debs
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One of the things that gets me in Hope's sentencing is the Judge's own words. The Judge said that Hope did not qualify for the youthful offender program because that was reserved for those who were led astray or pressured by the peers.
IMO, that is exactly what happened to Hope. She was led astray and probably even pressured by the cousin she adored.
Don't get me wrong, I am in no way saying she is innocent. Just that IMO she needs to be in a long term drug rehab program and given one chance at rehab before looking at years in prison.
Hope had choices to make, like every other person in the world. One suggests that, after giving her two chances prior to this arrest to get her life straight, she still chose to screw it up and go along on a drug deal. Hope made choices, albeit the wrong ones. Don't blame her peers. Hope was doing what Hope liked to do. At some point, we all have to stand in front of someone and have the consequences of our actions given to us in a way that means we can no longer avoid them.