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1StrongBlackMan

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1. The horrific thing about this "Cash for Kids" story ...
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 12:08 PM
Nov 2012

is the lives that these judges, literally, destroyed.

I recall the story of one kid ... an accomplished, and college bound, athlete. He was busted, as he was leaving a party, for having a joint in his car (it wasn't his, and he had the entire football team willing to testify that he NEVER touched drugs). His Public Defender convinced the kid's parents to have him plead guilty to the possession charge ... The PD had spoken with the prosecutor, since it was his first offense, the prosecutor would recommend the kid get probation and be offered diversion, which would fall off his record at 18 (8 months later).

They went to court ... the kid pled guilty ... the corrupt judge sentenced the kid to 7 months, 3 weeks, in one of his Kid for Cash prison franchises. Everyone in the court house was shock and the prosecutor was horrified. He argued that the sentence was inappropriate in light of the facts and previous sentences ... the prosecutor argued until the judge threaten to hold him in contempt.

The kid went to the prison ... was promptly, and brutally, raped. Upon release from the prison, this previously happy go lucky, college bound accomplished athlete killed himself ... leaving a note indicating that his prison experience had made his life unlivable.

While I am an ardent anti-death penalty kind of guy ... I would have no problem if a jailer had released this judge onto the court house steps at noon, after notifying and arming the kids entire family!

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