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There was a similar case in the US. In the 70's, there was a crooked cop who was convicted (for some lewd acts) and had to surrender himself to prison. He chos

There was a similar case in the US. In the 70's, there was a crooked cop who was convicted (for some lewd acts) and had to surrender himself to prison. He chose to run instead and spent 22 years in the forest. Eventually he couldn't take it anymore and surrendered himself. He was then given a suspended sentence citing that he already has been through enough. Here's a podcast episode on that: https://snapjudgment.org/cop-out https://snapjudgment.org/cop-out

NullPrefix 7y ago
> He was then given a suspended sentence citing that he already has been through enough. Kind of similar to Assange, no?
- mrlala 7y ago
  >no? No.
  - NullPrefix 7y ago
    Are you saying that he needs to go through more?
ajna91 7y ago
Interesting story, an interview with him here. https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191537/cop-out https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191537/cop-out
cheez 7y ago
Hmm... I could take this tradeoff.
cr0sh 7y ago
Though nobody really knows what happened to him, and I think he's still on the FBI's most wanted list - here in Arizona we have the case of Robert Fisher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Fisher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Fisher Yep - he's still on the wanted list - going on 18-19 years now. It's unclear whether he's dead, hiding out, or what; all signs point to him at least escaping and "going into the wilderness". What's happened since that point is anyone's guess. For that matter, though, the whole escapade has a lot of questions if you research it. The official story is that one day, he snapped, and decided to kill his wife and kids, then blow up their house (natural gas explosion - leveled it) - supposedly to try to hid the evidence of the murder. Then he took the dog with him in their SUV, ran off into the wilderness - then vanished. The dog and the SUV were found, and that was it. There were questions (at the time) - theory, conspiracy, you name it - but I don't know what to make of them; it was all one weird thing in what would turn out to be a tumultuous year, and quickly overtaken by events and somewhat "forgotten". The questions still remain as to why and what really happened - the official case states marital trouble, but none of it seems (but who knows what his mental state was) to rise to the level of what occurred, though the background seems a convenient explanation after the fact.
gruez 7y ago
> He was then given a suspended sentence citing that he already has been through enough. I wonder whether this is typical, or he was given special treatment.
- jschwartzi 7y ago
  It's in keeping with the 3000+ year old sentence of exile or imprisonment.
ssully 7y ago
It sounds like he used the power of his job to rape several women. Now that he is free, it says he is helping fight police corruption and donates to organizations that help victims of sexual assault, but if I was one of his victims, I don't think I would feel justice is served just because he hid in the woods for 22 years. This is a pretty tricky scenario imo.
- dunstad 7y ago
  There are a lot of people who feel like the primary goal of what we call the criminal justice system is making the victims feel like criminals are treated poorly enough. While perhaps satisfying to some individuals, it results in high rates of recidivism, which makes society less safe for everyone. A criminal justice system centered around reform results in a safer and more humane society for everyone.

NullPrefix 7y ago

> He was then given a suspended sentence citing that he already has been through enough. Kind of similar to Assange, no?

mrlala 7y ago
>no? No.
- NullPrefix 7y ago
  Are you saying that he needs to go through more?

ajna91 7y ago

Interesting story, an interview with him here. https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191537/cop-out https://www.npr.org/2015/05/08/405191537/cop-out

cheez 7y ago

Hmm... I could take this tradeoff.

cr0sh 7y ago

Though nobody really knows what happened to him, and I think he's still on the FBI's most wanted list - here in Arizona we have the case of Robert Fisher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Fisher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Fisher Yep - he's still on the wanted list - going on 18-19 years now. It's unclear whether he's dead, hiding out, or what; all signs point to him at least escaping and "going into the wilderness". What's happened since that point is anyone's guess. For that matter, though, the whole escapade has a lot of questions if you research it. The official story is that one day, he snapped, and decided to kill his wife and kids, then blow up their house (natural gas explosion - leveled it) - supposedly to try to hid the evidence of the murder. Then he took the dog with him in their SUV, ran off into the wilderness - then vanished. The dog and the SUV were found, and that was it. There were questions (at the time) - theory, conspiracy, you name it - but I don't know what to make of them; it was all one weird thing in what would turn out to be a tumultuous year, and quickly overtaken by events and somewhat "forgotten". The questions still remain as to why and what really happened - the official case states marital trouble, but none of it seems (but who knows what his mental state was) to rise to the level of what occurred, though the background seems a convenient explanation after the fact.

gruez 7y ago

> He was then given a suspended sentence citing that he already has been through enough. I wonder whether this is typical, or he was given special treatment.

jschwartzi 7y ago
It's in keeping with the 3000+ year old sentence of exile or imprisonment.

ssully 7y ago

It sounds like he used the power of his job to rape several women. Now that he is free, it says he is helping fight police corruption and donates to organizations that help victims of sexual assault, but if I was one of his victims, I don't think I would feel justice is served just because he hid in the woods for 22 years. This is a pretty tricky scenario imo.

dunstad 7y ago
There are a lot of people who feel like the primary goal of what we call the criminal justice system is making the victims feel like criminals are treated poorly enough. While perhaps satisfying to some individuals, it results in high rates of recidivism, which makes society less safe for everyone. A criminal justice system centered around reform results in a safer and more humane society for everyone.