President Obama Grants Deadhead Clemency From Life Imprisonment

[TheBlackPirate]

President Obama Grants Deadhead Clemency From Life Imprisonment
Aug 30, 20162:20 pm PDTBy Scott Bernstein

Timothy L. Tyler is a Deadhead who was sentenced to life imprisonment back in 1994 after being busted selling a large quantity of LSD in 1992. Tyler fell victim to mandatory minimums imposed as part of the War On Drugs, though his previous two convictions resulted in probation. Today, the now 47-year-old still-incarcerated music fan who used to tour with the Dead was one of several people whose sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama.

Thanks to the order from the president, Timothy’s prison sentence has been commuted to expire on August 30, 2018, conditioned upon enrollment in a residential drug treatment program. Tyler’s 1992 arrest and 1994 sentencing came after he sold 13,045 hits of acid to an informant. As per a memo prepared by his probation officer and reported on by Business Insider, “Tyler only netted about $3,000 from ‘a very loosely woven conspiracy’ that involved selling acid to ‘friends, family and business acquaintances.'” He then pleaded guilty to the government’s charges.

Timothy wasn’t even allowed to listen to music until 2012, when he was finally given an MP3 player on which he listens to his beloved Grateful Dead. Check out HeadCount’s article from June or watch the video below for more on Tyler’s story.

http://www.jambase.com/article/president-obama-grants-deadhead-clemency-life-imprisonment

 

[JoeTheStoner]

yo i can't believe sick people in power decide the fate of so many. so many good ones, innocent, locked in a cage for life =/ free em and

as always fuck the police.

 

[TheBlackPirate]

Some are good while others aren't. I'm glad Obama has set presidence with his reductions in mass incarceration and tolerance of cannabis legalization. Plenty of good cops are being pleased with these steps.

Barack Obama Pens Tribute to 'Iconic' Grateful Dead

I should also mention, The Dead played one of Obama's events awhile back. Great show.

 

[neversickanymore]

Mr O will go down as one of greatest presidents in our history.. true



Now please let them all go

 

[SKL]

Some are good while others aren't. I'm glad Obama has set presidence with his reductions in mass incarceration and tolerance of cannabis legalization. Plenty of good cops are being pleased with these steps.

Barack Obama Pens Tribute to 'Iconic' Grateful Dead

I should also mention, The Dead played one of Obama's events awhile back. Great show.

Shame on this incarnation of the Dead. The Dead were never political. Jerry is rolling in his grave and I haven't been to a show since "Deadheads for Obama" was introduced. As for this link in the chain I feel bad for him but he knew what he was getting into (and $3,000 is surely no worthwhile compensation even in that era. A loose confederation sounds about right, too, par for the course for many very lax operators in that world and if that means be bad bad operational security measures it's on him too.) It's the circle of life. "They have their game and we have ours." And a drug "treatment" program, what an insult. If this guy bows to the feds in any way he's not my Family nor is a band that endorses candidates a stop on my Tour. Oh well. The band and it's twisted little tribe of camp followers both lost their souls to corporate bullshit one way or another a long time ago.

Not even my only problem with this guy … but I'll leave it at that.

Also LOL @ bad Obama acid and bad Obama presses ca 2008 (and Alex Gray is an enormous cunt for entirely different reasons …)