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Wed Jan-28-09 10:01 AM
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| 16. The last eight years seems to have closed all the loop holes |
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for "the prison system". Hopefully the new administration will come to the aid of the homeless and reverse this discision and give this man what he deserves-a job.
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| -Homeless man gets 15 years for stealing $100 |
Are_grits_groceries |
Jan-28-09 09:44 AM |
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Meanwhile, a former AIG exec got only 4 years fraud (to the tune of 500 million) |
anonymous171 |
Jan-28-09 09:46 AM |
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That's what I was going to post. |
flvegan |
Jan-28-09 09:48 AM |
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That's what I was going to post as well. |
NM Independent |
Jan-28-09 10:13 AM |
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On the plus side, he's got a home now. Three hots and a cot. |
wienerdoggie |
Jan-28-09 09:46 AM |
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That's my thoughts too. I've heard of people doing this simply because they know they will be warm |
madmom |
Jan-28-09 09:51 AM |
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I'd Do It |
RobinA |
Jan-28-09 09:17 PM |
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Yeah, that's the upside. No worries about job loss or free healthcare now. nt |
cabluedem |
Jan-28-09 10:17 AM |
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My initial thought was "At least he's no longer homeless." |
slackmaster |
Jan-28-09 10:23 AM |
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True, and he's not likely to provoke the ire of other inmates. |
Vektor |
Jan-29-09 03:32 AM |
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For the record: probably one or two meals of which one will be cold. n/t |
ieoeja |
Jan-29-09 04:07 PM |
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well he gets a warm, dry bed and meals |
rurallib |
Jan-28-09 09:46 AM |
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reminds me more of Les Miserables ... |
sunnystarr |
Jan-29-09 09:07 AM |
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The laws should be changed |
Confusious |
Jan-28-09 09:48 AM |
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I like that policy |
Xicano |
Jan-29-09 04:02 AM |
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stealing != robbing |
DS1 |
Jan-28-09 09:48 AM |
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That's the same reasoning that was used when the homeless |
midnight |
Jan-28-09 10:03 AM |
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this makes my heart ache. |
KittyWampus |
Jan-28-09 09:48 AM |
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It feels it will never stop, some days, too many. |
Mnemosyne |
Jan-28-09 08:04 PM |
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justice? |
Bluerthanblue |
Jan-28-09 09:48 AM |
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You've quoted federal guidelines, but he was sentenced under Louisiana state law: |
SteppingRazor |
Jan-28-09 09:50 AM |
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Well that just makes it hunky dory.......nt |
Are_grits_groceries |
Jan-28-09 09:53 AM |
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Who said it makes it hunky dory, the poster was just explaining the law |
WI_DEM |
Jan-28-09 10:35 AM |
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Thanks. And, certainly, I didn't want to endorse it. |
SteppingRazor |
Jan-28-09 10:47 AM |
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We give judges discretion in sentencing people for a reason |
Hippo_Tron |
Jan-29-09 12:27 AM |
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Do we? |
SteppingRazor |
Jan-29-09 09:05 AM |
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According to a post above it's no less than 3 and no more than 40 years |
Hippo_Tron |
Jan-29-09 02:42 PM |
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I know. That post above is mine. |
SteppingRazor |
Jan-29-09 03:53 PM |
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He won't appeal. |
Veritas_et_Aequitas |
Jan-28-09 09:52 AM |
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If his life is that bad, 3 meals (such as they are in a Louisiana prison system) and a place to... |
Poll_Blind |
Jan-28-09 09:57 AM |
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One year would have sufficed to get this man fed and detoxed and perhaps |
glitch |
Jan-28-09 10:18 AM |
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Exactly. 15 years is a LOOOONG time. Who knows how long he was homleless in the first place. |
MidwestTransplant |
Jan-28-09 10:21 AM |
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Well you don't make the laws, do you? |
lizzy |
Jan-28-09 07:07 PM |
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for someone who is unclear on laws |
musette_sf |
Jan-28-09 08:25 PM |
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Well, wtf do you know? |
lizzy |
Jan-28-09 08:50 PM |
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Thanks for responding to whoever it is that I have on ignore :) nt |
glitch |
Jan-28-09 11:16 PM |
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How much state money is going to be spent incarcerating this man? |
bluestateguy |
Jan-28-09 09:56 AM |
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Yeah, but they get the slave, er, I mean free labor. |
bertman |
Jan-28-09 11:26 PM |
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Anatole France noted, some time ago, that |
elleng |
Jan-28-09 10:00 AM |
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I was thinking of that quote as well |
Canuckistanian |
Jan-28-09 10:17 AM |
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The last eight years seems to have closed all the loop holes |
midnight |
Jan-28-09 10:01 AM |
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Louisiana jails 15 year olds for life- what do you expect? |
depakid |
Jan-28-09 10:06 AM |
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Louisiana is one of the southern states I will NEVER enter in my lifetime. nt |
cabluedem |
Jan-28-09 10:21 AM |
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Jan-28-09 10:33 AM |
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Oh well, one more NOLA hotel room for me, then |
KamaAina |
Jan-28-09 08:28 PM |
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The OP made it appear as though this was a Federal case |
KamaAina |
Jan-28-09 08:27 PM |
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What A Horrible Sentencing. I Hope The Appeals Process Can Help Him. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jan-28-09 10:16 AM |
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Read more here - Says the guy is 5 5" tall and weighs 143 pounds. |
1776Forever |
Jan-28-09 10:21 AM |
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Well, pardon me. Robbery charge does not take |
lizzy |
Jan-28-09 07:13 PM |
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2 important points to this incident: |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jan-28-09 10:27 AM |
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Thank you, dixiegrrrrl |
Enthusiast |
Jan-29-09 03:56 AM |
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Unfortunately, the threat of force opened him up for a robbery charge |
Gormy Cuss |
Jan-28-09 10:30 AM |
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Meanwhile, $100 Billion thief Madoff sits at home screwing his wife. |
TWiley |
Jan-28-09 10:31 AM |
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Part of this I would bet is three strikes and your out--he probably had a a police record for |
WI_DEM |
Jan-28-09 10:33 AM |
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... with liberty and justice for all. |
eppur_se_muova |
Jan-28-09 06:52 PM |
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So if he had given 1 cent more back, he would've gotten 14 years less. |
Waiting For Everyman |
Jan-28-09 06:58 PM |
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Stealing would not be a correct description. |
lizzy |
Jan-28-09 07:05 PM |
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So does Madoff get 7.5 billion years? |
KamaAina |
Jan-28-09 07:07 PM |
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Of course not |
malaise |
Jan-28-09 08:21 PM |
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The law locks up the man or woman who steals the goose from off the common |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-28-09 07:10 PM |
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Fuck that, didn't bushitler do away with all the laws? When were they restored? |
lonestarnot |
Jan-28-09 07:13 PM |
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Welcome to America... |
MrScorpio |
Jan-28-09 08:19 PM |
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This is why the USA has 25% of the world's prisoners while only having 5% of the world's population. |
New Dawn |
Jan-28-09 08:33 PM |
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He. Robbed. A. Bank. |
jmowreader |
Jan-28-09 08:33 PM |
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Trying to be sarcastic with your headline? No? You are serious? |
Duende azul |
Jan-28-09 09:43 PM |
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I have perspective |
jmowreader |
Jan-29-09 05:45 AM |
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The vicious bank robber, Clyde Barrow along with his sidekick, Bonnie Parker, made |
bertman |
Jan-28-09 11:45 PM |
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Robbing a bank is different than shoplifting or picking pockets. |
geek tragedy |
Jan-29-09 03:01 PM |
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Of course it's different and it's serious, but putting a man in jail who took $100 and |
bertman |
Jan-29-09 05:46 PM |
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And he should be punished for it, but 15 years is fucking ridiculous and a waste of taxpayer money |
Hippo_Tron |
Jan-29-09 12:33 AM |
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Hey is Bernie Maddoff in jail for stealing Billions? |
MadMaddie |
Jan-28-09 08:52 PM |
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No longer homeless, has health care, and a warm place to sleep |
2Design |
Jan-28-09 11:16 PM |
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"Spiderwebs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the ppor and weak" - Proudhon |
struggle4progress |
Jan-28-09 11:40 PM |
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A homeless guy broke into my truck he'll be eligible for parole in 20 years. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Jan-29-09 12:00 AM |
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You don't need to rationalize the insane decisions of the court. |
file83 |
Jan-29-09 01:33 AM |
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He only got three years for the crimes he committed against me. |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Jan-29-09 03:02 PM |
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He robbed a damned bank. |
ArbustoBuster |
Jan-29-09 12:48 AM |
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More importantly here is the need for deterence. |
file83 |
Jan-29-09 01:34 AM |
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But harsher punishment doesn't tend to deter people... |
varkam |
Jan-29-09 07:00 AM |
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the robbed a band of $100 and got 15 years . . . and yet . . . and yet . . . |
OneBlueSky |
Jan-29-09 05:58 AM |
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Bernie Madow needs to be sharing his cell. nt |
Vinca |
Jan-29-09 06:51 AM |
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The sad part |
LiberalPersona |
Jan-29-09 07:41 AM |
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meanwhile bernie madoff lives well in his penthouse apartment |
spanone |
Jan-29-09 07:46 AM |
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Jean Valjean in 21st Century America. nt |
raccoon |
Jan-29-09 08:06 AM |
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Which is more terrifying? |
Tsiyu |
Jan-29-09 10:51 AM |
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he read about bernie and thought stealing was suddenly legal |
spanone |
Jan-29-09 02:44 PM |
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Paging Jean Valjean and Javert...your new nation awaits you. |
tom_paine |
Jan-29-09 02:46 PM |
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"It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times." |
slampoet |
Jan-29-09 03:57 PM |
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