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I heard on the radio this morning about the conviction of the alleged gang member, who shot and killed a 13 year old girl during a drive by shooting. She was not the intended target (as it seems most victims tend not to be in these type of crimes). He plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a minimum of three (3) years in prison. Three years!
Interesting side note:
Lipscomb was initially charged with first-degree murder. Authorities dropped charges against another man because a delay in the delivery of DNA evidence violated his right to a speedy trial.
Meanwhile, non-violent crimes sometimes bring much stiffer penalties - see link at the bottom for a few references.
Is the judicial system in America broken? If so, how do you propose we fix it? Or is it not fixable at this point?
Read more at http://www.wral.com/man-sentenced-in-drive-by-shooting-that-killed-durham-teen/15168106/#bhgY0U1ik4IOkM4C.99
link for non violent crime penalties: http://www.salon.com/2012/10/29/ten_worst_sentences_for_marijuana_related_crimes/
Interesting side note:
Lipscomb was initially charged with first-degree murder. Authorities dropped charges against another man because a delay in the delivery of DNA evidence violated his right to a speedy trial.
Meanwhile, non-violent crimes sometimes bring much stiffer penalties - see link at the bottom for a few references.
Is the judicial system in America broken? If so, how do you propose we fix it? Or is it not fixable at this point?
Read more at http://www.wral.com/man-sentenced-in-drive-by-shooting-that-killed-durham-teen/15168106/#bhgY0U1ik4IOkM4C.99
link for non violent crime penalties: http://www.salon.com/2012/10/29/ten_worst_sentences_for_marijuana_related_crimes/
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Very broken. Take Brock Turner and David Becker for example. "It's ok to violate and sexual assault women. Don't worry. We don't want your college experience to be a poor one. Just take this deal for probation. You won't spend one night in prison." When did this become acceptable in our country? When did the offender become the victim?
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I concur - and not that I want federal government to provide oversight on this issue on all 50 states...but the difference in penalties/punishment for the same crime varies widely from state to state. That in itself is ridiculous. We have seen the judicial system punish non-violent offenders harshly, and either let violent offenders off (such as you stated) with laughable punishment or sentenced them to (severely) reduced sentences because . . .
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It was shattered into little pieces when the Courts decided the rights of the convicted criminals outweigh the judge's duty to "protect" the public.
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MAJ (Join to see)
LOL - unfortunately it's not a trick question, but more of how would we as SM/vets/civilians, like to see politicians/law makers correct the issue that is obviously flawed within the judicial system.
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