[jakeh]

https://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/...iction_ge.html

It doesn't get much worse than this. The guy was a dumbass but this is way over the line.

[cannascholar]

wow.

[McTore]

Damn, thats harsh.. He was just a relatively small dealer?!

[SerkOne]

The 41-year-old former public servant, who cannot be named, was convicted last year of abusing and photographing four young children - including his one-year-old son - and then trading the pornographic images with an international paedophile ring.

He was sentenced to a four-and-a-half year non-parole jail term.

What kind of world are we living in? They convict a man to spend the rest of his life behind bars for selling something that grows wild around the world, but only give four and a half years to a man who has abused multiple kids and shared this with other paedophiles!

[Iraganji]

Sanity grows more rare every day huh?

What kind of world are we living in? They convict a man to spend the rest of his life behind bars for selling something that grows wild around the world, but only give four and a half years to a man who has abused multiple kids and shared this with other paedophiles!

It is corrupt beyond our wildest imagination, without doubt. Up is down, Right is wrong.
Apparently it makes sense to those who don't think about it, which unfortunately, is the majority of voters in most states.

[BigForest]

Thats Fuckkkkkkkkked up some thing aint right down there

[pearlemae]

Its a sad day in this country when you get more time for pot than kiddie porn. Seems Lousyanna is a state of mixed priorities.
Remember the people of that state voted for those policies and the judges and prosecutors and the laws, etc. of the state. If the laws need changing vote. If you don't feel like voting then don't bitch, that goes for any state or country that allows voting.

[ijim]

Even in California you know what towns or counties not to play around in. You have to look before you leap. The judge and prosecutor know how the game works. Give a guy a ridiculous sentence and it attracts outside media attention. That attention brings in outside groups to represent the man and mount an appeal. The attention brings in outside money into the county and court coffers. The judge and district attorney get free campaign advertisement for the elections next year. Every Cannabis user in jail or prison is a political prisoner. They are their for somebody else's benefit. Its a game they play in every jurisdiction in the country. It pays to understand the rules of the game before you get in it and become a pawn.

Originally Posted by SerkOne

The 41-year-old former public servant, who cannot be named, was convicted last year of abusing and photographing four young children - including his one-year-old son - and then trading the pornographic images with an international paedophile ring.

He was sentenced to a four-and-a-half year non-parole jail term.

What kind of world are we living in? They convict a man to spend the rest of his life behind bars for selling something that grows wild around the world, but only give four and a half years to a man who has abused multiple kids and shared this with other paedophiles!

Truly disgusting.

[jakeh]

I read all the comments on the Times Picayune website and one was from the defendants lawyer. He said the jury ruled 10-2 and was obviously not unanimous. I don't know if the jurors wrote in anything besides "not guilty" but I thought you needed a unanimous jury to convict in a criminal case. Other comments said the judge had nothing to do with the sentence. His hands were tied by the law and the DA was to blame. The defendants lawyer said the DA did not even offer to plea bargain and the trial lasted all of 2 hours. Willie Nelson got popped in Louisiana with over a half lb after previous arrests and got off which I am glad. I just wish if we don't legalize we could at least get treated like Willie.