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QuantumDeath
reply to post by AntiNWO
So, Judge Dredd. Are you not aware that he's under 10 years probation? There's a strong chance he may see resentencing with his coarse behavior.
If you're concerned about wealthy sociopaths/psychopaths plowing the justice system, then after reading this, you'll become the bastion of justice, go out and do what needs to be done to make things right.
QuantumDeath
So, Judge Dredd. Are you not aware that he's under 10 years probation? There's a strong chance he may see resentencing with his coarse behavior.
crazyewok
QuantumDeath
So, Judge Dredd. Are you not aware that he's under 10 years probation? There's a strong chance he may see resentencing with his coarse behavior.
And after his little holiday/therapy he will likley move to the caymans or Virgin Islanda or some other 1% friendly encave and sit his probation period out in saftey there without the fear of being draged back to prison. Hell he may even go to some foreign university and while the time away there partying and drink driveing.
Lawyers for Couch, 16, had argued that the teen's parents should share part of the blame for the crash because they never set limits for the boy and gave him everything he wanted.
"Let's face it. ... There needs to be some justice here," Eric Boyles, who lost his wife and daughter, told CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" on Wednesday night.
"For 25 weeks, I've been going through a healing process. And so when the verdict came out, I mean, my immediate reaction is -- I'm back to week 1. We have accomplished nothing here. My healing process is out the window," he said.
crazyewok
I dont like the eye for a eye and normely frown on revenge outside the legal system.
But this is such a failure of justice.
If the victims family murderd the kid and I was on the jury I would find them not guilty.
NavyDoc
What you are suggesting is the principle of "jury nullification"--where the jury not only judges the person, but the law. I think it is an underused but important part of the system.
crazyewok
reply to post by HanzHenry
I know.
There should be draconian penaltys for judges caught being brought. "life" in gennral population comes to mind, I say life as it wont be 25 years before parole, it will be 25 minutes before a shiv in the back.edit on 12-12-2013 by crazyewok because: (no reason given)