Michael Douglas' Son Facing Ten to Life Prison Sentence

[WyldeMan45]

I've seen Cameron in a few movies here and there including It Runs in the Family with Kirk and Michael, but wow what a massive moron. Methamphetamine, Heroin and cocaine? He deserves whatever he gets.



It's safe to say we've found the black sheep of the Douglas family.

It's not Michael, Kirk or even Catherine.

No, the acting dynasty's odd man out is Michael's eldest son, Cameron Douglas, who this morning pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs and heroin possession as part of a plea deal which nevertheless guarantees a minimum—minimum—10-year prison term.

The 31-year-old admitted to selling large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine prior to his arrest last year, which was preceded by a three-year investigation by the DEA.

"I began supplying on a regular basis," Douglas said in court.

In addition to the conspiracy charge, he also fessed up to possessing heroin. That count came about after his girlfriend was caught trying to smuggle the drug to him via an electric toothbrush while he was under house arrest last summer.

A criminal mastermind he isn't.

"Yes, your honor," he told the judge when asked if he knew what he was doing was wrong.

As for what his famous father feels about his possible life sentence, Michael opened up to the AARP earlier this month.

"It's been very painful," he said, going on to acknowledge that he wasn't exactly a rock-solid presence in his son's life growing up.

"I'll assume whatever responsibilities I have to. Would it have been better to have been around more? Absolutely. There were absences, and I was no angel.

"Cameron has a lot of his life ahead," he says. "He now recognizes his own demons and struggles."

As details of Cameron's plea bargain with prosecutors have not been disclosed, it's unclear whether he will be held to the usual decade-minimum incarceration, though he's set to be formally sentenced on April 27.

http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/b1643...to_Prison.html

[Fighter]

Lock 'em up

[SquidPuppet]

Dumb people.

[Grand Bob]

Too much spare time.

[Rblu-Dblu]

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

Too much spare time.

and money.

[Blu-Generation]

Originally Posted by Rblu-Dblu

and money.

and not enough thought.

[Steve]

I'm not going to say he should get the maximum, but he shouldn't be shown any leniency just because he's a celebrity either.

[sfmarine]

Well...he did it to himself but his father didn't help him any by giving him unlimited access to his bank accounts. He should do time.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by fireman325

I'm not going to say he should get the maximum, but he shouldn't be shown any leniency just because he's a celebrity either.

Saying that he's a celebrity is really stretching the term.

Logan

[jtwise]

i guess, there can't be three generations of Douglases as actors

[KingBing]

If he is guilty lock em up, its that simple simple!

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

Well...he did it to himself but his father didn't help him any by giving him unlimited access to his bank accounts. He should do time.

Where did you get that from? I've never heard anything about Michael giving Cameron unlimited access. Have you ever seen anything on Cameron rolling up in a Ferrari to any night clubs? No, infact I've never heard about anything news related to Cameron other than drugs. I love how 3 people voted "No" without so much as a single post as to why they don't think a felony drug traffiker should do time. Speaking of Traffic, funny considering the role Michael played in that movie.

[Q?]

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

Too much spare time.

And not enough love & attention.
But he definitely deserves to do some serious time!

[Irrob]

Hard time baby. Do it like a man.

[Mahatma]

Did he not see 'Traffic'?

[Q?]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

Did he not see 'Traffic'?

lol

[jhiggy23]

Since I'm almost finished with law school I won't comment on whether he SHOULD get the max or not, but I will say that there is little chance he will get it. The max is usually not handed out in drug cases (while many times it is for premeditated murder). If I was the prosecutor, which is what I prefer, I would absolutely go for the max, saying that he even admitted he did this on a regular basis, so what's to stop him from continuing it when he gets out? If I were the defense, I would find some other angle to go for, obviously.

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

Since I'm almost finished with law school I won't comment on whether he SHOULD get the max or not, but I will say that there is little chance he will get it. The max is usually not handed out in drug cases (while many times it is for premeditated murder). If I was the prosecutor, which is what I prefer, I would absolutely go for the max, saying that he even admitted he did this on a regular basis, so what's to stop him from continuing it when he gets out? If I were the defense, I would find some other angle to go for, obviously.

The article says at the very minimum he'll get 10 years. But like you said the fact that he admitted to being a drug dealing moron should net him 25 years I think.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

The article says at the very minimum he'll get 10 years. But like you said the fact that he admitted to being a drug dealing moron should net him 25 years I think.

So that would mean parole in about what...3 years?

.

[Q?]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

The article says at the very minimum he'll get 10 years. But like you said the fact that he admitted to being a drug dealing moron should net him 25 years I think.

haha...
I would have loved for him to actually say that he was a "drug dealing moron".