Comments on: Crack, Cocaine, and Racial Injustice http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/politics/2007/12/crack-cocaine-and-racial-injustice Hip-Hop Linguistics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:29:45 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jayhawker http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/politics/2007/12/crack-cocaine-and-racial-injustice/comment-page-1#comment-9258 Jayhawker Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:56:08 +0000 http://hiphoplinguistics.com/politics/2007/12/crack-cocaine-and-racial-injustice#comment-9258 There is a legitmate reason behind the dramatic minimum sentence differnce between crack rock cocain and powder cocain. To see this point one must distinguish a definate differnce between the two chemically similar substances. It comes down to the human element of choice in drug. Both choose a very dangerous and illegal drug, but the methods in which they ingest the cocain differ enough to cause more concern over the "less" dangerous. The high from smoking cocaine may last from 5 to 10 minutes, while the high from snorting the drug can last for 15 to 20 minutes(National Institute on Drug Abuse, Infofax: Crack and Cocaine, October 2001). With that being said the 1:100 ratio is a drastic diffence that needs to be changed. Ultimately each situation should have its own spefic results according to the cercumstance of the case. The resale value and intent should be looked at to best sentence an offender. 5 grams of crack is more expensive and powerful than 5 grams of powder but not 100 times. Possession of 5 grams is most likely going to have intent to sell. Crack is sold individually .1 to .05 grams at a time and it only lasts 5-10 minutes. The possession of 5 grams of powder is most likely for personal use and deserves a lighter sentence. Rocks are far more addictive as you must smoke twice as much twice as often. Addiction is the M.O. of drug dealers as rocks have proven to be far more profitable due to fact that the user receives the same yet more intense high that doesnt last as long. Who knows weather its racially charged, Does any one know anything about minimum sentences of the perdominatly white drug methamphetamine?<ul></ul> There is a legitmate reason behind the dramatic minimum sentence differnce between crack rock cocain and powder cocain. To see this point one must distinguish a definate differnce between the two chemically similar substances. It comes down to the human element of choice in drug. Both choose a very dangerous and illegal drug, but the methods in which they ingest the cocain differ enough to cause more concern over the “less” dangerous. The high from smoking cocaine may last from 5 to 10 minutes, while the high from snorting the drug can last for 15 to 20 minutes(National Institute on Drug Abuse, Infofax: Crack and Cocaine, October 2001). With that being said the 1:100 ratio is a drastic diffence that needs to be changed. Ultimately each situation should have its own spefic results according to the cercumstance of the case. The resale value and intent should be looked at to best sentence an offender. 5 grams of crack is more expensive and powerful than 5 grams of powder but not 100 times. Possession of 5 grams is most likely going to have intent to sell. Crack is sold individually .1 to .05 grams at a time and it only lasts 5-10 minutes. The possession of 5 grams of powder is most likely for personal use and deserves a lighter sentence. Rocks are far more addictive as you must smoke twice as much twice as often. Addiction is the M.O. of drug dealers as rocks have proven to be far more profitable due to fact that the user receives the same yet more intense high that doesnt last as long. Who knows weather its racially charged, Does any one know anything about minimum sentences of the perdominatly white drug methamphetamine?
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    There have been quite a few developments since I first wrote this story and it is still playing out right now. Also, last week HHL ran a related story ( http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/news/2008/03/russell-simmons-pressures-nyc-governor-to-reform-rockefeller-drug-laws ) where Russell Simmons said that hip hop is about to “get in his ass” – speaking about Gov. Spitzer, who hasn’t lived up to his campaign promise of reforming the drug laws.

    And as we just saw yesterday with the breaking news, maybe Spitzer was too busy with his $4000 an hour prostitute to get around to reforming any racist laws.

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        ]]>                 By: Cocaine Business Controls America.. « STREET KNOWLEDGE MEDIA http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/politics/2007/12/crack-cocaine-and-racial-injustice/comment-page-1#comment-8508 Cocaine Business Controls America.. « STREET KNOWLEDGE MEDIA Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:24:48 +0000 http://hiphoplinguistics.com/politics/2007/12/crack-cocaine-and-racial-injustice#comment-8508 [...]  The notion of unfair drug laws have been talked about for years and some minor changes may be on the horizon. Check out this dope article on crack-cocaine and the hideous state of drug sentencing in this beloved country of ours from our new homie over @ Hip Hop Linguistics [...]<ul></ul> [...]  The notion of unfair drug laws have been talked about for years and some minor changes may be on the horizon. Check out this dope article on crack-cocaine and the hideous state of drug sentencing in this beloved country of ours from our new homie over @ Hip Hop Linguistics [...]
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            ]]>                         By: Nat http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/politics/2007/12/crack-cocaine-and-racial-injustice/comment-page-1#comment-8327 Nat Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:58:17 +0000 http://hiphoplinguistics.com/politics/2007/12/crack-cocaine-and-racial-injustice#comment-8327 it's about time Congress has decided to act on this. i find it surpising that the Senate is taking the lead over the House on this - as it normally would be the other way around. yet it does not suprise me that the Bush administration is creating a fear campaign around it. after all, the right winged neoconservative agenda relies on a permanent lower class of prisoners and working class slaves - and the current US drug policies are a big key to that agenda. without a legal method of keeping the poor imprisoned, the rich will have to find other ways to keep the gap between them and us widening. great informative story Rapail! PEACE<ul></ul> it’s about time Congress has decided to act on this. i find it surpising that the Senate is taking the lead over the House on this – as it normally would be the other way around.

            yet it does not suprise me that the Bush administration is creating a fear campaign around it. after all, the right winged neoconservative agenda relies on a permanent lower class of prisoners and working class slaves – and the current US drug policies are a big key to that agenda. without a legal method of keeping the poor imprisoned, the rich will have to find other ways to keep the gap between them and us widening.

            great informative story Rapail!

            PEACE

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