Jailed For a Joint

Story of Texas man who received 'life' for violating his probation via marijuana joint.. (He was on probation for theft of $2.00 value)..
- Thanks to ABC's - 20/20 and their coverage of the story , he was released 17 years later

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Marijuana
• prison
• jail
• illegal
• joint
• Texas
• life
• sentence
• judge

[azurescens420]

Someone give that man a blunt!

[ahioud]

this is the stuff that just makes you angry..

[BigBishop1]

fuck texas

[danzig159]

@jojo24love Where the hell did you get that I idea from? If that's what you think, then you don't know anything about Gandhi.

[paradigmentropy]

@jojo24love (part 3) After all, no man is perfect. Were we to throw out every otherwise valid idea on account of its originators imperfections, what would we have left? If every argument in a debate were subjected to immediate nullification by way of ad hominem attack, who would be left to argue? Imagine that, upon presenting your discovery of a cheap and renewable source of energy that would revolutionize the world, your idea is ignored because you once left your headlights on.

[paradigmentropy]

@jojo24love (part 2) It would be quite ironic if Gandhi was indeed racist and I had quoted him in a proposition to eliminate racism. However, just as I abhor Thomas Jefferson's racist tendencies but greatly admire his contributions to political ideology, I would equally abhor Gandhi's racism (if those allegations can be proven true) and equally admire his contributions to political ideology (especially in affecting nonviolent political change).

[paradigmentropy]

@jojo24love Hmm, I wasn't aware of that particular controversy. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. However, in what little research I've been able to do before posting this, I haven't seen any particularly damning evidence that the proposition "Gandhi was a racist" is "a matter of fact". The subject seems steeped in deliberate quotes removed of their context, on top of the expected challenges presented by the language barrier (mistranslation, to be specific).

[jojo24love]

@paradigmentropy Gandi was a racist as a matter of fact.

[jojo24love]

@Yezzur011 because that judge is a devil that's why, that pale face devil is inhumane.

[wasted42db]

damm dats fuckd up.wat a piece of shit judge

[paradigmentropy]

@Yezzur011 Is there no reasoning with you? Do you know for certain that every man, woman, and child with white skin is judging you based on the color of yours? Your hard-headed views punish those who don't profile based on skin color and empowers those who do profile. Your attitude is what fuels modern racism on both sides of the trench. What I mean to say is, you're sharing in the beliefs of every racist oppressor in America.

"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Gandhi

[Yezzur011]

@paradigmentropy Then let me know when white people start judging people based on their individualistic character.