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18-year-old arrested for pretending to be a doctor in Florida
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andthebeatgoeson
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6 times as long if he raped a women behind a dumpster.
I'm no lawyer but it seemed low to me, too.
Dangerous game with this post. What are you implying, hmm?
DiipuSurotu
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Prison Breaking Bad
it was his plan all along.
Colonel Mustard
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I wonder if he could argue that. Bid for a commuted sentence under the condition he enrolls in school to pursue becoming an actual doctor.
Corronchilejano
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No way is he going to get a deal like that. He literally commited check fraud.
This kid strikes me as one of those types who thinks they're smarter than everyone else. I run across a lot of 15-18 year olds like that. He just won't admit that what he did was wrong and accept the consequences. Where are his parents in all of this? Did they just sit back and allow him to do this?
He's going to get the book thrown at him if he keeps this up. He should have taken the plea deal.
He's going to get the book thrown at him if he keeps this up. He should have taken the plea deal.
Colonel Mustard
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Yeah, I missed where he stole 30 grand from an elderly lady. Done fucked up kid, take the plea deal and maybe get out a tad early for good behavior.
Subpar Scrub
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That's an awful idea.
There's nothing wrong with it that I can see. I think you misread his post.
NealMcCauley
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Hell if he goes to a for-profit prison they'll probably make him the doctor.
There's no way in hell any medical school would ever accept him. He could try for a premed undergrad, but something tells me he'd fail the first weeding out chem class.
Mammoth Jones
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I hope he gets far more than three years. What a scumbag.
Stealing from old people? Pretending to be a doctor can get someone killed.
He won't listen, he won't learn. Maybe some consequences will humble Mr Wizard...
Stealing from old people? Pretending to be a doctor can get someone killed.
He won't listen, he won't learn. Maybe some consequences will humble Mr Wizard...
MWS Natural
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Quite the opposite. When white rapists can 6 months and probation or run over people and kill them and get no jail time, 3 years for impersonating a doctor seems like way too much. But he's not white so he'll probably get 8 years.
Literally him showing up in a lab coat and acting like he's the new doctor. No sinister implication
TunaMarshmallow
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I've got way too little information to know whether the plea deal seems appropriate.
Does he have any serious mental illness? Is he sincerely remorseful? What is the extent of actual harm he caused to others vs. mere risk of harm he created? (Yes, putting others at risk of harm is worthy of punishment. But there's a reason we treat mere drunk drivers differently than drunk drivers who in fact injure others.)
Without knowing more, I've got know idea whether three years in prison is fair. It might be way, way too much. Heck, it might not even be the right kind of solution.
Does he have any serious mental illness? Is he sincerely remorseful? What is the extent of actual harm he caused to others vs. mere risk of harm he created? (Yes, putting others at risk of harm is worthy of punishment. But there's a reason we treat mere drunk drivers differently than drunk drivers who in fact injure others.)
Without knowing more, I've got know idea whether three years in prison is fair. It might be way, way too much. Heck, it might not even be the right kind of solution.
The Faceless Master
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if a PD can get you 3 years + 5 probation, you definitely want a better lawyer, they should be able to get you straight probation.
dude legitimately seems to be mentally ill though.
Moon Patrol Pilot
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Whatever it is you're thinking, you're the only person in this thread with that thought.
metalslimer
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Sorry he needs to go to jail especially when he doesn't seem remorseful at all. If he actually seemed like he wanted to atone for his crimes, I could understand a shorter prison sentence and more probation , but now I hope he gets thrown in for long time.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
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You want a kid who "treated" patients without a license to actually obtain a license in the ridiculous field of naturopathy and then go back to seeing patients?
This dude is an insult to whatever shit medicine he attempted to practice.
PeakPointMatrix
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Damn, if only he'd bleached his skin and raped one of his patients behind a dumpster, he would've only gotten a 1/6th of that time.
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InfiniteBento
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Considering he examined people who had no idea he was not a professional, which is completely violating a person and is disgusting, him getting 3 years is him getting off easy.
A fake doctor is a potential casualty every time someone goes to be their patient. Some professions have to be protected from fraud because otherwise lives are in danger. Harsh sentencing is a must here.
Yep. Just because nobody was harmed directly doesn't mean it isn't a serious crime with very serious implications for the future. Fraud. Undetected health problems. Etc.
Lord Error
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I don't get it... Unless I'm missing something, he wasn't claiming to be an actual medical doctor, but a 'hollistic alt. healer" or whatever. So why would he even need any kind of license to do what's essentially a make pretend medicine? A guy selling healing herbal teas or whatever, doesn't need a medical license.
Spiral Insanity
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Why do you want this fuck to practice medicine?
hydragonwarrior
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No money in that. Good ol politics.
Sectorseven
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Who would pay for this, do prisoners get free grad school?
FortuneFaded
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If I remember correctly he added M.D. to his name and claimed it was a mistake.
Corronchilejano
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I checked for Florida's case and apparently all you can do is study to become a minister.
kame-sennin
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A doctor AND a lawyer!
When they're white, it's a cute movie.
A doctor AND a lawyer!
When he was a doctor it bothered me, he gave fake medical advice, wonder how many people died.
It was the 60s. I'm sure it didn't make a difference.
To get help most of the time you have to actually want help. He doesn't seem to want help, he seems to want to charge people large sums of money while claiming to be something he's not. This shit could only happen in Florida, where everything's so lax and people are oblivious. Yikes.
Throw him in jail, he's wasted enough people's time and money. When he gets out.....he can go to med school.
lol there is no avenue available for this kid to become a doctor. It would be literally impossible for him.
Mammoth Jones
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I didn't know this. Wow. I love that quote in Brown Skin Lady...
DarkHeartedKill
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What a douche canoe, cashing in people's cheques(I'm Canadian dammit!) and giving medical advice without a license. My favourite line is
Sho_Nuff82
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Read the whole thread and see the pictures at his practice. He claimed to be an MD and PhD.
Slammin_Hammon
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3 years when he could face up to 75? Take the deal kid.
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