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Slightly off topic, but I was disturbed by some of the phrases in there, particularly '30 months for starting a fire' and being proud to have 'managed to stay o
by nekopa 13y ago
Slightly off topic, but I was disturbed by some of the phrases in there, particularly '30 months for starting a fire' and being proud to have 'managed to stay out of prison'.
What has my home country become? You can make millions of dollars in fraud and walk free, yet have to somehow mange your life if you're an ordinary citizen to stay out of jail. I was considering moving back to the US with my family, but news from there over the last few years has been disturbing to say the least. I've been away for 9 years, and it looks like that time will stretch indefinitely.
- CalRobert 13y agoI've been out for a year, and it seems every time I begin to miss good carne asada and craft beer something like the Kelly Thomas story reminds me why I got the hell out.
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- Mvandenbergh 13y agoI don't believe in long custodial sentences for non-violent crimes, especially if they're victim-less, but arson is not non-violent.
- aestra 13y ago11 kids on my mom's block died in a fire when she was growing up. The fire was arson. There was another guy recently who burned down his business to collect the insurance money. He endangered all his neighbors and the firefighers who responded, as well as committed insurance fraud. He wasted taxpayer money to investigate and prosecute his crime. Give him an extra 30 months.
- smackfu 13y agoThere are pretty stiff penalties for arson, since you have no control over the fire after you start it.