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44. Nope. Because its all but certain he will serve little or no time

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 03:00 PM

Apr 2012

Under Florida's sentencing guidelines, this guy could commit this offense nearly a dozen separate times (and be charged with a felony each time) before he would be subject to a mandatory minimum term. Without a mandatory minimum sentence, even as a repeat offender, the most he might get is suspended sentence.

How would you propose to deal with repeat offenders that is different from the way Florida deals with them?

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$1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's [View all] shawn703 Apr 2012 OP

The free cup probably cost more than the soda was worth. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #1

"The initial charge was for petty theft. But due to Abaire’s record of prior petty theft convictions PoliticAverse Apr 2012 #2

Floriaduh is not the only state still in the russspeakeasy Apr 2012 #4

The Wikipedia article lists the states and hightlights some infamous applications of the laws: PoliticAverse Apr 2012 #5

They missed the dreaded Cheese Bandit of Yolo County KamaAina Apr 2012 #17

Prison Labor.. the fastest growing segment of the labor market... lib2DaBone Apr 2012 #33

and the private prisons get a healthy kickback from uncle sam for each inmate housed Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #46

Pretty good example of what is wrong with "three strikes" laws. yellowcanine Apr 2012 #45

Does he get free soda in jail? libinnyandia Apr 2012 #3

What a piece of shit joeglow3 Apr 2012 #6

sounds like he wanted to get back inside the joint grantcart Apr 2012 #18

Your tax dollars will pay for his incarceration NickB79 Apr 2012 #41

it's not like it was an accident d_r Apr 2012 #7

Exactly. nt cstanleytech Apr 2012 #8

The initial charge was for petty theft. But due to Abaire’s record of prior petty theft convictions AlbertCat Apr 2012 #9

but do the taxpayers deserve to pay $40,000 for that cup of soda? grasswire Apr 2012 #12

Three strikes laws are meant to disenfranchise more Dem voters shawn703 Apr 2012 #15

LOL. tabasco Apr 2012 #21

Must be my age? shawn703 Apr 2012 #22

Do you have any evidence that multiple-felons are more likely to be Democratic voters? tabasco Apr 2012 #24

This is not a multiple felony shawn703 Apr 2012 #27

I'm not googling squat. tabasco Apr 2012 #28

Nice straw man shawn703 Apr 2012 #29

So, you don't have any evidence for your claim tabasco Apr 2012 #39

Well that's easy shawn703 Apr 2012 #40

Slam. Dunk. Win. Very nice, sir. nt NickB79 Apr 2012 #43

So, you 're speculating. tabasco Apr 2012 #51

What were your answers to my questions? shawn703 Apr 2012 #52

So, you're speculating. tabasco Apr 2012 #53

Your numbers shawn703 Apr 2012 #54

Yes, those are numbers. From two Minn. professors. That don't prove anything. tabasco Apr 2012 #56

Obviously you haven't read the whole document shawn703 Apr 2012 #57

Or benefit for-profit prison companies. alp227 Apr 2012 #23

If he deserves it, then much of DU deserves for illegal downloads. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2012 #25

much of DU would not confess to a crime in a post on the internets JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2012 #36

Even if the guy is a jerk it's just a few cents worth of soda Auggie Apr 2012 #10

so the taxpayers of FL are going to pay $40,000/year... grasswire Apr 2012 #11

That's exactly what I thought! NickB79 Apr 2012 #42

Nope. Because its all but certain he will serve little or no time onenote Apr 2012 #44

This act is a felony? Give me a break! Paper Roses Apr 2012 #13

Observation: there are a lot of law-and-order republicans on this thread. Occulus Apr 2012 #14

Ain't that the truth. CanSocDem Apr 2012 #19

Indeed! Dogtown Apr 2012 #35

Dude ain't a victim! d_r Apr 2012 #38

Look on the bright side -- the perp is a 52 year old white guy. FarCenter Apr 2012 #16

If only he could have helped Rmoney ruin and loot a company, SDjack Apr 2012 #20

This guy has a history, I'm not sympathetic. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #26

"I'm not sympathetic." Dogtown Apr 2012 #34

Police State run amok. sarcasmo Apr 2012 #30

lol Complete idiot chrisa Apr 2012 #31

Someone who willingly gets felony charges for a soda has mental issues bigger than crime... saras Apr 2012 #32

Under Florida's sentencing guidelines there's virtually no chance this guy does much time if any onenote Apr 2012 #37

any way this is handled, the cost is disproportionate to the crime grasswire Apr 2012 #47

As you acknowledge, any process is going to cost more than $1 onenote Apr 2012 #48

the question is larger grasswire Apr 2012 #50

Im just saying KinMd Apr 2012 #49

where are the arrests for the BANKERS lovuian Apr 2012 #55