Woman caught after 32 years in hiding.
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AK-74me
"Typical White Person"
Wow, another win for the war on drugs.
theArtistFormerlyKnownAs
Well-Known Member
It only took them over 30 years 
That is crazy though that she kept her identity secret for so long. Props to her for holding out so long
godsbutterfly
Free to Fly
Over 30 years and she hasn't committed any other crimes since then - yeah, I know it sends the wrong message to other criminals - but it seems a shame to send her to jail to finish out her sentence after all of this time. Glad I don't have to make this decision.
theArtistFormerlyKnownAs
Well-Known Member
I concur.
Maybe just give her probation as a "just in case you get any ideas" type of thing? :shrug:
lovinmaryland
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theArtistFormerlyKnownAs
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Larry Gude
Strung Out
The sooner...
...we accept the constitutional right to our own bodies, including what we ingest, the sooner this idiocy will end.
...we accept the constitutional right to our own bodies, including what we ingest, the sooner this idiocy will end.
MMDad
Lem Putt
Since she didn't show enough remorse to turn herself in, she isn't rehabilitated. Her original sentence was for dealing heroin, not just for being a user. She deserves to be treated just like any other escaped heroin dealer. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
Just think, if she had finished her original sentence, she could have lived her life openly instead of hiding her past from her husband and kids.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Yeah...
...you may be right. Think of how we would have all be so much better off had she been in jail the last 20 years instead of being a mom and wife and, apparently, a good member of society.
Laws are to protect us from violating one another's rights, not from our selves. That's the definition of 'freedom' and liberty.
...you may be right. Think of how we would have all be so much better off had she been in jail the last 20 years instead of being a mom and wife and, apparently, a good member of society.
Laws are to protect us from violating one another's rights, not from our selves. That's the definition of 'freedom' and liberty.
I’ve been fascinated with these types of cases for as long as I can remember. I find it amazing that a person can keep a secret from a significant other for so long and never once feel overwhelming guilt to come clean about it. I read the article earlier and thought the same thing, that they should do nothing or a give her a suspended sentence with probation requiring her to get a mental evaluation.
MMDad
Lem Putt
If she had served her term, she would have been out of prison for the last 20 years, free to live her life with no threat of the law one day catching up to her.
I tend to agree that drug use is a victimless crime, but she was a dealer. I don't have any sympathy for them. "Freedom and Liberty" don't include dealing horse, IMO.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
I could...
...not care less about her. It is WE, our freedom, our liberty that drugs destroys, just like prohibition. The corruption that comes from drug money enslaves us all far worse than and 19 year old 'drug king pin' smack dealer.
...not care less about her. It is WE, our freedom, our liberty that drugs destroys, just like prohibition. The corruption that comes from drug money enslaves us all far worse than and 19 year old 'drug king pin' smack dealer.
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CalvertNewbie
Guest
She did the crime a long time ago but should have done the time back then. It's not right for someone to get away with committing a crime just because she lived a lie for most of her life to escape the punishment due. What kind of message would that send to all the other drug dealers out there, or any other type of criminal for that matter?
Of course, it seems that she is not any threat to society. She's done something positive with her life so a big part of me feels she should be given probation or a bunch of community service or something other than jail time.
Of course, it seems that she is not any threat to society. She's done something positive with her life so a big part of me feels she should be given probation or a bunch of community service or something other than jail time.
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RadioPatrol
Guest
she rehabilitated so her ass would not get caught and get sent back ..... but her back in for her 30 ....
Yeah and a Heroin dealer ..... we ain't talking no teen selling grass to supply his own grass habit .........
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Larry Gude
Strung Out
Let's...
...see; How about; if you straighten up and fly right and dumb azz can have a decent life.
Maybe that is the message?
You wanna be judged 20 years later on who you were and what you did when you were 19? You want the intervening 20 years to not count because you were an idiot at 19?
Drug laws and the corruption and violence they bring are poisoning this nation far more than individuals choosing to take them.
...see; How about; if you straighten up and fly right and dumb azz can have a decent life.
Maybe that is the message?
You wanna be judged 20 years later on who you were and what you did when you were 19? You want the intervening 20 years to not count because you were an idiot at 19?
Drug laws and the corruption and violence they bring are poisoning this nation far more than individuals choosing to take them.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
Yeah and a Heroin dealer ..... we ain't talking no teen selling grass to supply his own grass habit .........
I didn't see anywhere in the article that she was dealing heroin.:shrug:
You had some hard line judge (not that is a bad thing all the time) that decided that he was going to make an example of this lady when she was 19. House arrest for a year and 5 years supervised probation would even be overkill in this case even back in the mid to late 70's when everyone was going crazy over heroin.
Here is another PRIME example why mandatory drug sentencing is BS.
Pushrod
Patriot
Aint that the truth! Not to mention the huge amounts of money spent on the alphabet agencies and local law enforcement, plus prison expenses to support this prohibition.
Myself, I detest drugs and their users, but I also realize it is their own bodies and minds, and if they want to destroy them, hey, thats their right.
I think the money would be better spent on treatment centers and let the governments tax the he|| out of the drugs to fund the treatment and recovery programs.
I think over night we would see the drug gangs dry up and disapear along with their violence if we were to end prohibition.