My brother was sentenced to life without parole for a nonviolent drug offense

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When my brother Tim was 25, he was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. His crime? Selling pot and LSD to a friend who turned out to be a police informant. Tim had never even been to jail, but now, because of a totally non-violent crime, he has been condemned to die in prison.

Tim is the nicest, most harmless guy you'll ever meet. 22 years ago, before his arrest, he spent his time following the Grateful Dead, going to concerts and selling fried dough to earn money to buy tickets.

But then a friend of Timmy's was arrested for marijuana. Rather than face 2 years in prison, that friend asked Tim to sell him pot and LSD, then turned him over to the police.

Tim had two prior non-violent drug arrests, so he received a double life sentence without the possibility of parole because of a mandatory minimum "three strikes" law. Two life sentences. When he had never even been to prison before. Now he's been in prison for 22 years.

My brother doesn't deserve to die in prison, and I will never stop fighting to bring him home. Will you sign my Change.org petition calling for President Obama to grant clemency to Timmy?

I'm not saying that what my brother did was okay, but the punishment should fit the crime. He pled guilty to this charge because he didn't know that doing so meant life in prison with no possibility of parole. He was just a scared kid, and now he can never come home.

But I do have hope, because President Obama granted clemency to 8 non-violent drug offenders like Timmy just two months ago.

I want to show President Obama that my brother deserves to come home, and that's why I need your help. He needs to see that thousands of Americans believe that 22 years in jail is plenty for Tim to have paid his debt to society.

Please click here to sign my petition calling on President Obama to grant clemency to my brother Tim.

Timmy has always been my best friend. He still is. Thank you for helping me to bring him home.

Carrie Tyler
Las Vegas, Nevada

https://www.change.org/petitions/my-brother-was-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-a-nonviolent-drug-offense?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=56114&alert_id=hyZtRAnWHQ_XihiRRrDJH ...
 
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it must have been sheets or they collected hits for a long time / repeat sales. knew a kid growing up busted like that, six months sales 2 undercover , .... selling acid and he rolled on the deadhead chick hooking up the area. he got six months, like 25 years ago, but even then acid was not looked upon kindly because unlike booze or smoke some people flip the heck out on acid and its really not good driving ect .... another kid killed someone road rage from my town ...

it sucks, not saying hes a bad kid at all but he had to understand moving acid carried a heavy, heavy price in some states. in highschool long ago my buddies would get sheets from berkley for $100 and sell out before the end of the day at $5 ..... , i had some sugar cubes double blotters from colorado once and seen people moving in and out of walls at will ...., crazy shit .....

you have people doing a lot worse like the bankers destroying the economy, families or 100 kilo bust only bringing 18 years at a federal level ... so ya the time served should be above and beyond.
 
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SpiderK said:
it must have been sheets or they collected hits for a long time / repeat sales. knew a kid growing up busted like that, six months sales 2 undercover , .... selling acid and he rolled on the deadhead chick hooking up the area. he got six months, like 25 years ago, but even then acid was not looked upon kindly because unlike booze or smoke some people flip the heck out on acid and its really not good driving ect .... another kid killed someone road rage from my town ...

it sucks, not saying hes a bad kid at all but he had to understand moving acid carried a heavy, heavy price in some states. in highschool long ago my buddies would get sheets from berkley for $100 and sell out before the end of the day at $5 ..... , i had some sugar cubes double blotters from colorado once and seen people moving in and out of walls at will ...., crazy shit .....

you have people doing a lot worse like the bankers destroying the economy, families or 100 kilo bust only bringing 18 years at a federal level ... so ya the time served should be above and beyond.
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Its the three strike laws that fucked this guy

Should be considered cruel and unusual punishment
 
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mastacheeser said:
Its the three strike laws that fucked this guy

Should be considered cruel and unusual punishment
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ya the kid i knew had no priors but the repeat acid sales if i recall are at the very top of the heap of drugs they hammer people for, only a few hits sold to an undercover bring the heat. like meth now, they do not like that shit when they find out your dealing on a regular clip, h is real big in the white high schools/ burbs now, they catch those catz bring weight of h , they are going down hard .....

maybe someone at the upper crust big money in that area had a son or daughter get hooked, that will bring the hammer if they find out that dealers name also ...
 
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geologic said:
When my brother Tim was 25, he was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. His crime? Selling pot and LSD to a friend who turned out to be a police informant. Tim had never even been to jail, but now, because of a totally non-violent crime, he has been condemned to die in prison.

Tim is the nicest, most harmless guy you'll ever meet. 22 years ago, before his arrest, he spent his time following the Grateful Dead, going to concerts and selling fried dough to earn money to buy tickets.

But then a friend of Timmy's was arrested for marijuana. Rather than face 2 years in prison, that friend asked Tim to sell him pot and LSD, then turned him over to the police.

Tim had two prior non-violent drug arrests, so he received a double life sentence without the possibility of parole because of a mandatory minimum "three strikes" law. Two life sentences. When he had never even been to prison before. Now he's been in prison for 22 years.

My brother doesn't deserve to die in prison, and I will never stop fighting to bring him home. Will you sign my Change.org petition calling for President Obama to grant clemency to Timmy?

I'm not saying that what my brother did was okay, but the punishment should fit the crime. He pled guilty to this charge because he didn't know that doing so meant life in prison with no possibility of parole. He was just a scared kid, and now he can never come home.

But I do have hope, because President Obama granted clemency to 8 non-violent drug offenders like Timmy just two months ago.

I want to show President Obama that my brother deserves to come home, and that's why I need your help. He needs to see that thousands of Americans believe that 22 years in jail is plenty for Tim to have paid his debt to society.

Please click here to sign my petition calling on President Obama to grant clemency to my brother Tim.

Timmy has always been my best friend. He still is. Thank you for helping me to bring him home.

Carrie Tyler
Las Vegas, Nevada

https://www.change.org/petitions/my-brother-was-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-a-nonviolent-drug-offense?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=56114&alert_id=hyZtRAnWHQ_XihiRRrDJH ...
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I'll sign.
 
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