this merely increases the penalty and the idea, the way the legislature framed the intent of the legislation is to deter people from selling drugs. the idea is we are going to send a message. shannon: hold somebody accountable. >> and also the idea you put a dealer on the street has been the narrative that has always been a guiding sort of framework. shannon: and as you continue to discuss 25 states that have some form of this drug-induced homicide law. >> even more states can charge people under other laws so it's not like we don't have these laws in place and not like our laws are lax and we don't have enough people in prison for drug charges. we have the harshest laws in the world and we have been deploying those laws very actively.