You asked me to explain theNo, but each conviction is taken into account if found guilty.... am I wrong?
I'm "guessing" he either fled or was paroled. Now parole means walking the straight line or right back in. In effect you sign a promissory note to be good.
Now I LOVE weed.... more than most, but that has NOTHING to do with it.
Think it through. Know your surroundings and KEEP YOUR WORD. He didn't.
We've been trying to ship our repeat felons to Califiornia for years....It's TEXAS folks.... move to California after two felonies.... okay???
Hahahahah!!! Right? You wouldn't have to push me after 2 felonies if I lived in Texas. Gone!!We've been trying to ship our repeat felons to Califiornia for years....
He remains, a victim of a horrible system.Rob: You insisted that keeping his word was important. In most circumstances it is VERY important, but maybe not this one.
MAYBE not? I don't agree with the way weed is dealt with, but one must face the reality of the situation, or be content to accept the consequences of IGNORING the reality.
Rob buddy.....can I call you Buddy? By the way.... are we chatting? (inside joke)
Rob....a plea deal means a reduced sentence. He didn't enter a plea deal. Now I cannot say with certainty what happened, but after reading the article (which was skimpy on details), the only thing that makes sense is that the man Wooten was given parole.
Now that isn't a beating or intimidation. That is.... being released EARLY, on parole. There is the promissory note, and I think it is a GREAT piece of our criminal code. A chance to get out of prison BEFORE you have served your sentence. Believe me, there are many countries where 35 years is 35 years period. So, that's a good thing when you consider the alternative. You (the prisoner) have shown that you can behave yourself and control yourself, and you want to be a part of society and add to it.
There is no intimidation, because it an OFFER. You can just say.... yah know what...I don't like the conditions of my parole...I'm going to just finish my sentence... Would you do that Rob? I sure wouldn't... I'd take the parole (everyone does).
So at that point Rob...you are giving your word... no more trouble from you if released. Or else....you return and finish your sentence.
This guy took the parole (of course), but broke his word.
Now I certainly DON'T AGREE with the weed laws in this country...but again, you must live in the reality of the situation. This guy was out in his car with a 1/4 lb and a scale.
He knew he was breaking his word.
At the end of the day, in this life, the only thing that TRULY belongs to you, is your word. He broke his and in a big way. This guy knew a lot was riding on his word. He knew he was in Texas (they don't take any sh*t).
He blew it.... no one else.
I did try and find some more details but at least in the news, this is all we have to go by.
I think CJ is gone Rob.He remains, a victim of a horrible system.
I'm saying if his prior convictions were both for victimless crimes, he is essentially a "prisoner of war".
He is not a criminal, regardless of which label an unjust system gives to him.
If I were a prisoner of war, and was released early it is doubtful I would feel bound to anything I'd agreed to.
If he agreed not to smoke weed, it may have been a bad call on his part to get himself caught again, but that is beside my point.
Let's remember, he was on the receiving end of the first act of aggression. "They" started it, he has no duty to honor any coerced "commitment" he made to regain what SHOULD have remained his in the first place...his FREEDOM.
I try to keep my word, so I'm not debating that issue.
I'm saying his moral OBLIGATION to keep his word can only be gained when the agreement was truly an agreement, not mired in a basis of extortion and false justice. He has no MORAL obligation to them at all. None.
Thanks for the heads up doc.I think CJ is gone Rob.
I'm a bit concerned 'cause he was just gone with no warning.Thanks for the heads up doc.
Interesting. Whether you agree with him or not he was(?) certainly a frequent poster here. Hope everything is okay.
I love CJ but..... bahahahahah thats hilarious!Maybe he got 35 years in prison for growing 4 ounces of weed. The irony would be astounding....
You're a real piece of shit. Why are you on this site? Go fuck yourself.The guy is a habitual felon....that's why.
Not everyone has enough IQ to walk around free. He is an example.
It's not right or left. It's dumb vs. smart (behavior). Uhhh, he be dumb.
Same goes for you. You have no right to be on a site like this. Go the fuck away you goddamn hypocrite.Criminal records tend to pile up. he didn't get 35 years for just having that weed. Believe me, there is more behind this story. Each felony you pick up will be dealt with harsher than the last, even if it is the exact same crime.
He's a three time loser..... which means the state considers him to be a habitual criminal.
Judges & lawmakers know darn well, although they may not admit it publicly, that for every crime you are accused of, you have probably committed many more. By the time you stand in court on a third Felon charge.... there won't be any leniency. This fellow SURELY knew that...and yet...he continues.
I'm not advocating anything, but unless this fellow is brain dead...he knew one more felony and he was gone. Dumb....