We, his friends from high school, are writing letters, making phone calls, built a website this weekend, etc., but our megaphone isn't big enough.

Sarge is set to be sentenced September 20th for his two Walgreens robberies, one in San Mateo and one in Santa Clara. The San Mateo DA is willing to mitigate the charges because of Sarge's circumstances in his county, but isn't intervening with the Santa Clara DA who wants to max him out. You can help by writing a letter to both D.A's. See below for details:

We support the elimination of California's excessive mandatory minimum sentencing laws, which give the power usually reserved to judges over to District Attorneys. But changing the law takes time that Sargent Binkley doesn't have.

Public pressure is the only thing that may cause the respective District Attorneys to reconsider; please help us in this fight by writing a letter or making a phone call as soon as you can. Two minutes of your time can help persuade District Attorneys David Howe and Rob Baker to apply a more equitable and appropriate sentence, and obtain justice for Sargent Binkley.

Check out the website and take a look at Sarge. Check out his service to this country.

Sargent was sent to Bosnia after his graduation, where he served as a peacekeeper by guarding the mass graves of genocide victims. From there he was sent to Central America, where he participated in drug interdiction operations. At one point he was ordered to open fire on a truck that contained a civilian teenage boy, an act that haunts him to this day. While on duty in Honduras, he fractured his pelvis and dislocated a hip. This injury was consistently misdiagnosed by Army physicians over the next several years, resulting in chronic pain and an addiction to prescription painkillers.

Then write a letter and support this troop. Even the pharmacist who was robbed is supporting Sarge:

The Mountain View pharmacist himself has written supporting leniency for Sargent, as have several veterans organizations, military colleagues of Sargent, and concerned California citizens. You can join them! We urge you to please take a few minutes of your time to support Sarge by putting pressure on the DA to pursue a more reasonable sentence. Write a letter, make a phone call, and help achieve rehabilitation and justice for Sargent Binkley.

Here's some sample letters: