Ms Pat is WILD! | ep 150 - History Hyenas
Miss Pat sold crack cocaine in Atlanta from approximately 1988 to 1995, starting when she was 15 or 16 years old, before meeting her husband and going to prison.takeawayThere is a significant disparity in sentencing between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, with crack penalties being roughly 10 times harsher, which disproportionately affected minority neighborhoods compared to white usetakeaway“During the time you would call the crack the sentence for you was like 10 times as bad if you got caught with cocaine... crack became a problem in minority neighborhoods whereas cocaine... white kids love the yo-yo.”quote














