Letters to the Editor
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What bothers me about this case
Is the whole "roll over" method employed by the FBI. I know it's common, especially in drug trials and organize crime prosecution, but it seems to me that the two woman who made a deal were probably equal to Waters in culpability. When they are able to finger people higher in the organization, it at least makes some sort of sense (though I don't think that's the case for contract killers for example. People like that are most likely natural born killers. If they weren't working for the Mob most likely they'd be working for a Columbian cartel, or the CIA...hehe) but I think her punishment might be teensy bit disproportionate.
Or she may be more culpable. A lot of the letters here imply she got the getaway car.
On a side note, I do think this article suffers from the, look at this white woman with a child, how could SHE be a terrorist, syndrome. If she was involved in any way, then she's a terrorist. If Arabic men can spend 6 years in GITMO for talking on the phone with their cousin who might be connected Al Quaeda, then she is certainly a terrorist.
This reminds me of my blonde white friend who was caught with an insane amount of illegal drugs in her possession, obviously for sale, who didn't go to jail at all because I'm sure the arresting officers couldn't see her as a drug trafficker. (WHICH SHE WAS. She crossed state lines to get her drugs.) And the federal court didn't take the case, on the recommendation of her arresting officer. (Before any of you think I am pro-drug war, I'm not. But there should AT LEAST be parity in sentencing.) They gave her community service, mandatory drug tests (she was a dealer not a user!) and purged her record when she completed her time.
Unfortunately for Waters, the white girl get out of jail-free card didn't work this time. Conservatives hate a lot of things and a lot of people, but they really really really hate "tree hugging" liberals.