'I want my peers to have a shot at life, which is why I'm here. I lost my father to a drug overdose and my aunt and uncle to fentanyl overdoses,' the 11-year-old daughter of rapper DMX said.
"The district attorney here has been very, very mindful of making sure that people are being charged at the appropriate level based on the information they have about each case," she said. "I think level-setting that statewide is actually very, very helpful."
State legislation is what the coalition of families is pushing for with the proposed Alexandra's Law. "A law which gives convicted drug dealers a warning, a warning that makes them aware of the dangers of their actions and if they choose to ignore the warning, and someone dies, as a result, they will be held accountable," Matt Capelouto, a leader in formulating Alexandra's Law, said.
The law is named after Capelouto's daughter who died when she unknowingly took an oxycodone pill made with a lethal dose of fentanyl."Alexandra's Law provides a warning to those involved in the distribution sales, furnishing of narcotics, are provided a warning that if they continue their behavior, consequences could be severe, and they could be charged with a criminal homicide should someone die as a result up to and including murder," Gire said.
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