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He shouldn't have repeatedly broken the law if he wasn't prepared to deal with the legal consequences.

• smsm42 12y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8345282 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8345282 To this, I can only add that there are a lot of bad laws and even more, much more, bad prosecutions, so sounding like every prosecution is right and if you don't like it, just don't break the law, is not only sounding mean and morally obtuse, but also very uninformed.
  • res0nat0r 12y ago
    Sorry but serving six months jail time (and most likely less) for repeatedly breaking and entering is perfectly reasonable to me and not obtuse whatsoever. Most on HN are outraged with this type of sentencing because it's someone they liked, but if it was anyone else it would be perfectly acceptable.
    • smsm42 12y ago
      Did you spend time in federal prison? Are you dealing with convicted felon status? You seem to be awfully quick recommending people to sit in jail and accept the life of a convicted felon. It's either you recommend it from experience of it not being a big deal, or it is the obtuseness.
      • res0nat0r 12y ago
        I have not. Why? Because I don't repeatedly break the law, since I don't want to go to jail. Hence my comment above, if you can't do the time don't do the crime.