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YouTuber who staged plane crash in California sentenced to 6 months in prison

14 points by turtlegrids 3y ago

janosdebugs 3y ago
This might be a better link as it points to the original source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/santa-barbara-county-man-sentenced-6-months-prison-obstructing-federal-probe-plane#:~:text=LOS%20ANGELES%20%E2%80%93%20A%20YouTuber%20pilot,County%20to%20gain%20online%20views https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/santa-barbara-county-ma....
AtlasBarfed 3y ago
How long will h actually serve?
- DamnYuppie 3y ago
  My guess would be all of it. They rarely shorten sentences that are this short.
- aaronmdjones 3y ago
  The US Federal prison system abolished parole in the 1980s. All of it. EDIT: Not 1970s.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  All of it, barring pardon/commutation or something overturning the verdict or sentence: Its federal, so there is no parole. Its less than a year, so federal good conduct time reductions aren't available, either.
SuperNinKenDo 3y ago
I was a little unsettled by some of the bloodlust around this guy, with people saying quite seriously that he should face even a life sentence for what he did. (Personal aviation folks, mostly.) But on the other hand, 6 months seems incredibly lenient. What do people here feel?
- bigfishrunning 3y ago
  I hope he at least permanently lost his pilot's license over this. 6 months does seem light, but I just don't want him flying again.
  - aaronmdjones 3y ago
    Follow-up comment: He has his license back.
  - aaronmdjones 3y ago
    The FAA did take his license a while back. I don't remember whether they said anything about it being permanent.
username135 3y ago
Wasnt expecting someone to link a fox news article here today.
soulbadguy 3y ago
Such a "waste of life". On one hand, the guy doesn't really look like a "bad guy" with a habit of nefarious or negligent doing, and nobody got hurt in the accident. On the other hand, we simply cannot let thing type of careless action go unpunished. Nobody in his entourage told him it was a bad idea ?
- malcolmgreaves 3y ago
  > On one hand, the guy doesn't really look like a "bad guy" Curious: why doesn't he look like a bad guy to you?
  - soulbadguy 3y ago
    The lack of prior offense or criminal behavior. I think the only think we was ever convicted for was ridding a train without paying or something. Also the prosecutor said : > “It appears that [Jacob] exercised exceptionally poor judgment in committing this offense,” prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. “[Jacob] most likely committed this offense to generate social media and news coverage for himself and to obtain financial gain. Nevertheless, this type of ‘daredevil’ conduct cannot be tolerated.” It seems to me like a chronic case of testosterone/clout chasing induced stupidity.
dang 3y ago
YouTuber sentenced to 6 months in prison for obstructing probe into plane crash - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38523704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38523704 - Dec 2023 (261 comments)

14 points by turtlegrids 3y ago

This might be a better link as it points to the original source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/santa-barbara-county-man-sentenced-6-months-prison-obstructing-federal-probe-plane#:~:text=LOS%20ANGELES%20%E2%80%93%20A%20YouTuber%20pilot,County%20to%20gain%20online%20views https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/santa-barbara-county-ma....

AtlasBarfed 3y ago

How long will h actually serve?

DamnYuppie 3y ago
My guess would be all of it. They rarely shorten sentences that are this short.
aaronmdjones 3y ago
The US Federal prison system abolished parole in the 1980s. All of it. EDIT: Not 1970s.
dragonwriter 3y ago
All of it, barring pardon/commutation or something overturning the verdict or sentence: Its federal, so there is no parole. Its less than a year, so federal good conduct time reductions aren't available, either.

SuperNinKenDo 3y ago

I was a little unsettled by some of the bloodlust around this guy, with people saying quite seriously that he should face even a life sentence for what he did. (Personal aviation folks, mostly.) But on the other hand, 6 months seems incredibly lenient. What do people here feel?

bigfishrunning 3y ago
I hope he at least permanently lost his pilot's license over this. 6 months does seem light, but I just don't want him flying again.
- aaronmdjones 3y ago
  Follow-up comment: He has his license back.
- aaronmdjones 3y ago
  The FAA did take his license a while back. I don't remember whether they said anything about it being permanent.

username135 3y ago

Wasnt expecting someone to link a fox news article here today.

soulbadguy 3y ago

Such a "waste of life". On one hand, the guy doesn't really look like a "bad guy" with a habit of nefarious or negligent doing, and nobody got hurt in the accident. On the other hand, we simply cannot let thing type of careless action go unpunished. Nobody in his entourage told him it was a bad idea ?

malcolmgreaves 3y ago
> On one hand, the guy doesn't really look like a "bad guy" Curious: why doesn't he look like a bad guy to you?
- soulbadguy 3y ago
  The lack of prior offense or criminal behavior. I think the only think we was ever convicted for was ridding a train without paying or something. Also the prosecutor said : > “It appears that [Jacob] exercised exceptionally poor judgment in committing this offense,” prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. “[Jacob] most likely committed this offense to generate social media and news coverage for himself and to obtain financial gain. Nevertheless, this type of ‘daredevil’ conduct cannot be tolerated.” It seems to me like a chronic case of testosterone/clout chasing induced stupidity.

dang 3y ago

YouTuber sentenced to 6 months in prison for obstructing probe into plane crash - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38523704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38523704 - Dec 2023 (261 comments)