Back door draft?

Here's one judge who thinks he's figured out the problem of overcrowding our jails with drug offenders. 24 year old Brian Barr of Salinas county in California was convicted of possession of marijuana. Now there was a gun involved since Barr shot a would-be robber in his home. The police contend that Barr was a dealer and the robbers were there to steal his cannabis and his money but it appears they didn't prove it at trial. Furthermore, Monterey County Judge Robert Moody said that the shooting was justified. Nonetheless Moody, in sentencing Barr, gave him the 'choice' between enlisting in the military or going to jail. (One wonders if Ashcroft added that to the sentencing guidelines while we weren't looking).

Hell of a choice. Rot in jail for years or accept a virtual death sentence. And they call this justice?