3rd Circuit OKs Erie crack dealer's life sentence

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the life sentence for a man convicted of flooding Erie's streets with more than 450 pounds of crack cocaine in the mid-1990s. Thirty-eight-year-old Carl Knight appealed his life sentence saying changes to federal sentencing guidelines warrant a lesser sentence.

[David]

Just force him to take about a quarter pound of his wonderful money-making substance and be done with him and the time and money wasters he is involved with.

[Tim Ridge]

This man deserves rehabilitation, not a life sentence.

[reason]

5 to 10 years, nothing more. He is getting the same punishment as some murderers. Complete BS.

[Mark from La Mancha]

Does anybody know if this was a mandatory sentence? If it wasn't and he prefered this over not rolling over for less time, at least he had a choice.

[Paul]

Finally, someone does the right thing. Therefore, the criminal singly handled ruined Erie, with 20.3 Million dollars of drugs and you want a slap on the wrist? You people need to get real. How many deaths do you think that caused? how many families were broken because of that. Why does he need Rehab he sold the drugs that killed and ruined lives..... You people are part of the problem. This will make people think twice when they sell drugs.

[Mark from La Mancha]

Paul wrote:

Finally, someone does the right thing. Therefore, the criminal singly handled ruined Erie, with 20.3 Million dollars of drugs and you want a slap on the wrist? You people need to get real. How many deaths do you think that caused? how many families were broken because of that. Why does he need Rehab he sold the drugs that killed and ruined lives..... You people are part of the problem. This will make people think twice when they sell drugs.

Be honest. Would you have preferred the death penalty? You questioned how many deaths he's caused. That's close enough for proof isn't it?
I'm kidding you about that last part but would you have liked the death penalty?(It really is a shame about the lives that were ruined. We agree on that.)

[Larry]

Tim Ridge wrote:

This man deserves rehabilitation, not a life sentence.

I might agree with some time off his sentence - after he tells everything there is to tell about his drug business.

[Paul]

Mark from La Mancha wrote:

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Be honest. Would you have preferred the death penalty? You questioned how many deaths he's caused. That's close enough for proof isn't it?
I'm kidding you about that last part but would you have liked the death penalty?(It really is a shame about the lives that were ruined. We agree on that.)

Here are my guesses regarding what happened, the dealer gave either false leads or no leads regarding the drug trade, giving him a hefty sentence. Making it easy for the drug trade to continue as another scumbag will take his place. I am sure while he is in jail he will continue to sell drugs. I am sure he will continue to help the drug trade through his prison cell. Question is if he gave good leads he probably would have been killed in jail, if he had a death sentence maybe he would given the information the police needed to further stop or prevent the problem in Erie and beyond. Someone downloads something illegally and receives 5 to 10 years and they should sit next to someone who sold 20.3 million in drugs. I guess all never understand the logic of why America is so liberal on the illegal drug trade. It proves my point that if Marijuana is Legalized, then I guess crack and meth are next.

[thomas paine]

Any body know what color he is?

[Jhonny]

A 20.3 million $ enterprise? Thats what Madoff stole about every other day.