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Man mistakenly released from prison asks judge to reduce his 98-year sentence
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SHIT. I thought this was the same guy from that story...this happened again??
He really is the model of what we'd want the justice system to be. New chance at life with renewed vigor.
Shame we have the justice system we do.
Ninja Scooter
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It's his own fault for not being white and/or better at football.
Straight Edge
Member
Why did he receive 8 sentences for one robbery to begin with? Isn't the max sentence 25 years?
98 years for a crime where the gun wasn't loaded and nobody got hurt is insane. Hopefully the judge isn't an asshole and lets this man get on with his life. Throwing him back in jail after he's set up a life on the straight and narrow would serve no parties involve any justice.
He's not white.
The President can only pardon for federal crimes. It would be up to the Governor.
The Faceless Master
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*sees his photo*
yep, i am not shocked that he got 98 years on trumped up charges.
gotta keep that hot blooded ethnic menace off the streets!
yep, i am not shocked that he got 98 years on trumped up charges.
gotta keep that hot blooded ethnic menace off the streets!
Boss Mog
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I'm a guy who wants really tough prison terms for violent criminals and even I find the 98 years totally ridiculous when you consider it was only two robberies and nobody got hurt. If the guy has been a law abiding citizen since his release then really they should just let him resume his freedom.
I know right?! I googled the TAL episode thinking they were the same. I was like fuuuuuu it's a different guy!
Professor Beef
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Keep him on parole for the next 20 years or something if you wanna "seem tough," but holy shit don't throw him back into prison.
I agree that 98 years is waaaay overboard, but robbing 2 stores with a gun is a violent crime, whether loaded or not.
Can you really categorize a crime as violent if it doesn't involve physical force?
Vegetable Lasagna
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Dennis Reynolds, is that you?
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Mac: Okay you had me goin' there for the first half. The second half kinda threw me.
Dennis: Well dude, think about it. She's out in the middle of nowhere, with some dude she barely knows. She looks around and what does she see? Nothing but open ocean. "Ah there's nowhere for me to run! What am I gonna do, say no?"
Mac: Okay. That seems really dark.
Dennis: It's not dark, you're misunderstanding me, bro.
Mac: I think I am.
Dennis: Yeah, you are. Because if the girl said 'no', then the answer is obviously 'no'. But the thing is she is not gonna say no. She would never say 'no', because of the implication.
Mac: Okay, now that's the second time you've said that word, what implication?
Dennis: The implication that things might go wrong for her if she refuses to sleep with me. Not that things are gonna go wrong for her, but she's thinking that they will.
Mac: ... But it sounds like she doesn't want to have sex with you..
Dennis: Why aren't you understanding this?
CloudyTuba
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Assuming there aren't any important details that we don't know about, he should obviously go free.
At first I started thinking about all the legal implications this may have, but I realized that the law is not what is really important. The law exists to enforce reason and safety, it is not a purpose in itself. His sentencing was without reason and any chance to correct that should be taken. He's already proven that he learned his lesson and can be a productive member of society, and isn't that the whole point in the first place? The law is not the goal, the law exists to achieve a goal. It has been demonstratively achieved.
At first I started thinking about all the legal implications this may have, but I realized that the law is not what is really important. The law exists to enforce reason and safety, it is not a purpose in itself. His sentencing was without reason and any chance to correct that should be taken. He's already proven that he learned his lesson and can be a productive member of society, and isn't that the whole point in the first place? The law is not the goal, the law exists to achieve a goal. It has been demonstratively achieved.
There are three counts of kidnapping for moving people around. One specific criminal offense can have many different criminal charges.
Fulminator
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yeah this is honestly my first thought as well and it fucking sucks
98 years is an obscene sentence
Dude spends the first 10 years of adult life in jail, comes out, somehow gets his shit together with nothing to his name, and becomes a tax-contributing citizen. And there's even a question?
98 fucking years. That clerical error was probably someone who saw his bullshit case and 'accidentally' filed some paperwork.
98 fucking years. That clerical error was probably someone who saw his bullshit case and 'accidentally' filed some paperwork.
Man mistakenly released from prison asks judge to reduce his 98-year sentence
I remember hearing about this man on NPR a while back. I have no idea what the judge will do in this case. It obviously seems the man has reformed-but it does seem unusual that the other two men would continue to serve their sentences.
State screwed up and he's been a model citizen ever since?
Let him be. Dude obvs learned his lesson and is being a great role model to his kids.
It's not his fault the state screwed up and he relied on them knowing what they were doing. He's got a family to provide for, and it sounds like he's doing just that.
Thursday War
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Ziltoidia 9
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98 years for robbery where no one got hurt?
Wow...
Wow...
Vicetrailia
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The justice system is so unfair to minorities and the poor. This is just, horrible.
freethoughtbubble
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A boy gets sent to prison for life, effectively,
is set free "early" through no fault of his own,
finds love, starts a family, becomes a contributing member of society,
and the state yanks him from his life, his home, his wife, his children, his community,
and locks him back up when it realized its "error?"
That's cruel and usual, if you ask me.
Fuck this entire country.
And free the other guy, too. 98 years!
is set free "early" through no fault of his own,
finds love, starts a family, becomes a contributing member of society,
and the state yanks him from his life, his home, his wife, his children, his community,
and locks him back up when it realized its "error?"
That's cruel and usual, if you ask me.
Fuck this entire country.
And free the other guy, too. 98 years!
DudeWithNoName
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Can Obama hand out a pardon? Or is that only for federal prisoners?
That's insane. Murderers get less.
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