Should Cameron Douglas Receive a Reduced Sentence Because of His “Rough Childhood.”?

Question by Ms. Mimsie: Should Cameron Douglas receive a reduced sentence because of his “rough childhood.”?
Michael Douglas’ son plead guilty to dealing methamphetamines and should get a minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison. But his lawyers and family are asking for a reduced sentence because of absentee parenting and the fact that he shared some info with the dea.

According to an article, “The 31-year-old’s real-life drug drama in a court has since laid bare the details of his downward spiral — which friends blame on a toxic mix of privilege, neglect and a family legacy of substance abuse — and his loved ones’ deep despair over it. Douglas’ lawyers have argued he deserves 3 1/2 years in prison at most. Read the full article: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/nyc-downfall-hollywood-heir-cameron-douglas-ap

Anybody else would have been in jail long ago.

Best answer:

Answer by Badwolf
when did privilege become rough ..man that’s wrong

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