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I think "It would’ve saved taxpayers about $175,000" was the reason he wanted to be sentenced to "the comfort of his own home". And you also seem to be assumin
by powera 11y ago
I think "It would’ve saved taxpayers about $175,000" was the reason he wanted to be sentenced to "the comfort of his own home".
And you also seem to be assuming that everyone else's prison sentence is 100% perfect and just.
- tlrobinson 11y agoSo why didn't he advocate for leniency in the thousands of other instances where "it would've saved taxpayers about $x"?
- Retra 11y agoWould that help win an election?
- gammarator 11y agoI haven't read the book but I suspect from the article that's one of its conclusions.
- dzdt 11y agoHe did. I read the book. One of his biggest legislative accomplishments before prison was reducing from felony to misdemenaor status cases where dads failed to pay child support (usually due to their not having work). Lots of guys were going to prison with felony records for the crime of being divorced and broke. Saving taxpayers money was a big part of the argument for getting this passed.
- serge2k 11y agoYes, I'm sure that sitting at home and getting to go out and coach baseball instead of being stuck in a prison had nothing to do with his reasoning.