Obama commutes sentences for eight crack cocaine convictions
Obama made the commutations because the prisoners were sentenced under a system that treated convictions for crack cocaine offenses harsher than powder cocaine. Obama also pardoned 13 others for various crimes. The president signed the Fair … Read more on Al Jazeera America
Here's Why Obama Had To Commute 8 Crack Cocaine Sentences
President Barack Obama's commutation of 8 crack cocaine sentences that he said were unduly harsh underscores the problem with so-called “mandatory minimum” drug sentencing laws that force judges to impose long sentences even if they don't fit the … Read more on News One
The so-called “crack cocaine of gambling” is a myth. Trust Ed Miliband to …
Of course some of the people who play these machines have problems. That's true of any form of gambling. But every innovation in the betting world has been labelled the new crack cocaine of gambling and none of them have become destroyers of worlds. Read more on Spectator.co.uk (blog)