Current Events > 46 y/o Black Man gets 8 YEARS in PRISON for MARIJUANA that he LEGALLY Bought!!

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46 y/o Patrick Beadle, a musician from Oregon was sentenced to 8 YEARS in PRISON in Mississippi for possession of MARIJUANA that he LEGALLY bought is his state!!

Activists are outraged over the harsh sentence and state it's based on his race as well considering he was sentenced WITHOUT PAROLE as well for drug trafficking!!

He originally faced 40 years in the slammer after he had almost 3 pounds of marijuana in his car on March 7, 2017 when he was driving through Madison County.

A Jury convicted him in July and prosecutors even admitted there was no evidence he was "trafficking drugs" as he did not possess a large sum of money, drug paraphernalia other than the marijuana

He purchased the weed in Oregon where recreational use of the drug was approved in 2014 and medical marijuana was legalized in 1998. He had a medical marijuana card to treat chronic pain he suffers in both of his knees suffered from college basketball

Taking weed across state lines is illegal and in Mississippi as recreational and medical marijuana is illegal as well

He was stopped by police for crossing a fog line in the road as he was on a road trip to pay homage to blues singer B.B King in his home state but he believes he was a victim of racial profiling because of his dreadlocks and licese plate from another state.

Once stopped, police found his marijuana stash with an anounce of medical marijuana costing 50-100 each and spent 2300 to 4600 on the load of weed.

Tommy Beadle, his mother pleaded with the judge to not send her son to prison but they ignored her cries as he said he will not reduce his charge to simple possession since he was already convicted for drug traffickign

His attorney, Cynthia Stewart says his sentence will be appealed given the US is quickly changig marijuana laws and in 5 years may not even be a crime as the American Civil Liberties Union says Beadle was stopped and given a long prison sentence based on his skin colour

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Police Department for racial bias following the case claiming black people are targeted aggressively by police

Do you agree with this sentence?

Patrick -

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/19/15/5201994-6294703-Musician_Patrick_Beadle_46_of_Oregon_was_sentenced_to_eight_year-m-10_1539957607689.jpg

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/19/14/5199966-6294703-image-a-4_1539955632586.jpg

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ACLU -

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/19/16/5205414-6294703-In_2017_the_ACLU_filed_a_lawsuit_Mississippi_Police_Department_i-a-24_1539963263290.jpg
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19 year olds can legally buy alcohol in Canada but it's still illegal for them to have it here

Goddamn that fucking sucks. I always considered a road trip to Colorado back when it was first legal. Of course I was scared to get pulled over and caught but I doubt it would have happened to me the way it happened to him.
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3 pounds of it? Damn lol
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There is zero justification for that sentence.

He crossed state line which is illegal and had an insane amount of the stuff. It wasn't like it was a gram. This dude was trafficking. Fairest of fair. 8 years is generous.
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I think the sentence is too harsh, but he did break the law.
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Thinking back, one time I wrecked my car and I had an oz of weed in the back. I remember the cops just picking up the box and looking at it and putting it in with the rest of my stuff. Got me a hotel for the night
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Fair, next he took a gamble by leaving the home state.

Trumpo posted...

Fair, next he took a gamble by leaving the home state.

Yeah, no.

__B0xxY2J0sHBK_ posted...

This dude was trafficking.

<citation needed>

The guy should not have crossed state lines but to give this guy 8 years is fucking insane, 6 months probation or 1 year at a prison camp at most.
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Crossing state line with a massive amount of drugs only points to one thing. I feel like 5 years would be better but I'm not upset at the 8. He knew he was breaking the law.
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I would prefer that was not illegal but I can't find fault with laws being enforced.
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__B0xxY2J0sHBK_ posted...

Crossing state line with a massive amount of drugs only points to one thing

That he brought a lot with him for a long trip? There was no evidence of trafficking.

8 years is too much but if it's illegal to possess in any form in Mississippi and is also illegal to leave the state of origin with it then he did break the law.

Unfair laws in my opinion but that's the way it currently is.

Funbazooka posted...

I would prefer that was not illegal but I can't find fault with laws being enforced.

They weren't enforced. He was charged for something without evidence, not just simple possession

3 pounds is a lot but I think he just didn't want to make the trip again. Someone could definitely smoke that in a year or 2.
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Full Throttle posted...

Taking weed across state lines is illegal

the man broke the law

sentence seems kinda rough tho

typical racism by typically racist state.

south behaves disgusting again
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lots of spelling errors in this one, getting real sloppy tc
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Ok, let's pretend that it isn't trafficking. It was a really stupid thing to do and he knew what he was doing was, not just illegal but HIGHLY illegal at that amount. It's STILL fair that he gets a couple years in prison. I rethought it and think maybe 8 years is a lot but give him 3 for good behavior and if he doesn't act good, give him 5. That's seems the most just
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Hey, that's great that you changed your mind about it even though you think it's "STILL fair." What a good start!
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It is fair though. If it was 8 years for a gram, you would have a point. It was 3 pounds lol. Hopefully he learns a lesson
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Full Throttle posted...

Taking weed across state lines is illegal and in Mississippi as recreational and medical marijuana is illegal as well

So he broke the law?

Look, I think this law is bull shit. As I live in Oregon, I can just walk a few blocks in any direction and buy some weed. And I do. But a lot of the Country is still living in bad times and if it's illegal, then it's illegal.
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Yeah, I mean, bring 3 lbs into a state where it's illegal is illegal. Do you guys have a concept of how much 3 pounds is? I have seen a quarter pound before and it filled an entire large quart freezer bag. It's probably the equivalent of two bed pillows stuffed with weed.

It sucks, and it's severe, but he had so much and it's illegal in that state.

They could have given him 2 or 3 though, considering how quickly it is legalizing everywhere, but unfortunately that doesn't influence the law.
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__B0xxY2J0sHBK_ posted...

It is fair though

Nope.

Consider the points this article brings up

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/musician-convicted-for-trafficking-marijuana-in-mississippi/

Patrick Beadle, a Jamaican-born musician living in Oregon, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for drug trafficking in Mississippi, where he was arrested with just under three pounds of marijuana, which he says was for personal use.

Some of the reactions to this case have been strange: How can that be? He bought the weed legally in Oregon.

Well: Buy marijuana legally in Oregon, drive to Mississippi, get arrested, go to jail.

Comparable case: Buy a semiautomatic rifle in Texas, drive to California, get arrested, go to jail.

The states have different laws, as it turns out.

Beadle may not have been entirely legal in Oregon, either. Unless I am misreading the regulations, he had almost three times the maximum allowed amount for personal use.

Marijuana should be legal across all 50 states. But it isnt.

The states are not administrative subdivisions of the federal government; they are polities in their own right, with their own laws which, like those of the federal government, often are misguided.

The trafficking charge seems unnecessarily harsh; it seems to have been based on the amount of marijuana and on the fact that police say it was concealed in the car. The defense pointed out that there were no scales or other paraphernalia associated with drug distribution, no large sum of cash, etc. The trafficking charge carries a ten- to 40-year sentence; the judge imposed the relatively light eight-year sentence but could not reduce the charge to mere possession, because Beadle was convicted under the more serious trafficking statute. It may be that the prosecution overdid things in this case, but the jury didnt see it that way.

https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/marijuana/Pages/FAQs-Personal-Use.aspx

Q: How much marijuana can I have?
A: The personal possession limits are:

-One ounce of usable marijuana in a public place;
-Eight ounces of usable marijuana;
-16 ounces of a cannabinoid product in solid form;
-72 ounces of a cannabinoid product in liquid form;
-Five grams of cannabinoid extracts or concentrates, whether sold alone or contained in an inhalant delivery system;
-Four marijuana plants; and
-Ten marijuana seeds.
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good.

fuck druggies. pieces of shit.
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I mean, it's "fair next" in the sense of "that's the law, he willingly broke it". But also "wtf" in the sense of that weed shouldn't be illegal in the first place, anywhere, for anyone (except those who are underage).
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ModLogic posted...

good.

fuck druggies. pieces of shit.

Hahahaha get a load of this guy

Will cry a mountain of tears when a racist asshole gets his shit wrecked but thinks people who smoke weed should spend almost a decade in jail

You definitely don't have any friends irl
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Esrac posted...

I think the sentence is too harsh, but he did break the law.

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Honestly kind of hurts to read about, especially seeing the guys pics. Big smile on his face, and the one pic i'm assuming he's with his son. Seems like he's a good dude, and unfortunately this ridiculous nation treats a plant like a violent crime.
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__B0xxY2J0sHBK_ posted...

Hopefully he learns a lesson

What lesson do you believe he should learn, Josh?
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Learning posted...

Will cry a mountain of tears when a racist asshole gets his shit wrecked but thinks people who smoke weed should spend almost a decade in jail

condemning violence = supporting racists

hard to believe a human can say something so stupid
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Full Throttle posted...

that he LEGALLY bought is his state!!

He didn't "LEGALLY" buy that much weed. The limits are 24 ounces and that's if you have a OMPP license otherwise it's 12 ounces. Stop twisting the facts duckbear.
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Full Throttle posted...

Taking weed across state lines is illegal and in Mississippi as recreational and medical marijuana is illegal as well

Fair, next - as fucked as that may be.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Full Throttle posted...

Taking weed across state lines is illegal and in Mississippi as recreational and medical marijuana is illegal as well

Fair, next - as fucked as that may be.

I think we can agree that a more appropriate term would be "Technically legal, next."
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ModLogic posted...

Learning posted...

Will cry a mountain of tears when a racist asshole gets his shit wrecked but thinks people who smoke weed should spend almost a decade in jail

condemning violence = supporting racists

hard to believe a human can say something so stupid

It's almost like people who verbally antagonize other people in public are bigger threats than people who smoke weed recreationally

Derp
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Darkman124 posted...

Questionmarktarius posted...

Full Throttle posted...

Taking weed across state lines is illegal and in Mississippi as recreational and medical marijuana is illegal as well

Fair, next - as fucked as that may be.

I think we can agree that a more appropriate term would be "Technically legal, next."

So long as we agree on "fucked", then okay.

Learning posted...

It's almost like people who verbally antagonize other people in public are bigger threats than people who smoke weed recreationally

oh noes dat person is making offensive vibrations in the air. better KEEP IT REAL YO.

the real threat are fucking druggie scum and unstable short fused cavemen that flip their shit over words
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Questionmarktarius posted...

So long as we agree on "f***ed", then okay.

Definitely.
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Anyone who even remotely believes in "states rights" should have no problem with this, beyond "your state is fucking stupid".

FYI: Do NOT bring sativa into Missouri. Just don't.

He wasn't trafficking, it should have been possession. Such a BS but common occurrence in the legal system.
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gunplagirl posted...

Such a BS but common occurrence in the legal system.

I would be curious to know if his jury was all white.
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Did he accidentally trip over the Oregon border and land in Mississippi? Derp.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

Do you guys have a concept of how much 3 pounds is? I have seen a quarter pound before and it filled an entire large quart freezer bag. It's probably the equivalent of two bed pillows stuffed with weed.

Here in Oregon we can only buy 1oz at a time. So it would take you 48 days to legally buy it, let alone having that much when it's against the law.
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Darkman124 posted...

I would be curious to know if his jury was all white.

It's Mississippi, so probably.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Darkman124 posted...

I would be curious to know if his jury was all white.

It's Mississippi, so probably.

Should we be appreciating the irony that Mississippi has the highest percentage of african americans of any official state in the US?

Because I assumed the same, then thought, wait.

I wonder just how many jurors a prosecutor can choose to dismiss without reason in Mississippi.
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Why are you assuming his race has anything to do with this?
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For all you know, the cops that pulled him over were black themselves.
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