tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post8062866012975779678..comments2024-03-26T13:03:49.523-07:00Comments on justice4nifong: Rare deals in the North Carolina justice system are pretty commonNifong Supporterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00893537130835998222noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-71149677774702768782014-02-04T21:04:51.278-08:002014-02-04T21:04:51.278-08:00Check out recent arrest wake county. Harrison agai...Check out recent arrest wake county. Harrison again. Lets see if she gets another slap on the wristAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-84677714771467570922013-12-20T15:33:04.338-08:002013-12-20T15:33:04.338-08:00I've had worst punishment for possesing mariju...I've had worst punishment for possesing marijuana...its a complete hock of bs and I wish there was something that could be done to get these people out of office...I did 4-5 months for my first charge but I didn't have parents in high places nor money....guess I got the shit end of the stickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-8337616688308498102011-01-18T12:04:16.869-08:002011-01-18T12:04:16.869-08:00Anonymous said...
"A careless or uninformed r...<i><br />Anonymous said...<br />"A careless or uninformed reader might draw the conclusion that Paula Harrison got a sweetheart deal. In fact, the deal she got was exactly appropriate for the crime she committed. Some inexact and unclear wording in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act allows for a person in possession of a small amount of a Schedule II or Schedule III prescription painkiller to be charges as if they were trafficking heroin. This was the cause with Ms. Harrison. <br /><br />I think we can all agree that persons with prescription drug problems are much better served by treatment and dismissal of charges than lengthy draconian sentences."<br /></i><br /><br />I agree wholeheartedly with your statement and comment. What I find extremely troubling is that the "rare deal" that she was given is not afforded to others under similar conditions who are poor, disenfranchised, and people of color. Prosecutors go after them with the full weight of thelaw and they end up serving seven to nine years on each count. That's what happens in a state which follows a tenet of selective justice based on Class and Color.Nifong Supporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893537130835998222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773293499407151140.post-91674887943230195262011-01-17T16:11:32.274-08:002011-01-17T16:11:32.274-08:00A careless or uninformed reader might draw the con...A careless or uninformed reader might draw the conclusion that Paula Harrison got a sweetheart deal. In fact, the deal she got was exactly appropriate for the crime she committed. Some inexact and unclear wording in the North Carolina Controlled Substances Act allows for a person in possession of a small amount of a Schedule II or Schedule III prescription painkiller to be charges as if they were trafficking heroin. This was the cause with Ms. Harrison. <br /><br />I think we can all agree that persons with prescription drug problems are much better served by treatment and dismissal of charges than lengthy draconian sentences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com