Mandatory Drug Sentencing – Contributing to Drug Addiction?

Scenario- you had a drug problem, went to drug  rehab, and have been clean for 3 years. You and a friend are driving to the store. Your friend’s car gets pulled over for a traffic violation. The car is searched and has drugs. Under your seat. You both go to jail. Mandatory sentencing would sentence you to x-number of years. You had a prior conviction for minor possession, but this is your second offence.

You argue that your wicked days are long gone, you have been clean for years, you are now happily married, coach little league, volunteer at your church. All true.

The result? Years in jail for you.

Un-fair?

Sorry, that’s the law in many states.

“No one,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for Narconon Drug Rehab GA, “wants to promote and help a drug dealer – that is for sure.   But with mandatory sentencing laws, such as the Rockefeller laws, in New York, there is no incentive for arrestees, who are addicted and possibly selling to feed their habit, to get effective drug treatment.  They will receive the same penalty as the hard core drug dealer even if they get off drugs.

“Once any arrestee who is a drug addict enters the system, the opportunity for returning to society drug free and productive is greatly diminished.  Drug addiction is not something that you can usually punish a person out of but it does respond to effective drug treatment.

“One would think that a Judge or a Jury could be wise enough to sentence appropriate for the crime and circumstances even as they are in murder.

As the drug problem seems to only be escalating, despite harsher and harsher measures,  we are going to have to decide what we want in this country for ourselves and future generations.

“We already have the highest rate of incarceration per capita in the world and our youth our drinking more and are more drugged up than their European counter parts. 

Do you want more of the same?  It is pretty expensive to support such a large population of prisoners, in more ways than one.

“Learn the facts and speak up to your state representatives.  After all, YOU are the one who is paying for all of this.

“If you know someone who needs drug treatment, get them help before they get arrested.  After that, you will have no control over their destiny, no matter how much you may want to help them.”
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If you know someone who is drug addicted, then call Narconon.  We have a 76% success rate.

Call Narconon Drug Rehab 1-877-413-3073 for more information on effective drug treatment.

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