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In reply to the discussion: Judge Gives Man 60 Years In Prison For Driving With Suspended License [View all]Iggo
(47,597 posts)9. Possession of a weapon and ammunition by a felon.
Still...sixty years?
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Judge Gives Man 60 Years In Prison For Driving With Suspended License [View all]
KamaAina
Nov 2015
OP
So he was already convicted of a felony previously - we do not know what that crime was.
Tipperary
Nov 2015
#16
Silly, that's only for white felons in Florida. Black felons in Florida are still subject
valerief
Nov 2015
#79
Apparently the weapon that he was in possession of is one that he stole from someone's house.
Tipperary
Nov 2015
#30
If he was already a convicted of a felony, on probabation, and commits a new crime?
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#41
no, you've been shown that the OP is a lie and yet you keep pushing the lie. nt
uhnope
Nov 2015
#121
Don't, but instead of having an actual discusion on prison and sentencing reform
nadinbrzezinski
Nov 2015
#115
The court records show two re-arrests associated with probation violations
struggle4progress
Nov 2015
#102
LOL. yr proof is the same lack of proof. I think yr working for the other side, actually.
uhnope
Nov 2015
#124
+1. I'm waiting for another source. I know very little about this Counter Current News blog
951-Riverside
Nov 2015
#46
If the kid (young man) has a felony, no surprise there, African Americans are felonized by our
randys1
Nov 2015
#40
Blame the system? I blame the person committing the crimes. See post #82. The guy is a repeat
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#108
He has a criminal history, this was not just for a suspended drivers licence
nadinbrzezinski
Nov 2015
#47
The title is intentionally misleading. He violated supervision and committed multiple felonies.
NightWatcher
Nov 2015
#49
As soon as I saw the words 'violated probation' I knew there was more to the story.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Nov 2015
#103
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments
tclambert
Nov 2015
#51
these petitions have no link to the news article -- it would be good to know if it's true
uhnope
Nov 2015
#56
you got it. The OP just wants to increase divisions between people and call everyone racist
uhnope
Nov 2015
#123
Unfortunately, the news source that you believed omitted a lot: i.e., parole, felonies, weapon, etc.
xocet
Nov 2015
#62
What are you arguing? Start with facts and argue from there. Then people will say - yeah 60 yrs...
xocet
Nov 2015
#64
He may not be very bright. He got probation on a robbery charge. Then he
struggle4progress
Nov 2015
#101
"The sentencing judge, Matthew Destry, presides over the Broward County Clerk of Courts."
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2015
#84
Okay, so the petitioner doesn't know the ins and outs of the Broward County judicial system
KamaAina
Nov 2015
#95
It's not the petitioner, it's the author of this bogus article who doesn't know his head from a hole
Freddie Stubbs
Nov 2015
#98
Except its looking like it isn't. The guy has lots of arrests, including burglary, grand theft of a
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#116
One less gun nut on the street. He didn't want to give up his guns, now he will go to jail for it.
Township75
Dec 2015
#135