Picture this: Gavin is a thirty two year old father to two brilliant girls. One evening on his way back from a bachelors party,he pulls over on the roadside to relax and regain full control of his vehicle because of a slight headache. He had taken a bottle of beer less than two hours ago at the party.He shouldnt have,as Gavin is not a regular drinker,in fact the last time he tasted alcohol was ten years ago at a reception while he was in College.Feeling a little uncomfortable with his insides and sight;he decides to pull over and relax for 30mins before he continues his drive home.Thirty minutes later,he would be arrested for driving under the influence(DUI) even when the car was in park.There goes a criminal offence in the records of a decent,mid class American family man.
How the f**k is he supposed to continue to raise his children as a normal father after he has been labelled a criminal? I mean..how did he raise two girls with positive future if he already had the tendency of commiting a criminal act at some point in his future life?
On the other side of town,Javon a serial rapist has just almost succeeded in a rape attempt on one of the teenagers in the area.He would not escape this one as his plans did not exactly go as proposed. He is later arrested and capped with an attempt to rape and several rape charges.
Two days ago,waheeb a British descent is arrested for driving drunk,on his way back to the hotel after binge drinking all-night.That is of course a DUI charge,a criminal offense.
Allow me to add the murder charge on George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin,a teenager who was gunned down for some incoherent reason.
These,to me are different scenes and different crimes based on their gravity but in the America we live in today,they are not far from eachother.These are criminal charges from M - F,weekends not excluded.
While I don't condone DUI, what they have done over the years is to create a huge moneymaking machine.
There are tonnes and tonnes of bars/alcohol centres across the American continent. Alcohol companies make billions of dollars every year from ridiculous sales;same goes for tobacco excise.There is no law imposed on these companies somewhat.But drinking is taken harsh when the alcohol gets down to the consumers.The plan is to make money no matter what,alcohol is the most taxed consumer good out there.A friend said "The government doesn’t make a penny on liquor,the government just waits to steal our money when we purchase alcohol. The government only ‘makes’ war. The fines are steep,the implication of a DUI as a criminal offense is simply crazy.
A DUI puts George,Gavin,Javon and Waheeb in the same fish net. I disagree to that,its senseless.
I smell moist fish somewhere! Somethings foul! The $$$$ game is apparent here..... Ummmmmmm,not in my pocket but the governments.
(First the vehicle in which you ride in is towed away,this here would be your first $300 to recover your car.Then you are charged to Court and of course one would need legal representation,this would range from $2000 to a maximum of $10,000.The processing court would now charge you a fine coupled with court fees ranging $1500 to $2000. The Court would recommend you for community service or an alcohol programme which you would definitely pay for;another $500 out of pocket) Now calculate this total on one DUI case.
Just last week four men who were convicted of murder and received full pardons last week were released into the atmosphere in Mississippi. Anthony McCray,Charles Hooker,Joseph Ozment and David Gatlin were all serving life sentences and worked as inmate trusties at the governor's mansion, (Trusties are inmates who can receive additional rights through good behavior) so were entitled to freedom because of this?
Yes,i know it is at any governor's discretion. But did they really deserve a pardon?
Thier crimes:
Gatlin was convicted of murder, aggravated assault and burglary of a residence, Ozment was convicted of murder, conspiracy and armed robbery in a separate case. Hooker was convicted in a 1991 murder, while McCray was convicted in a 2001 murder.
Of course the families of the victims killed by these men expressed outrage at the Governors decision to let them go free. Do we sense foul play here? Of course we do.
The same Governor in a different story,pardoned a man after his third drunken driving arrest in a little more than year......he was in custody on suspicion of a 4th DUI case when he was pardoned.Just a week after the pardon, Bostick would be involved in a car crash which would lead to the death of a young lady,Charity Smith,such a tragic loss of an innocent life. He was not at fault but had alcohol in him.
While somewhere in an American jail,somebody served almost two years of his life for killing dogs. Does that even make sense? I didnt see petitions or letters doled out to an already adultrated justice system,or were people just too scared or racist because the case involved a man of African American descent? I simply lack the understanding.
Bostick's case offers a close look into the pardon process and the friendships and ties that often intersect with the political world in America. High-profile friends of the former federal investigator's, including lawyers and former U.S. attorneys, wrote letters to Barbour touting what they called Bostick's genuine lifestyle change.
Aint this right in the eyes of man??? Yea,right.
His release did turn around and bit them in their asses.Call it karma if you like.
One can only become an American citizen by birth or naturalization. Please understand that naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)..This can happen in a few ways.