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05-18-2004, 01:18 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Police arrest 96 year old woman in cocaine bust
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Police arrest 96-year-old in cocaine bust
A 96-year-old woman is facing drug charges after police allegedly found crack cocaine in her wheelchair.
Julia Roberts, of North Carolina, is charged with possession of crack with intent to sell and deliver, and with possessing a crack pipe.
Sheriff's Office Captain, Bobby Steen, said the pensioner, her son and two other men traded the drugs for stolen jewellery and guns.
The woman's son, Harold, 61, is charged with possession of stolen goods.
Ms Roberts says she has no idea how the crack got in her wheelchair. She's due in court later this month.
According to court papers, an informant told police she'd hidden crack in her prosthetic leg during a previous search by officers.Gone.
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05-18-2004, 01:33 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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I believe her, shes 96! She gets a get out of jail free ticket just because of her age....
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05-18-2004, 01:43 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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"Julia Roberts"
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05-18-2004, 02:00 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Hahaha. What's next "96 year old woman charged in drive by shooting with wheelchair, She hid the gun in her prosthetic leg"
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05-18-2004, 02:32 PM #5Web Hosting Guru
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If she is guilty then she should be punished as anybody else would be but because she's unlikely to handle prison she should get a heavy fine.
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05-18-2004, 02:55 PM #6The SpamAssassin
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Sounds like her family tree has a few knots in it.
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05-18-2004, 03:04 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Are you either exempt from the laws, or exempt from possibly being able to break the laws once you hit a certain age?
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05-18-2004, 07:07 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Nope.. But, you should take age into consideration at a certain point and give them a different punishment. Sending a 96 year old lady to prison is awful. Regardless of what she did, she don't need to spend her last days locked up. Send her to a home or something
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05-18-2004, 07:12 PM #9Predatory Poster
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Home, prison same thing. They both stay in a room all day.
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05-18-2004, 07:16 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Nah.. Not the same thing. You may stay in a room all day, but its not the same thing.
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05-18-2004, 07:18 PM #11Predatory Poster
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True, in prison she'll have people to talk to.
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05-18-2004, 07:21 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by JWise
Nope.. But, you should take age into consideration at a certain point and give them a different punishment. Sending a 96 year old lady to prison is awful. Regardless of what she did, she don't need to spend her last days locked up. Send her to a home or something
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05-18-2004, 07:25 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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You took what I side and flipped it totally around.. I said nothing about snorting coke and selling it to kids. I knew someone was going to reply with some nonsense like that.
Its just that, Prison isn't the right place to put her.Money is the root of all evil. So if you don't want to go crazy, give it all to me
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05-18-2004, 07:29 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by JWise
You took what I side and flipped it totally around.. I said nothing about snorting coke and selling it to kids. I knew someone was going to reply with some nonsense like that.
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05-18-2004, 07:37 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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Sorry for flipping it around, so here's your chance, what do you think is the right punishment for her?Sending a 96 year old lady to prison is awful. Regardless of what she did, she don't need to spend her last days locked up. Send her to a home or something
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05-18-2004, 10:33 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Trifolic
Sorry for flipping it around, so here's your chance, what do you think is the right punishment for her?
Lets use something called Common Sense.
Do a 96 Year Old Woman belong in a prison? Yes , If so.. then
A 14 Year Old boy belongs in Prison then? Right? Yes?
The point is.. Yes, she should be punished, and not let off the hook, but the thing is, this person should be sent to the right facility. Prison is stressful man. Regardless of what she did, its not healthy to put a 96 Year old woman in prison, where its stressful. Heart Attacks, Heart Attacks...
Lets switch it over a little.. What if your 96 Year old Great Grandmother who you was close to was about to go to Prison. Would you want her to go to prison, or some kind of home.
Its alot of people that are in prison with people who they don't belong with..
P.S - I know that wasn't a real apology. But hey, nice way to try and switch around my reply.Money is the root of all evil. So if you don't want to go crazy, give it all to me
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05-19-2004, 12:52 AM #17Web Hosting Guru
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If my grandama was in spot, i would hope she gets send to federal poundmeintheass prison just because thats what she deserves. she knew the consequences of what she was doing and deserves to live them.
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05-19-2004, 01:02 AM #18Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by JWise
Lets use something called Common Sense.
Do a 96 Year Old Woman belong in a prison? Yes , If so.. then
A 14 Year Old boy belongs in Prison then? Right? Yes?
So, that said;
Yes, if she is guilty, she should be sent to prison.
Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time. Regardless of age.
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05-19-2004, 01:14 AM #19Newbie
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his point is that since we have a special type of facility for minors,
we should have a special type of facility for the elderly, too.
atleast, that's what i got from it.yep.
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05-19-2004, 01:26 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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^ Right...
Basically im saying.. Instead of prison, the woman should go to a home. That is still punishment. A home isn't exactly FUN from what I heard.
Come on.. Picture a 96 year old woman, in the yards,taking showers with everyone else, and walking around in an orange suit.
She should be sent to another punishment facility and not prison.Money is the root of all evil. So if you don't want to go crazy, give it all to me