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In reply to the discussion: Five years in prison for a dollar's worth of soda. Guess where? [View all]Th1onein
(8,514 posts)15. That would be a bit idiotic, since he HAS nothing, don't you think?
Come on! Do you REALLY think that five years imprisonment fits the crime? Is that REALLY justice, in your book? Get real.
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You said the punishment should fit the crime. What punishment would you like to see? nt
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#17
That isn't really a punishment. Wouldn't it be more like take a soda from his fridge?
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#35
You were the one who thought the punishment should fit the crime. Didn't really think that through
Snake Alchemist
Apr 2012
#38
Devil's advocate here: Then why not just take away the jewelry the thief just "lifted"?
rustydog
Apr 2012
#41
Florida is becoming something between a middle-ages theocracy and the old west.
onehandle
Apr 2012
#5
Funny how you left out the part where he was given the chance to pay the $1 and he refused.
NYC Liberal
Apr 2012
#22
I said nothing about him cursing. I said he was given the opportunity to pay and he refused.
NYC Liberal
Apr 2012
#30
It sounds more like he was arrested for trespassing and disorderly intoxication
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Apr 2012
#28
Fair enough. Five years in prison for trespassing and disorderly intoxication??
KamaAina
Apr 2012
#29