Post by Tiffany Linscott on Feb 16, 2021 15:37:16 GMT
1.Doris Drug dealer escaped prison after being convicted of a crime when she was young. She created a life as a productive member of society and has now been captured and is facing repercussions of her past, evading her sentence. Should she be granted clemency?
2.Doris feels as though she was young and made bad choices, and that she had few financial options at the time, which led her into a life of drug dealing.
3.Doris’ husband feels that she is a hardworking, caring, and loving person and mother.
4.Doris’ children also feel that she is a wonderful mother, who has set good examples and has cared for them.
5.Doris’ neighbors feel that she is a model citizen and holds worth in the community and with her family.
6.The legal issues are that she did in fact commit a crime, and that she escaped prison to avoid her long sentence. Her crimes were assessed and measured, and a judge sentenced her, does this not hold weight?
7.The societal issues may be that many are incarcerated for similar crimes, did they get a second chance, are they able to do the same as Doris? Now that her past has come back, she may face scrutiny from those that oppose her freedom, despite her being a productive member of society.
In my point of view, what Doris did was wrong, from selling the drugs at 19 to escaping her prison sentence. Although…I think that her sentence was harsh for the age she was, I also think that the volume of drugs found did not justify a 40-year sentence. She was young and could have been rehabilitated and released back to society with a much, much lighter sentence. Her outstanding involvement with her family, neighbors and community shows that she did make a mistake and learned from that.
I also believe that times have changed since 1974 and that as a society, we have a better understanding of the repercussions revolved around drugs and the struggles of drug addiction. Many also understand that it can happen to people from all walks of life and it can affect our children, parents, friends, and family. It is also not a life sentence and people can overcome with support.
If being biased about my thoughts on this situation, I would say that it would be a confirmation bias, where the courts have made a decision based on proof and fact regarding her crimes, but Doris had proven herself to be a different person than the 19-year-old drug dealer they portrayed. I believe that people deserve second chances, maybe even a third, and that people can change.
2.Doris feels as though she was young and made bad choices, and that she had few financial options at the time, which led her into a life of drug dealing.
3.Doris’ husband feels that she is a hardworking, caring, and loving person and mother.
4.Doris’ children also feel that she is a wonderful mother, who has set good examples and has cared for them.
5.Doris’ neighbors feel that she is a model citizen and holds worth in the community and with her family.
6.The legal issues are that she did in fact commit a crime, and that she escaped prison to avoid her long sentence. Her crimes were assessed and measured, and a judge sentenced her, does this not hold weight?
7.The societal issues may be that many are incarcerated for similar crimes, did they get a second chance, are they able to do the same as Doris? Now that her past has come back, she may face scrutiny from those that oppose her freedom, despite her being a productive member of society.
In my point of view, what Doris did was wrong, from selling the drugs at 19 to escaping her prison sentence. Although…I think that her sentence was harsh for the age she was, I also think that the volume of drugs found did not justify a 40-year sentence. She was young and could have been rehabilitated and released back to society with a much, much lighter sentence. Her outstanding involvement with her family, neighbors and community shows that she did make a mistake and learned from that.
I also believe that times have changed since 1974 and that as a society, we have a better understanding of the repercussions revolved around drugs and the struggles of drug addiction. Many also understand that it can happen to people from all walks of life and it can affect our children, parents, friends, and family. It is also not a life sentence and people can overcome with support.
If being biased about my thoughts on this situation, I would say that it would be a confirmation bias, where the courts have made a decision based on proof and fact regarding her crimes, but Doris had proven herself to be a different person than the 19-year-old drug dealer they portrayed. I believe that people deserve second chances, maybe even a third, and that people can change.