oh and just so yall stay safe on the beaches and the streets this summer for real..peep this just incase you aint know.
YOU AND 2 OF YOUR HOMIES ARE CONSIDERED A GANG BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
On may 11th, 2005, The United States House of Representitives Passed H.R. 1279, a "gang" deterence bill that is sure to have a negative impact on defendants alleged of gang activities (leaving the house) and drug trafficking crimes.
There are three major problems with the passing of this bill, and the first is that it federalizes state crimes. Second, it has mandatory minimums that are substantially increased from those already set by current law. and third, it will cost taxpayers an estimated 7 billion dollars over the next ten years.
It is apparent that this bill is destined to crack down on so called "street gangs" and it contains many new and increased sentences for gang offenses that are generally handled by state courts.
Basically, the bill broadens and amends the definition of a "street gang" by lowering the number of people involved in a crime from 5 to 3 and is defined as a formal or informal group or association of 3 or more individuals, who commit 2 or more 'gang crimes' in two or more criminal episodes. Simply put, if you are running any criminal enterprise or drug trafficking ring (selling weed with your homies with you) and have two or more associtates, you can fall under the guidelines of the "street gang" bill.
A "gang crime" is defined as an federal or state crime punishable by more than 1 year in prision and included "crimes of violence" drug distribution and/or manufacturing, money laundering, fraud, stolen cars and/or property.
The new bill also amends the definition of a "crime of violence" to include drug trafficking crimes that involve no violence whatsoever. It increases from 5 to 7 years the mandatory consecutive sentence for carrying or possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense of violent felony, increases the mandatory penalty for discharging a firearm from 10 to 15 years; and makes defendants convicted of "conspiracy" to commit drug trafficking or crimes of violence eligible for the mandatory consecutive firearm penalties if a firearm is involves, even if the defendant did not possess or use the firearm. It also extends the statue of limitations for violent cimes to 15 years after the offense occured or the continuing offense was completed.
We should all be aware that mandatory minimum sentences are unfair regardless of the crime of conviciton because the prevent judges from making distinctions between defendants and sentencing them according to their culpability in the crime. They tie the judges hands so they cannot deliver sentences that are appropriate for each defendant. Instead, mandatory minimums impose one-size-fits-all sentencing, which already caused many injustices to those convicted of certain crimes in the american justice system.
Whether you live a life of crime out of choice or necessity, this shit is real. The government will continue to implement new laws that are designed to keep brothers away for a long time. With all the new laws, technology and snitches accessable to law enforcement, it's "GAME OVER".