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Lancero

(3,173 posts) Tue May 20, 2014, 02:37 PM May 2014

Texas man facing five to life, because he made pot brownies

We're learning more about the man facing five years to life in prison for allegedly making and selling pot brownies. Police in Round Rock arrested Jacob Lavoro last month. He's charged with a first degree felony. Think that's harsh? Lavoro's lawyer and family would agree with you.

"It's outrageous, it's crazy! I don't understand it" exclaimed Joe Lavoro. He's Jacob's father. He made the comment outside the courtroom after one of what could be many court appearances for Jacob. "Five years to life?" he continued. "I'm sorry, I'm a law abiding citizen. I'm a conservative. I love my country. I'm a Vietnam veteran, but I'll be damned ... this is wrong, this is damn wrong!"

http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/life-prison-pot-brownies-damn-wrong-18101.shtml
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/05/20/texas-man-faces-possible-life-sentence-for-selling-pot-brownies/

Welcome to Texas - Where pot brownies can get you five to life, and killing people gets you a slap on the wrist.

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Texas man facing five to life, because he made pot brownies (Original Post) Lancero May 2014 OP

If only he Politicalboi May 2014 #1

Wonder if he would be charged if he made the brownies with fracking chemicals? Lancero May 2014 #2

I don't even drive through Texas. n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #4

Fudge that. NuclearDem May 2014 #5

They didn't build all those cells for bankers. bluedigger May 2014 #6

Too bad he can't claim affluenza. Those assholes never get time. nt valerief May 2014 #7

It is wrong RainDog May 2014 #8

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

1. If only he

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 02:41 PM

May 2014

Was fracking company and was slowly poisoning the land and people, he would have commercials calling him a hero.

Lancero

(3,173 posts)

2. Wonder if he would be charged if he made the brownies with fracking chemicals?

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #1)

Tue May 20, 2014, 02:44 PM

May 2014

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

3. I don't even drive through Texas. n/t

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 03:21 PM

May 2014

Response to Lancero (Original post)

Warren DeMontague This message was self-deleted by its author.

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

5. Fudge that.

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 04:26 PM

May 2014

bluedigger

(17,229 posts)

6. They didn't build all those cells for bankers.

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 04:45 PM

May 2014

I feel safer already.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

7. Too bad he can't claim affluenza. Those assholes never get time. nt

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 04:50 PM

May 2014

RainDog

(28,784 posts)

8. It is wrong

Reply to Lancero (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 04:55 PM

May 2014

and I hope Jacob's father and his family and their friends use this moment to talk to their representatives in Texas to stop this stupid shit.

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