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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:27 AM
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This is bullshit and most likely racist
Now I have no idea if these three individuals are black or white, but judging by the penalty they received, I'm willing to bet they were black. Fifteen years in prison is way too much for looting booze when a child molester get off on probation because he is too short. A white child molester, I should add. Fuck this goddamn system. Fuck it hard. We're living in a goddamn lie. RIM



KENNER, Louisiana (AP) -- Three people convicted of hauling away liquor, wine and beer from a grocery store after Hurricane Katrina were sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison.

The judge said he wanted to send a message that looting would not be tolerated when he gave the maximum sentence to Coralnelle Little, 36, Rhonda McGowen, 42, and Paul C. Pearson, 36, all of Kenner.

A jury convicted the trio May 2 on a portion of the state's looting law that took effect two weeks before the Aug. 29 storm. The amended law set a three-year minimum sentence, and a maximum of 15 years in prison, for looting during a declared state of emergency.

They were convicted of attempting to leave the grocery with 27 bottles of liquor and wine, six cases of beer and one case of wine coolers, six days after Katrina made landfall.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/29/looters.sentenced.ap/index.html
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:31 AM
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1. I would find going on a good drunk after Katrina just fine
Maybe they forgot to leave I.O.U's.
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manic expression Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:31 AM
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2. That is just disgusting
a sad example of our "justice" system.

In my state (NJ), there's a girl (a minor) who is serving a minimum 65 year sentence (I'm pretty sure I got that right).

:puke:
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beam me up scottie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:36 AM
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3. I have to agree.
What a wise choice.

I'm sure there weren't any real criminals they could have sentenced to the maximum in order to "set an example".
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:44 AM
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4. Certainly some punishment is warranted
Looting non-essential items in time of a disaster is wrong, but they should not be sentenced to a longer jail term than Duke Cunningham or the Enron gang. I would have only given them a year or two.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:53 AM
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6. So what would you have given this guy?
This short, 50-year-old white guy who was convicted of molesting a 12-year-old girl?



http://weatherforddemocrat.com/cnhi/weatherforddemocrat/opinion/local_story_165122814.html?keyword=secondarystory
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LisaL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:50 AM
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5. They were convicted by a jury. Take it up with them.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 01:54 AM
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TheDebbieDee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 02:04 AM
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8. They were convicted by a jury, yes.......
but isn't it the judge that determines the sentence?

Maybe it's the judge that should be blasted to shit for passing out a sentence that is not commensurate with the crime!
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 02:06 AM
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9. Am I blaming the judge?
I'm blaming the system. The racist system.
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-29-06 02:09 AM
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10. Locking
Do not start flamebait topics
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