But seriously, 10% of adults in Florida, that's got to be a lot of drug possession convictions, right?

It's also really hard to get a job as an ex-felon, as most places ask you to state if you have ever been convicted of a felony on the application. In the current market of 100 applications for any job, there's an easy weed-out, right? Even if it was 15 years ago when you were 19.

I don't think I know a felon. not one. how can 10% of Floridians be felons. cray cray.

But seriously, 10% of adults in Florida, that's got to be a lot of drug possession convictions, right?

A quick google found this [link]

"Of the inmates residing in federal prisons as of September 2011, and for whom offense data are known, more than half (101,929 or 50.4%) were serving sentences for federal drug offenses—including simple possession.

Nationally, 13 % of Black men are convicted felons, so I can see it being that high. We probably just don't know that many felons because we are predominantly white middle class people.

I gave away a loaf of pumpkin bread and a loaf of banana bread. Half the muffins and one half of a banana loaf were consumed between snack and dessert.

I bought sugar and will no go to work on the Texas sheet cake.

Florida specifically: "The Florida Department of Corrections receives more than 34,000 inmates each year. This year, the top three crime categories for admissions were for drug offenses (26.1%), followed by burglary (16.9%) and theft/forgery/fraud (14.9%)." [link]

50% of the 100,000 people in prison in Florida are in for violent offenses of one kind or another, 22% property crimes, and 18% drug-related. [link] That's more violence than I would have thought, actually. Not that I know anything about crime statistics.

Dang, Obama misused "decimate." I haz a sad.

Dang, Obama misused "decimate." I haz a sad.

He's going to lose the copy-editor vote!

He's going to lose the copy-editor vote!

We are a mighty PAC.