer is awful.

[alijangra]

I have to say I dont believe that a man got life in prison for having pot plants.

[alc2285]

I guess no one wants to see the point of the question. They only want to criticize it. Thanks for the help.

[jake-the-peg]

Please ignore CushtyFred he's being a snob!

I have to say I agree with alijangra, I think your boyfriend's got it wrong.the maximum sentence for commercial cultivation of cannabis is I think 14 years.

Interesting you should talk about castration there's a lot of interest right now in our Government and others about castration for sex offenders - it's not a fix for all cases but you may find it coming in a few years time.

Unlikely to be forcible most probably in exchange for a reduction in sentence - something like that.

[jake-the-peg]

And yes CushtyFred, I know I started a sentence without a capital letter!

[redcrx]

Im with Ali and Jake. I find it hard to believe that your boyfriend has his facts right about the 99 year sentence.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

are you in england or the states.

[joko]

CushtyFred - Your spelling is awful.

Surely you are aware that 'Grammar' is spelt with an A, not an E...?

Really Fred, if you must try to be a smartarse, at least do a decent job!

[joko]

in answer to your question alc, yes i think that it outrageous.

given that cannabis has been decriminalised i can't see how they can justfy such a sentence.

i know dealers get a tougher time than users but still... thats excessive

[Stu Dent]

I am more interested in the post about castration (probably as you say, 'voluntary'). I read a report years ago in a quality broadsheet (The Herald or Sunday Herald, I believe) about how Germany dealt with it's sex offenders in this way. Apparently something in the region of 80+% sex offenders did not re-offend. those who did were believed to have committed offences by 'habit' - the comparison was given to a castrated dog that continues to 'shag' visitors legs:-). I agree this is a policy that needs to be explored.

[jake-the-peg]

Here's a summary of the studys on castration

http://www.jaapl.org/cgi/content/full/33/1/16/ T2

I think the home office is looking at it as an option now

Sorry if I'm hijacking your thread alc.

[Sasha13]

NORMANTHEDOG has a good point and I must admit that when I read the question I assumed the author was from the States where they most certainly would pass this kind of sentence.

[alc2285]

Yeah I live in the USA. Anyways, thanks for the answers.

[Law Man1856]

As you don't say what sort of 'pot palnts' they were, one can assume that they were not busy lizzies. To have that many plants then there must have been at least the intention to not only cultivate but to supply also. Think who is going to be supplied with this.........
Whilst I take your point regarding sentencing for Paedophiles, it does not detract that your 'friend' appears to be in the business of supplying drugs. Therefore, a drug-dealer. Think of all the lives he ruins in this gross business for easy money.

[Keeprockin]

I'm with lawman. While paedophiles may be abhorrent,our children are at much greater risk from having their life ruined by drug dealers than by pervs. Perhaps they should both be locked up for 99 yrs.

[stacyram1rs]

Just for pot plants and put his life in prison for life? I guess you have to ask further questions with the authority.

http://duilawyernow.org/