Wow, nice to see the Supremes taking on the bullshit that is measure 11, but Rogers is right: it's up to the political processes to do the right fucking thing and repeal this bullshit, or at the very least amend it so juries know the full consequences of a guilty verdict (which of course, will never happen because of jury nullification concerns).

ugh... mandatory sentencing is disgusting. It completely takes the power out of the judge's hands.

Ah to be 13 again.

Jul 9th, 1992 - Dear diary. I was in this room today and I felt some boobs touch the back of my head. Just right there in the room with like 30 people around. This is the best summer vacation ever. - Jarvitron

Was'nt measure 11 supported in a big way by the idiot known as Kevin Mannix? Just wondering..Ol' Kev is real supporter of privatizing the prison industrial prison complex for his corporate buddies who pay him big bucks to sponsor their bills agenda. We need to dump Ol' kev for sure...

Someone I know was just convicted of a measure 11 crime. He had thrown the kid out (I believe he's 20 now)of our house 2 or 3 years earlier. A couple of years later the kid accused him of brutally raping him for years. The kid had asked to come live with us instead of his mother. There was NO physical evidence, no witnesses, no evidence of any kind. Just the kids story. The judge sentenced the person to 17 years in prison and 12 years probation when he gets out. No scaring of any kind. No witnesses. No proof. Got to love our justice system (I call it a justice system, what a laugh), and good old measure 11.