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H.R. 460, The Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2007 (20 comments ↓)
H.R. 460 would amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.
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Ms. Lacy
Currently the law states that if you have in your posession 5 grams of crack you will receieve 5 years in prison. If you have in your possesion 500 GRAMS OF COCAINE its 5 years in prision. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Crack cocaine and powder cocaine are the SAME DRUGS!!! Just two different forms. The current law was put into place to make sure Big King Pins received a large amount of time but currently this law only affects 10% of major drug distrubtors and the rest are small time dealers and drug addicts. With documented proof that 80% of the offenders are black. Its time to set things right. The current law is completely unjust and unfair. This law should have never been in place, its completly unconstitutional. Lets try and make this right.
Julie A
The current law punishes people for being poor and addicted to crack because they can't afford anything else. But if middle class your more likely to use powder cocaine and you get less time and more options for rehabillation. So society makes the addicts then punishes them?
Mike D
I say legalize all of it. Our current enforcement cost billions and creates a black-market that supports the Taliban in Afghanistan, paramilitaries in South America, and criminal gangs in the US. Why? So we can prevent people from hurting themselves.
MZ.D-WHY
THIS LAW IS LUDACRIS,YOU CAN KILL A FAMILY AND RETURN HOME IN 5 TEARS BUT IF YOU SELL A GRAM OF CRACK YOU GET 10 YEARS.WHERES ARE JUSTICE SYSTEM??
Affected by the current law
Why isn't any of our congressman trying to push this through when so many people believe it is a huge misjustice?
Mel
This makes no sense
It's discrimanetory
It 's not a level playing field
It cots the taxpayers a lot of money.
Bernice
When will the eyes of justice stop being blind. It is long over due in the eyes of the poor. How long I say how long before justice is equal.Please pass this bill.
Shawn
Stop the drug war now.
Riana
I'm 15 years old and watch the local news where people get less time for murder,rape and violent crimes-Please take the blinders off and pass this bill..for my older brothers sake
sheldon
the law should not be as cut and dried as it is.
Give the guyS from the hood a break
the odds were against him from the get - go.
--lets give them a chance to put themselves together. .
I know for a fact there are a lot of them in dentention centers all over the country that have learned their lesson.They're looking at 10- 20 years., they just got caught up in some bad circumstances and were doomed the day they were born - it's time to understand them and also have some compassion
DON'T FORGET IT'S THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT ARE GETTING BLOWN UP IN IRAK AND AFGANASTAN., NOT THE KIDS WITH A SILVER SPOON IN THEIR MOUTHS.
Ebony B.
This law is ridiculous and should have never been put back into effect in the 80's. It was done away with for a reason. Rapist, thieves, and murderers are getting less time than these people found to have small amounts of drugs. Lives are being ruined over what? The time needs to fit the crime. Why have minimums? Please pass this law soon.
Rita P.
I stand in belief with all that have posted comments on this topic. If you are truely outraged and against this injustice, I am asking and incouraging you and everyone you know, to log on to FAMM.org and sign the online petitions to send to congress and the United States Sentencing Commission. Just a few clicks of your mouse can make a world of difference to so many people. Riana this can especially help your brother.
Mz Gina D
Once again America slash The Land Of the Free, has their priorities misplaced and misguided. Its time to restructure their tactic and laws against the war on drugs.
Angel
It should be the same. It's hidden racism.
Andrea
Please pass this bill. It's not fair. Or change all drugs laws to reflect the same as the crack laws.
Sharon
Pass the bill. America please stop racism.
Lenny
It's the same drug. Please pass the bill. It's another form of slavery.
Isa Al-shafi
Bismillah
We looked toward a change in what is called "legislative-enslavement" of America's minority class.
Ava
These days you get more time for murder, my husband was killed years ago the person responsible only got 6 months. I have no faith in the system, all sentences should be the same for drugs, murder, etc. When is the system going to shape up?
Barbara
Pass the bill, America what you are doing for minorities is "LEGALIZING" slavery! enough talk do it now