Comments on: Police Put Drug Dealers On Notice After Man’s Life Sentence

By: john

john — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 15:37:58 +0000

He most certainly will not probably face life due to political reasons possibly prison overcrowding or prison funding issues. Prison space and budgets are already tight and it’s not cheap to house one prisoner, yes it will become a larger burden on the already burdened taxpayer and they will have to figure something else out. Now if he had federal charges and went to federal prison under the past administration he would have been eligible for release.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 06:03:32 +0000

Oh, and

according to the CDC, in 2015, 10,265 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in the United States.

https://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html

Rather than 25,000.

That is still a lot, but real numbers are preferable

David for lower numbers

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 05:53:16 +0000

REGARDING:
“We fill our jails with dopes and mopes who peddle harmful substances which folks voluntarily choose to use, yet every sporting event has a beer commercial where close to 25k people die each year from drunk drivers, yet we the taxpayers will pay 50k a year for another non violent person”

Again, we do not fill our jails with non violent offenders.

55.3% of Florida inmates as of March 31, 2017 were in for violent crimes,
21.2% were in for property offenses
.
Only 14.5% were in for drug offenses — such as selling heroin to others.
About 7 out of every 50.

This gentleman is special in that he sold heroin at deadly purity, killing nearly instantly rather than over time, during which time the user could decide to stop using and not die of heroin. Interesting that you consider selling a lethally concentrated dose nonviolent.

I guess we should play “catch and release” with him in hopes he will continue to kill users??

And while I don’t drink or smoke — despite the ads — and never encourage anyone to do so, there are those who do so without driving and killing while under the influence or dying of alcohol-related medical problems.

Also, there are those who smoke without dying from smoking-related diseases.
For instance, smoking didn’t kill my father, just left him with a hole in his throat to breathe through for some 20 miserable years. His choice. He played the odds and sort of won while definitely losing.

David for fewer regrets

By: Kristy E.

Kristy E. — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 04:29:24 +0000

Ok how about putting drunk drivers on notice they kill people who are not even involved in their mess and get a few years heck they might even get counseling. I understand him selling drugs yes that is a crime and wrong. But he did not kill him. And life in prison without parole. I’m so glad I was not part of that circus that made this decision or even his defense attorney I could not sleep at night. I wish I was an attorney though I would help this guy because I’ve heard that the grand jury didn’t even think this would go. And it just seems they used him for an example. And that’s not worth life.

By: Cindy Hudson

Cindy Hudson — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:56:55 +0000

Doctors do not cause their patients to become addicted to drugs. Doctors write a prescription that states “one tablet, twice daily” (or something like that) and the patient chooses to take 15 in a single day. If you feel your doctor is causing you to be addicted, how about this, quit going to the doctor. Heroin is illegal…distributing heroin is illegal…..that’s the bottom line in this case. The “victim” who chose to ingest heroin got the death sentence, the distributor got life. How can anyone think this is unfair?

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:13:33 +0000

I think life is a bit extreme too. However, here’s an idea: Don’t be stupid enough to start smoking/snorting/shooting/swallowing this crap to start with! No consumption of addictive drugs, legal or illegal, no addition to them. Simple. The user bears some responsibility too.

By: Katie draughn

Katie draughn — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:42:11 +0000

Well then what about Drs. Who cause their patients to become addicted and die by overdose. Same thing is it?When will we see Drs. Serving life sentences. The jump from pills to heroin is pretty short anyway.

By: John

John — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:30:09 +0000

While you really can’t compare apples to apples heroin and tobacco, you still have a problem to deal with. Go to the Philippines and see how President Duterte is dealing with their drug problem. He simply has the police go to the drug dens and houses, drags the dealers and users into the streets, and puts a bullet through their cranium end of story. I don’t think that’s the answer also, but it has brought down crime in a lot of the country and to date 8,000 fewer drug dealers and 1,500,000 folks related to drugs have turned themselves in.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 04:02:34 +0000

Mr. Eddins is always talking about the grand jury. I bet they didn’t even think there was enough evidence.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 02:32:46 +0000

That is pretty twisted. I am praying for this man. Heroin is the grim reaper. Hopefully he will embrace the only way to defeat the grim reaper while behind bars. I pray that 1 day he will be born again before he dies.