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Woman faces 30 years in prison after bong water is found during Minnesota traffic stop (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] setsneedtofeed 21 points 6 months ago (5 children)

bong containing water that tested positive for methamphetamine was found in her car.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This should be higher up. Still not cool to send people to prison 30 years for this, but waaaaay more understandable.

[–] setsneedtofeed 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Not that it's still agreeable, but sentencing guidelines seem to suggest 7 years for a guilty on the charge.30 years is an absolute max. Given the variables of the details and lawyers involved, a diversion program with a suspended sentence seems possible to me as a semi-informed layperson.

So yeah, if you are of strong view that possession of drugs including meth should be legal (and I know some people are) and you understand that 7 years or less is what is the likely punishment, I think informed resistance to that can be valid. Unfortunately the article title (and it being posted in a weird news community here) is trying to frame it as "pot water = 30 years" for anyone who just skims.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Its not my view it just makes a lot more sense than "woman goes to prison for 30 years because bong water"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So what?

[–] setsneedtofeed 13 points 6 months ago

The headline is pulling a bait and switch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

30 years? You down voters can bite me. If the product is pure and she was a drug dealer I still say so what.

Addiction is not a crime. Our community being such low level that we have literal crack heads and schizophrenia diagnosed people, members of our communities without a place to even sleep, let alone live in peace and find themselves and heal, this is the criminal act.

[–] LinusSexTips 1 points 6 months ago

Ahh the old sesh-b-q. Serving up snowcones on the daily.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

So what?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago

So what?