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> sentenced to three years’ probation and 70 hours of community service; she had to undergo a mental heath assessment and wear an ankle monitor for three months
by mrbluecoat 2y ago
> sentenced to three years’ probation and 70 hours of community service; she had to undergo a mental heath assessment and wear an ankle monitor for three months
While I respect our justice system, as imperfect as it is, extreme outlier failures are heartbreaking. Reminds me of reading Bryan Stevenson's book
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
- MissTake 2y agoThat wasn’t for the initial charges. That was what she got after being found guilty (although it again sounds like it was a massive overreach) of sending threatening text messages.
- meowster 2y agoIt doesn't sound threatening to me: > “She was convicted of sending five text messages,” Birch sighs. “There wasn’t one threat in any of them. All the messages said was, ‘You should be aware of what your daughters are posting.’” He claims that a fair trial was impossible, after all the publicity his client had received, saying,“Any jury would be poisoned.”
- MissTake 2y agoThat’s why I said it sounded like massive overreach.