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I think the thief does deserve leniency. He had nothing to gain by turning himself in other than guilt relief, and a lot to lose. Much respect. Prison time stil
by hirundo 5y ago
I think the thief does deserve leniency. He had nothing to gain by turning himself in other than guilt relief, and a lot to lose. Much respect. Prison time still seems appropriate, but a lot less than otherwise.
- fumblebee 5y agoMaybe, hopefully. But this paragraph suggests that he thought the police were onto him before he turned himself in. > According to the news reports, the suspect said he had moved the paintings there in May after reading that the police might be onto him.
- flycaliguy 5y agoHe didn’t even return one of the items! I feel like the thief’s lawyer is very happy about this story being leaked like this.
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoIt kinda depends; did he steal it for himself or was it "to order", in which case it depends on whether he can help convict the bigger fry. Was it damaged? Etc. Motivation matters a lot in a case like this, I think, and of course damages because a lot of money has been spent on police and museum investigation, possibly insurance money, restoration, etc.