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In reply to the discussion: Swartz didn't face prison until feds took over case, report says [View all]Vattel
(9,289 posts)3. Disproportionate punishment is rampant in our criminal justice system.
It should be contrary to the 8th amendment but justices like scalia and thomas have made a mess of 8th amendment law.
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Carmen Ortiz can kiss any political career in Massachusetts goodbye...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2013
#2
Try debating this guy, and a few other, on the related subject of Julian Assange,
1monster
Jan 2013
#38
Oh, I get it! Wrecking a person's life beyond proportionality is acceptable for politics!
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#15
He was offered a 4-6 month plea bargain that probably would have resulted in probation.
randome
Jan 2013
#16
No, the minimum the feds were thinking of offering was 4-6 months of hard time.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#17
It's common practice to 'bargain' for closure of a case by threatening more time.
randome
Jan 2013
#18
They were not "doing their jobs", they were engaging in political repression.
backscatter712
Jan 2013
#20
Swartz turned down a plea bargain offering of a six month sentence in a low security facility; then
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#24
Zimmerman in Florida,Cops that beat Rodney King, Cops on Danzinger Bridge in New Orleans,also
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#28
Not surprised here, but I'm not infatuated with my federal government either.
Puzzledtraveller
Jan 2013
#39