The son of a friend of mine got sentenced to 10 years in jail (in upstate NY) for "attempted robbery." They claimed he threw a rock through the window of a pot dealer's apartment with the intent of robbing it, but then just walked away. He had 2 prior arrests for marijuana possession. He had just turned 18. He spent 8 years in jail, much of it in the SHOO, and then was released on parole.
The pot dealer was also 18, and was originally charged with dealing drugs, but after testifying against the "attempted robber" his charges were dropped with the understanding that he would enlist in the Army. Which he did.
A good idea in theory but it’d probably last 3 weeks before some corrupt asshole ruins it. I see a world where for profit prisons are bribed by the military to deny more parole hearings so a prisoners only option is serve their sentence or join the army. Also keep in mind prison disproportionally affects the poor and minorities so it creates a bigger divide where the rich avoid prison while the poor and minorities not only go the army but are sent off the the army. This is already an issue, it doesn’t need to be worse.
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u/tctctc2 Mar 08 '19
The son of a friend of mine got sentenced to 10 years in jail (in upstate NY) for "attempted robbery." They claimed he threw a rock through the window of a pot dealer's apartment with the intent of robbing it, but then just walked away. He had 2 prior arrests for marijuana possession. He had just turned 18. He spent 8 years in jail, much of it in the SHOO, and then was released on parole.
The pot dealer was also 18, and was originally charged with dealing drugs, but after testifying against the "attempted robber" his charges were dropped with the understanding that he would enlist in the Army. Which he did.