Author Topic: Anyone think this jail sentence reasonable? (Read 3043 times)

Furious · « **Reply #15 on:** August 28, 2002, 06:07:06 PM »

Danny said it pretty good once.

Johnny was bad, even as a child everybody could tell
Everyone said if you don't get straight
You'll surely go to hell

But Johnny didn't care
He was an outlaw by the time that he was
Ten years old
He didn't wanna do what he was told
Just a prankster, juvenile gangster

His teachers didn't understand
They kicked him out of school
At a tender early age
Just because he didn't want to learn things
(Had other interests)
He liked to burn things

The lady down the block
She had a radio that Johnny wanted oh so bad
So he took it the first chance he had
Then he shot her in the leg
And this is what she said
Only a lad
You really can't blame him
Only a lad
Society made him
Only a lad
He's our responsibility
Only a lad
He really couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want to do it
Only a lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused

His parents gave up they couldn't influence his attitude
Nobody could help
The little man had no gratitude

And when he stole the care
Nobody dreamed that he would
Try to take it so far
He didn't mean to kill the poor man
Who had to go and die
It made the judge cry

Only a lad
He really couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want to do it
Only a lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused

It's not his fault that he can't believe
It's not his fault that he can't behave
Society made him go astray
Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away
Perhaps he'll go away
He'll go away

(Repeat chorus)

Hey there Johnny you really don't fool me
You get away with murder
And you think it's funny
You don't give a damn if we live or if we die
Hey there Johnny boy
I hope you fry!

F.

Pongo · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2002, 06:08:21 PM »

That would be one dead judge.

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #17 on:** August 28, 2002, 06:14:36 PM »

Interesting....

"He's an adult and he's going to be treated as an adult,"

Hey! That judge is smokin' da crack yo!

And then... But Porter said the explanations illustrated an inability to accept blame.

So, when a kid is taking meds for a mental condition... it's somebody else's fault.

Lemme get this straight, the kid is mental... he takes meds... but it's somebody else's fault?

Welp, that is one reeeeeettttaaaarrrrrrdddded judge.
-SW

crowMAW · « **Reply #18 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:11:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Animal
10 years means he will get 4 at most.

In Florida we have a statute that requires convicts serve at least 85% of their sentance. So it is at least 8.5 years for this kid. I agree that all the judge has accomplished is to turn a troubled kid into a prison educated hardened criminal who will certainly do something much worse than start high school fights and steal beer when he's released 8.5 years from now.

The judge is probably up for re-election this year and is showing that he's tough on crime.

Kieran · « **Reply #19 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:47:23 PM »

Yup, turn him loose... then hope he moves right next door to the guys crying for lighter sentences.

The point of putting an habitual offender away is to keep them from doing the inevitable... or is this an experiment we have to conduct ad infinitum?

I've lived across the street from sweety-pies just like this, and I don't remember any liberals running up and giving them hugs and such. I had to keep my kids and wife indoors because those kids were so "misunderstood".

So this boy decided to blow his freedom on a sixpack? So he has a mental disorder? Get him help, but get him off the street. His mental disorder is a ticket to ride otherwise.

Thrawn · « **Reply #20 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:52:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Kieran
Yup, turn him loose... then hope he moves right next door to the guys crying for lighter sentences

I'll take him living next to me. If you take him living next to you when he gets out of jail.

Kieran · « **Reply #21 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:53:47 PM »

Read my line above- I have already.

Thrawn · « **Reply #22 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:54:43 PM »

You live next to criminals that have done hard time?

Kieran · « **Reply #23 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:55:55 PM »

I lived across the street from a whole family of them, ranging in age from approximately 40 to teens. Yes, some of those darlings fit the description of the boy above to a "T". I can tell you our neighborhood ceased being safe the minute they moved in, and the drug sales started immediately. All night, every night, cars came and went every 15 minutes at their house. They harrassed my wife, kids, and myself, and all my neighbors. They threw objects at us from their house. Stuff disappeared around the yard. Drunk kids yelling all hours of the night.

Yeah, heaven on earth.

Thrawn · « **Reply #24 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:56:58 PM »

Why won't you answer the question?

Staga · « **Reply #25 on:** August 28, 2002, 09:58:13 PM »

So guy was a pain in the ass, and even if he wasn't prosecuted for that reason, judge gave him a "little extra" for it.

Sounds like a parody of justice in MAD-tv

Kieran · « **Reply #26 on:** August 28, 2002, 10:00:58 PM »

Sorry, I was editing. I thought I saw a different response from you the first time- did you change yours?

Thrawn · « **Reply #27 on:** August 28, 2002, 10:03:14 PM »

Np. I did just edit, question(S) to question in the post above.

Kieran · « **Reply #28 on:** August 28, 2002, 10:05:27 PM »

I'll tell you the "potato" story when I have a bit more time... hafta run for now...

Thrawn · « **Reply #29 on:** August 28, 2002, 10:06:30 PM »

Take care. I think HTC needs a chat room.