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Should Cameron Douglas receive a reduced sentence because of his "rough childhood."?

Michael Douglas' son plead guilty to dealing methamphetamines and should get a minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. But his lawyers and family are asking for a reduced sentence because of absentee parenting and the fact that he shared some info with the dea.

According to an article, "The 31-year-old's real-life drug drama in a court has since laid bare the details of his downward spiral — which friends blame on a toxic mix of privilege, neglect and a family legacy of substance abuse — and his loved ones' deep despair over it. Douglas' lawyers have argued he deserves 3 1/2 years in prison at most. Read the full article: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/nyc-dow...

Anybody else would have been in jail long ago.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I am sorry, but no he should not be treated any differently than anyone else.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    I easily have continually been an propose for letting the punishment in good structure the crime. perchance extremely of the death penalty, this scumbag must have his spinal cord severed and forced to stay as a quadriplegic. for sure that still leaves the count number of being shot contained in the face 4 circumstances by employing a .40 high quality at close variety and enduring each of the surgical procedures that Officer Gonzalez has had to face. perchance the death penalty is in simple terms suitable acceptable, yet none of that quick somewhat painless (by employing evaluation to Officer Gonzalez soreness and suffering) deadly injection, or electric powered chair. the historic chinese had a punishment that each day the prisoner had a body area bumped off, starting up with the feet and dealing upward. The body area replaced into then boiled and fed to the prisoner, so as that he slowly ate himself to death. no fee for foodstuff to the taxpayers. merciless and unusual punishment? no longer in my view.

  • 1 decade ago

    when did privilege become rough ..man that's wrong

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