Three hots and a cot for the next two yrs. have to be better than a shed floor. Sadly it appears he will be in and out of jail for the rest or most of his life without learning a damn thing at the taxpayers expense. Except how to be a better criminal while in jail, could be wrong but doubtful. One less drug pusher of the streets for awhile. Two or more drug pushers replaced him on the streets already.

Can people get tatoos like his on their face and neck at our local shops? Isn't this a good way to rule out future employment unless you're hunting a white whale?

Is a form of body art and it breaks no laws. I wear clothes but they don't define my behavior. I forget how close-minded Juneau can be. This guy just needs to stay away from his 'friends' and focus on himself for a long while. The loyalty kids have up there, especially among men, is as diehard as it can get. When you're landlocked, what do you expect? The next time I see a person walking by with a tattoo, I'll take the time to ask about the meaning behind it. In a hypothetical situation, imagine our world all post-apocalypstic and in shambles, what do people want then? Really, they want their weapons and ohyes, their drugs. I'm not saying it's cool but believe me, there are pot-smoking dentists and opiate addict judges. Alcoholic teachers and chain-smoking orderlies. Did any of you watch Fight Club?

Meth and heroin shouln't even be lumped in with pot. Alcohol is worse than pot. My guess is tammy is high on meth to even think that meth or heroin should be legal.

Something seriously wrong when a young person can throw their life away at that age. One does NOT wear tattoos so as not to be noticed, if you see said body adornment, your looking at an ill person who needs help.

If someone wants to destroy their lives with drugs, that's their business, as long as they don't rob and steal from me to finance it. But the knuckles - any weapons violence needs to be severely dealt with. Especially this guy, with a history of it.

Never watched it? Maybe you should read the book. The facts are all there. It's a perspective to see at least once.

Legalizing it will not change a thing. If you believe that you are cracked, sorry. Offer him a job? Not very likely. Truth is meth addicts are not employable, even if the garbage were legal. If you have ever spent any time around addicts while you are clean and observed them from an employer's perspective you would know that. They are completely self absorbed, unreliable, sloppy, and not functioning on all cylinders. 2+2 can be a challenge when you are strung out.

Drug use is a rampant problem because people are selfish. They want what they want and they want it now. In fact the whole belief the world owes them feeds right into this. Why face the hard work and boring life if in this moment I can smoke or shoot it away. Worry about the next moment when it gets here. Consequences? What is that? Shoot up again and you won't notice.

Are there still people ignorant enough out there who think heroin and meth don't ruin lives, the lives of the children exposed to the dangers of addicted parents, the criminal behavior an addict that participates in to fulfill their high? Kudos to LEOs for the countless hours they put into trying to keep our community safe. Continuing to enforce the laws, laws that were put in place to keep us safe, is the only way to help combat the drug problems in this town.

My 2 cents - Meth and Heroin are far more dangerous than pot - legalize pot, yes - but not "hard" drugs. Tattoos - not just for "ill people who need help" - I'm a 48 yr old grandma of 6, and I have 2 tattoos that I got in the last 4 years. One for each of my precious children. And last but not least - I'm still wondering how Jim Hanson managed to wrangle such a weak sentence for his drug crimes, when everyone else seems to be getting longer, more appropriate sentences?

@JNUKara - RE: Hanson, my thoughts exactly. Perhaps he ratted out a lot of people that police or the legal system did not feel they could otherwise land but even if that is possible, his sentence is an insult. We can only hope that he continues his ways, falls on his face during probation and ends up back where he belongs, LCCC. It does not seem possible that he can go straight at this point, nor that he wants to so certainly if probation works as it should, he should easily fail and have to serve out the remainder of his time, and hopefully even more. The whole thing with this guy and how many times he has gotten by is very suspicious.

Hey Dipstick Nick, here's a tip for you:

When you get out of the slammer, consider using some of the many hundreds of dollars you would spend on new tats to improve your lowlife standard of living.

People who think pot isn't a problem have never had to hire employees from the younger labor pool.

Tats are expensive!!

and use the billions saved on decreased law enforcement, court proceedings, and prison space to provide treatment for those who still find the glamour of dangerous drugs appealing. Then use the billions leftover to balance state budgets. Win... win... win. No more drug crime. No more financial support for terrorist groups, drug cartels, local drug dealers. What's the downside? Afraid everyone else is going to start using hard drugs? Such little faith in your fellow man... obviously what we are doing now is not working. Unless funneling billions to foreign terrorist organizations was the plan all along. If so, consider this whole thing a success.

Where are all the libertarians when it comes to drugs?