re: If an Alabama DA had turned those kids loose, what would you have said?

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This is about a penal code that prefers the rich and/or talented. If you're really good at football, the rules don't apply to you.

Doesn't matter if this happened in Louisiana, Alabama, or Alaska, the blatant inequity in the justice system is the same.

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What if I told you there were shades of gray? Yes, it's an example of our fricked up judicial system, but I still agree in principal with the DA that these kids shouldn't have their lives ruined over this. That quote about AC was beyond idiotic, but DA's are usually given some latitude in considering extenuating circumstances when pursuing punishment.

I never had a huge problem with this victimless crime, and it's not because I support Alabama as I'm sure some of you will be quick to claim. I live in a state where weed is legal, still don't understand why it isn't on a federal level(btw, I always liked and supported TM7, glad he was able to overcome his vices). Now the gun was stolen and Cam knew that or should have known that when he bought it on the streets for $100, but still, what is the fricking big deal? What would a just sentence be in your eyes for kids being dumbasses and smoking weed in the park with a gun in the car? I'm way more embarrassed by those dumbasses that were robbing students on campus with bb guns a few years ago, or that we took that woman beater from Georgia. THAT is embarrassing beyond words- those crimes actually had victims.

To summarize I agree this story illuminates the role of privilege in sentencing, but I disagree the travesty is in Cam's light sentence. It is in the overly harsh sentences given to the kid in the hood with no one in his corner, victims of minimum sentencing legislation and shitty politics that has incarcerated two generations of black men. For you LSU and Auburn fans suddenly expressing great interest in this issue, I welcome you to the cause and would urge you to take a close look at a politician's stances on criminal justice reform before giving him/her your vote. This is a serious issue in this country as our incarceration rate is a goddamn embarrassment for a so called 'free' country.