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Anthony Weiner gets 21 months in prison in sexting case
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Mammoth Jones
Member
He got off light.
Probably zero
TheOfficeMut
Unconfirmed Member
Okay, what?
The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Prosecutors say he has a pattern of behavior that "suggests a dangerous level of denial and lack of self-control warranting a meaningful incarceratory sentence."
Prosecutors then recommend a fifth of the maximum sentence of 21 to 27 months.
What? You just did the defense a favor.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Prosecutors say he has a pattern of behavior that "suggests a dangerous level of denial and lack of self-control warranting a meaningful incarceratory sentence."
Prosecutors then recommend a fifth of the maximum sentence of 21 to 27 months.
What? You just did the defense a favor.
Spoiled Milk
Banned
Almost two years of this man's life gone for sexting. Unbelievable.
For sending pictures of his penis to a kid? That really seems like a just punishment to you?
Mammoth Jones
Member
Fuck him. Just be over 18. It's not that hard. You pity him if you want. I won't.
Steeped in a Sea of Games
Member
If he was sending pictures of his dick to my kid, I'd want to chop his straight off and put it through a meat grinder. 21 months is easy when lots of other people would get much longer.
Considering he is a 53 year old man sending sexually explicit photos to a 15 year old, yes, yes it does.
You are disgusting.
Uh, fucking yes?
GoldenEye 007
Member
Put him under the jail for the larger implications over and above sexually harassing a minor.
I'm sure the Sessions led DOJ might give him a stint at Club Fed, though.
I'm sure the Sessions led DOJ might give him a stint at Club Fed, though.
lol what the fuck?
Spoiled Milk
Banned
It's not hard, but the sentencing here is completely unjust. We should not be putting people in state prison for electronic messages. It's bonkers.
Seems like he got off pretty easily here....... what are you talking about?
ryutaro's mama
Member
You seem oddly sympathetic to a pedophile.
I take it you don't have children of your own.
This didn't take long.
Rumblebones
Banned
Slap on the wrist. Expected.
It's not sexting that's the crime.
It's the fact he was sexting a child.
It's not sexting that's the crime.
It's the fact he was sexting a child.
Skellig Gra
Member
Yeah we should have waited til the 50 year old guy actually had sex with the 15 year old before doing anything.
Phoenix RISING
Banned
Don't forget that John Edwards was going to be a democratic Rockstar as well.
That's how screwed we are. Looking at either side of the political Spectrum, all you can see and smell is hot garbage.
Read the logs. He was soliciting hard and he knew she was 15. What a strange cause to cape lmao; if he wasn't a politician they would've thrown him under the jail, and the guys inside would have destroyed him
Are you kidding? Of course it's a just punishment. If anything, he should've gotten more time.
Spoiled Milk
Banned
Pedophilia is disgusting and so is sexual harassment. But I just have a different opinion about what constitutes a reasonable punishment in this country for nonviolent crimes.
Stabby McSter
Member
RPGCrazied
Member
Tired of these high profile people getting slaps on the wrists. Any other person would be getting much longer, which they should.
This is gross.
This is gross.
Seriously, this sicko should be in longer
The fuck is wrong with you? The kid isn't even legal porn viewing age.
He's more than old enough to know better and moreover, this isn't him unknowingly sending a dick pic to a child or even the first time he's done dumb sexting shit. This after sexting already ruined his life and he doubled down to intentionally trying to seduce at child.
I love the use of "electronic messages" here, as if the medium of communication has anything to do with the legality of its content.
Living the Dream
Member
The only thing I can think of is that maybe youre trying to say that if this were in other countries that have a lower age limit then he would be okay....
But here we all know its 18. Do the crime. Do the time.
Skellig Gra
Member
You consider child molestation to be nonviolent?
ryutaro's mama
Member
Your first sentence is directly at odds with the second.
Knowingly sending pictures of your junk to a minor is a crime and by that standard, he got an easy sentence.
There are literally cyber crimes units of police departments for this very purpose. Ever seen To Catch A Predator? "Electronic messages" aren't any less real because they're not in person.
stop posting
FinaruDensetsu
Member
I really was expecting this post to be a clarification that you didn't know the complete facts of the story (that the dick pic recipient was under 18). I definitely didn't expect a double down.
Ewwwwwwww
what the hell is wrong with you? This is textbook grooming (and indecent exposure too) with a minor regardless of whether its done in person or a mobile device via the internet. Seriously, wtf is wrong with you?
giancarlo123x
Banned
Yes, absolutely.
He was soliciting a 15-year old and knew it. He is a child predator, plain and simple. Try to imagine this from the perspective of a sophomore in high school receiving solicitations from a married 50-year old politician. It's creepy and gross and immoral and highly illegal. He got off way, way too light given the maximum sentence and his own inability to control himself.
You seem only able to see this from Wiener's vantage point. Think of what this did to the child.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
The creepiest thing is he purposely said he doesn't agree with jail sentences for non violent crimes. That means once this had progressed (and it definitely was going to) he still wouldn't agree with a jail sentence even if the police found weiner's dick halfway inside already.
Suuuuuper gross.