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With all those extremely serious crimes, how many people got hurt? And remember, if he'd taken the original deal he would have been out in two years.
by tsotha 15y ago
With all those extremely serious crimes, how many people got hurt? And remember, if he'd taken the original deal he would have been out in two years.
- jacques_chester 15y ago> With all those extremely serious crimes, how many people got hurt? Several families at least had their livelihoods directly undermined. I can't speak to plea bargaining, it seems to be a largely American feature. (IANAL, TINLA)
- kahawe 15y agoThat would mean: Just because you did not succeed in murdering someone, you are allowed to go free?
- tsotha 15y agoHe didn't try to murder anyone. He made some threats, and he tried to get his neighbor in trouble with the law. I'm not saying he should go free. But I am saying 18 years is incredibly harsh in light of the crime.