The problem here is that you've just been entirely unable to form a coherent argument as to what you feel was done wrong and what you would do differently and as such I don't actually have anything to defend. Should someone who possesses a gun while at the same time possessing drugs with an "intent to distribute" spend the rest of his life in prison? If not, then what is the appropriate amount of time? You've ignored my very simple questions and attempts to have you clarify your stance.
First of all, my problem with you is the way you rabidly defend the criminals who Obama is letting out. Over 2 million people are incarcerated. The best way to start fixing that is to eliminate the lowest level penalties, like possession of pot, and release all of those people. Instead, Obama is releasing hundreds of cogs in the drug trafficking network, many with violent histories. (actually at least 15% with felony gun charges when adding in the 100+ from previous months) This doesn't make a dent into the problem, and these are not the lowest level people who deserve clemency.
Do you think that all of these charges are taken in a vacuum? Is everybody a first time offender? Would you agree that multiple offenses warrants increasingly harsher penalties?
How many people's lives can be ruined by just 100 doses of heroin or meth? (the "floor" of many of these charges) How many people become hooked for life? How many OD and die? How many promising futures are derailed? How many homeless people on the streets started their path to that after meeting one of Obama's pardoned criminals? I'm sure the mother of a child who overdosed on some of these harder drugs would want to keep the criminals that brought it into their lives behind bars.
You, on the other hand, seem to have a lot of sympathy for the people who have ruined cities, towns, neighborhoods... You also seem to have a lot of sympathy for people who had illegal, untraceable guns in the process of committing these crimes. Why have an untraceable gun if you wouldn't be willing to use it? Every single one of those people is a threat for homicide.
All that Obama is doing here is helping sow more chaos in the streets. How many drug traffickers are going to find useful jobs and contribute to society? How many are going to resume trafficking hard drugs and ruining more lives?
The point is, there was a reason why these people were sentenced the way they were. We don't know if they were 10th time offenders, or if they actually pleaded down from worse charges, or what kind of unreported damage they left in their wake.
All I know is I'd rather not be on the side that seems to put criminals' rights (again, not small time possessing charges) ahead of the rights of their victims, or future victims, or police. Just one more reason for me not to vote Democrat. For those of you who do, like Justin, I hope all these animals are sent to your neighborhood, even though we know they probably won't be.
I will admit though, I'm impressed with the spin you use to defend putting 700+ hardened criminals back into the drug network. Personally, I think the President should have better things to do and other issues to worry about, but let's make sure that all the drug dealers come to the front of the line for their second chance!!!!! Seriously, your party's priorities are so out of whack and your defense of them only drives me further away.
