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we need to deport people like this

meritt 10y ago
No, if the alleged crimes are legitimate, he needs to be jailed. Simply handing him off to continue his abuse in another country doesn't fix the problem. It's not like the US has any hesitation with imprisoning people for petty crimes, they sure as hell could do well to actually put away criminals. If he gets deported after serving a sentence, by all means, but we should be focused on actually solving problem behavior not just simply passing the buck.
imesh 10y ago
Why? He will just go be a rich asshole in India, we should take his money and than deport him.
- samfisher83 10y ago
  He needs to be in Jail. I would highly recommend reading the entire article. This guy seems like a psychopath. He put that woman through hell.
  - enraged_camel 10y ago
    Putting him in prison costs us - the taxpayers - money. Deporting him doesn't.
    - guiambros 10y ago
      He's a criminal, and criminals should go to jail. Only after release they should be deported. Cost is not the issue. The issue is letting criminals go unpunished, because their only sentence is getting a free ride back to their country (which, btw, is also paid by taxpayers dollars).
      - enraged_camel 10y ago
        >>He's a criminal, and criminals should go to jail. Only after release they should be deported. That's not how it works. We deport illegal aliens instead of putting them in prison, despite the fact that they broke the law. The reason is obvious. >>The issue is letting criminals go unpunished, because their only sentence is getting a free ride back to their country (which, btw, is also paid by taxpayers dollars). The cost of the plane ticket simply pales in comparison to housing and feeding him over the course of many years. Besides, the US has treaties with most countries whereby deported criminals serve prison sentences in their home countries. I can assure you prisons in India are not very comfortable...
        dragonwriter 10y ago
        > We deport illegal aliens instead of putting them in prison, despite the fact that they broke the law. Because usually the law they broke wasn't criminal, and quite often if it was criminal (particularly if any other crime than illegal entry— which not all "illegal aliens" are guilty of, because, e.g., visa overstays—is involved) they serve a criminal sentence first, and then are deported (and sometimes, not even then are deported.)
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    - Sunset 10y ago
      Not if you put him in one of those shitty "Tent City" style jails Joe Arpaio runs.
  - wruza 10y ago
    If he is a psychopath, why not provide him some psychiatry?
theparanoid 10y ago
He was given a lesser than normal charge because to quote: 'He confirmed that Gattani’s immigration status was a factor. “It was a consideration, yes,” he said.'... "Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, seeks to avoid such deportations."
rdl 10y ago
Prison for a serious felony first, then deported with a lifetime bar to entering the US. If we have the right treaty with India, let him serve the prison sentence in an Indian prison instead, though.

No, if the alleged crimes are legitimate, he needs to be jailed. Simply handing him off to continue his abuse in another country doesn't fix the problem. It's not like the US has any hesitation with imprisoning people for petty crimes, they sure as hell could do well to actually put away criminals. If he gets deported after serving a sentence, by all means, but we should be focused on actually solving problem behavior not just simply passing the buck.

imesh 10y ago

Why? He will just go be a rich asshole in India, we should take his money and than deport him.

samfisher83 10y ago
He needs to be in Jail. I would highly recommend reading the entire article. This guy seems like a psychopath. He put that woman through hell.
- enraged_camel 10y ago
  Putting him in prison costs us - the taxpayers - money. Deporting him doesn't.
  - guiambros 10y ago
    He's a criminal, and criminals should go to jail. Only after release they should be deported. Cost is not the issue. The issue is letting criminals go unpunished, because their only sentence is getting a free ride back to their country (which, btw, is also paid by taxpayers dollars).
    - enraged_camel 10y ago
      >>He's a criminal, and criminals should go to jail. Only after release they should be deported. That's not how it works. We deport illegal aliens instead of putting them in prison, despite the fact that they broke the law. The reason is obvious. >>The issue is letting criminals go unpunished, because their only sentence is getting a free ride back to their country (which, btw, is also paid by taxpayers dollars). The cost of the plane ticket simply pales in comparison to housing and feeding him over the course of many years. Besides, the US has treaties with most countries whereby deported criminals serve prison sentences in their home countries. I can assure you prisons in India are not very comfortable...
      - dragonwriter 10y ago
        > We deport illegal aliens instead of putting them in prison, despite the fact that they broke the law. Because usually the law they broke wasn't criminal, and quite often if it was criminal (particularly if any other crime than illegal entry— which not all "illegal aliens" are guilty of, because, e.g., visa overstays—is involved) they serve a criminal sentence first, and then are deported (and sometimes, not even then are deported.)
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  - Sunset 10y ago
    Not if you put him in one of those shitty "Tent City" style jails Joe Arpaio runs.
- wruza 10y ago
  If he is a psychopath, why not provide him some psychiatry?

theparanoid 10y ago

He was given a lesser than normal charge because to quote: 'He confirmed that Gattani’s immigration status was a factor. “It was a consideration, yes,” he said.'... "Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, seeks to avoid such deportations."

rdl 10y ago

Prison for a serious felony first, then deported with a lifetime bar to entering the US. If we have the right treaty with India, let him serve the prison sentence in an Indian prison instead, though.