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Unbelievable Officer Involved Shooting...

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1 hour ago, bsu_alum9 said:

 

And Thompson is incarcerated in a state that has since legalized marijuana...

I just did a Google search and Thompson is incarcerated in Michigan. What does this have to do with Guyger in Texas?

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1 hour ago, bsu_alum9 said:

 

And Thompson is incarcerated in a state that has since legalized marijuana...

Did they give her credit for time served? If so that would give her 2-1 which would make her eligible in 3.

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4 minutes ago, DestinFlPackfan said:

I just did a Google search and Thompson is incarcerated in Michigan. What does this have to do with Guyger in Texas?

It has to do with how royally +++++ed up our criminal justice system is, and how it's disproportionately slanted against minorities. 

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1 hour ago, bsu_alum9 said:

 

And Thompson is incarcerated in a state that has since legalized marijuana...

Hard to believe they would sentence a guy for 42 years for selling three pounds of weed. What kind and how many priors did Thompson have? Also, is Michigan one of those states that have the three strikes and your out laws where they essentially throw away the key? 

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32 minutes ago, soupslam1 said:

Hard to believe they would sentence a guy for 42 years for selling three pounds of weed. What kind and how many priors did Thompson have? Also, is Michigan one of those states that have the three strikes and your out laws where they essentially throw away the key? 

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-taliban-michael-thompson/

In May 1996, 45-year-old Michael Alonzo “Meeko” Thompson was convicted and sentenced at Genesee District Court in Michigan on five charges: possession with intent to deliver marijuana; conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver marijuana; delivery of marijuana; possession of a weapon by a convicted felon; and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony. 

That drug offense wasn’t the basis of the very lengthy sentence Thompson received; rather, he was sentenced to between 40 and 60 years in prison based on a weapons conviction, which was exacerbated by the fact that Thompson was already a thrice-convicted felon — two important and relevant facts the meme omitted.

For the three drug offenses, the statutory maximum penalty was four years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000. For possession of a firearm in the act of a felony, the maximum sentence was two years. For possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the maximum penalty was five years in prison.;

However, Thompson was charged as a “fourth habitual offender” under Michigan law, because by that time he already had three previous felony convictions for drug-related offenses dating back to the 1980s on his record, including conspiracy to bring contraband into prison. As a result of the prosecutors’ application of the habitual offender law, four of the sentences imposed on Thompson were significantly lengthened in accordance with Michigan law.

For the three drugs offenses, Thompson received a 15-year prison sentence, which was completed in 2011. For possession of a firearm in the act of a felony, he received the regular two-year sentence. However, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Thompson received a sentence of between 40 and 60 years in prison.

We’re all sitting in the dugout. Thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout when all you do is bitch.

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29 minutes ago, thelawlorfaithful said:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/american-taliban-michael-thompson/

In May 1996, 45-year-old Michael Alonzo “Meeko” Thompson was convicted and sentenced at Genesee District Court in Michigan on five charges: possession with intent to deliver marijuana; conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver marijuana; delivery of marijuana; possession of a weapon by a convicted felon; and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony. 

That drug offense wasn’t the basis of the very lengthy sentence Thompson received; rather, he was sentenced to between 40 and 60 years in prison based on a weapons conviction, which was exacerbated by the fact that Thompson was already a thrice-convicted felon — two important and relevant facts the meme omitted.

For the three drug offenses, the statutory maximum penalty was four years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000. For possession of a firearm in the act of a felony, the maximum sentence was two years. For possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the maximum penalty was five years in prison.;

However, Thompson was charged as a “fourth habitual offender” under Michigan law, because by that time he already had three previous felony convictions for drug-related offenses dating back to the 1980s on his record, including conspiracy to bring contraband into prison. As a result of the prosecutors’ application of the habitual offender law, four of the sentences imposed on Thompson were significantly lengthened in accordance with Michigan law.

For the three drugs offenses, Thompson received a 15-year prison sentence, which was completed in 2011. For possession of a firearm in the act of a felony, he received the regular two-year sentence. However, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Thompson received a sentence of between 40 and 60 years in prison.

@retrofade here's the answer. 

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2 hours ago, thelawlorfaithful said:

For the three drugs offenses, Thompson received a 15-year prison sentence, which was completed in 2011. For possession of a firearm in the act of a felony, he received the regular two-year sentence. However, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Thompson received a sentence of between 40 and 60 years in prison.

You left this part out...the guns were his wive’s in their house and he didn’t have them on him during the crime.

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Despite the fact that he did not have a weapon on his person when the drugs and money actually changed hands.

The Court of Appeals addressed this issue in their ruling, explaining the somewhat complicated reasoning behind the principle of “constructive possession” and citing a 1995 Court of Appeals decision in People vs Williams:

During the search of [Thompson’s] home, officers seized several guns. They found a .357 between the mattresses of the bed in the master bedroom and a .32 caliber gun in the master bedroom closet. The officers seized other guns from a locked closet in the second story of [Thompson’s] home. [Thompson’s] wife, Bridgit, asserted that she owned the .357 caliber and typically kept it in the locked closet. She said that the officers found the gun on her side of the bed. She also claimed that [Thompson] purchased the .32 caliber for his father, who ultimately gave the gun to her. Bridgit also claimed ownership of the remaining guns …

A defendant may have actual or constructive possession of a firearm … Constructive possession is established if the defendant knows the location of the firearm and it is reasonably accessible to the defendant … As explained in Ben Williams, the purpose of the felony-firearm statute is to “reduce the possibility of injury to victims, passersby and police officers … The mere fact that a felon has a firearm at his disposal, should he need it, creates a sufficient enough risk to others that it is within the state’s power to punish its possession.”

 

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Going back years ago, there was a lot of public outcry about repeat offenders, particularly felons. A number of states including Idaho passed the three strikes law. On your third felony offense you went to prison for essentially the rest of your life. Our next door neighbors kid had similar felony drug offenses and spent about five years in prison. After his second offense, he was aware of the three strikes law, wised up and got clean and stopped selling. He was white by the way and his color wouldn’t have mattered. He would still be in prison for a third felony offense.

Im not sure if the law is still in effect or not in Idaho. We the people have an impact on these laws. If we don’t like them it’s up to us to make our voices heard and get them changed. IMO drug possession and use should be a misdemeanor. Selling drugs is another matter because it can result in addiction, and ruin lives for a lot more people. 

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On 10/1/2019 at 10:12 AM, soupslam1 said:

It sounds like a very tragic situation on all counts. Why would this woman walk into someone else’s apartment and shoot them unless she truly was tired and mistakingly thought it was her own apartment and felt threatened? 

It's not an excuse for gunning someone down.

The charge should have been manslaughter.

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