So if you use crack cocaine, it's better if your last name is Bush?

Question

Noelle Bush, daughter of Jeb Bush, niece to George Bush, was found in possession of a rock of crack cocaine...while in drug rehabilitation.

She was sentenced to 10 days in jail.

The average sentence for crack possession in the US? 120 months (United States Sentencing Commission, 1999 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics)

So, if you still think there isn't a royalty in the USA, think again.

Answer 1

Hahaha, you think "Bush" is a royalty? He's a president, he can pretty much do anything to you if you go against him. He has connections, his dad has connections, and even though a lot of people hate him in this country, he will still have his way since he's a president.

He is no royalty; as soon as he's out of the office, no one will even want to remember him.

Answer 2

I've never done it, ewe, but I do know people that did and got caught and they were sent to rehab or very short jail terms, just like Bush's niece. The first responder is right, it's the amount of times you are caught, not necessarily who you are.

You would think though, that having the resources they do have, they would do everything in their power to get her off that vile, disgusting drug. But then again, and I take this from personal experience, most of the time there isn't a hell of a lot you can do about a persons crack addiction.

Answer 3

What is the average sentence for people in her exact situation. Stats can be loaded as this one is. How much crack determines how long a sentence is. Also, prior conviction plays a factor. You cannot use an isolated incident and generalize it.