Man Argues That He Is Too Overweight For Jail

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --A man who allowed his home to be used to store crack cocaine that was shipped by mail was sentenced to 14 years in prison, federal officials said.

Michael Washington, 32, pleaded guilty last January to making his home available for the storage of crack cocaine, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office.

Washington, who weighs 574 pounds, argued during sentencing that he was too obese and in too poor of health to be adequately cared for in prison, and requested home confinement. However, the court said the agency was capable of addressing his medical needs.

Prosecutors said he admitted that in October 2001 he and his wife tried to obtain a package of crack sent from a source in California through the U.S. mail.

Officers seized the package and found more than 100 grams of cocaine inside. They resealed the package and had it delivered to Washington's residence. When officers entered the home, they found the opened package and Washington in the basement, the news release said.

The U.S. attorney's office said that during the sentencing hearing on Thursday, Washington admitted that he had been involved in the sale of crack cocaine since 1996.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/12/05/man_argues_hes_too_overweight_for_jail?mode=PF

He's been a party to destroying lives since 1996:nopity: !!!

Think about it - he was getting paid to sit at home and eat KFC all day.

This dude sounds like a relative...

wait ...

never mind ...

all you'll get is a cover-up ...

... whose lives have been "ruined" by the person who sold them the cocaine that they sought and purchased of their own free will. Poor things! It's all this guy's fault!

Until, of course, one of these "hapless victims" comes to trial for drug possession; then Mr. Victim is quickly transformed into a criminal who must be punished for his actions.


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Get real. People use drugs because they choose to. Nobody "makes" them do it. It's like blaming Allen's because you choose to ruin your life with booze.


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Trying to receive crack via US Mail???

Like that old joke. He's so fat that when he fell in love, he broke it.

That's pretty big to be put in standard facilities.

I mean . . . that's BIG.