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re: Killer of Ole Miss student released after serving 15 months of a 15 year sentence
Posted on 5/21/26 at 4:42 am to Big EZ Tiger
Posted on 5/21/26 at 4:42 am to Big EZ Tiger
I’m happy he was released. If he had no priors, someone like this shouldn’t be in prison. Prison is meant to protect society. What protection does the public need from this guy? He certsinly didn’t intentionally back over someone. And if you are worried about future drunk driving,make him get a lifetime device put in his car that proves he’s sober before it starts.
Not calling 9-11? We don’t have Good Samaritan Laws for a reason. You really need to look into the details of his case. The guy wasn’t recklessly driving drunk on the freeway. He was backing out of a parking lot. If he had no alcohol in his system he’d have never went to prison even if the end result was the same
The prison system is overcrowded at it is. Keep people in it that commit intentional violent or thieving crime. Prison for accidents is dumb. It doesn’t serve any purpose. It’s not even a deterrent. And nobody needs to be rehabilitated from an unintentional accident that took 10 seconds. Imagine serving 15 years in prison for an accident that was 10 seconds of your life. Especially if you’d never been in trouble before and were a productive member of society
Not calling 9-11? We don’t have Good Samaritan Laws for a reason. You really need to look into the details of his case. The guy wasn’t recklessly driving drunk on the freeway. He was backing out of a parking lot. If he had no alcohol in his system he’d have never went to prison even if the end result was the same
The prison system is overcrowded at it is. Keep people in it that commit intentional violent or thieving crime. Prison for accidents is dumb. It doesn’t serve any purpose. It’s not even a deterrent. And nobody needs to be rehabilitated from an unintentional accident that took 10 seconds. Imagine serving 15 years in prison for an accident that was 10 seconds of your life. Especially if you’d never been in trouble before and were a productive member of society
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 4:46 am
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 4:49 am to JoeyP239
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Prison is meant to protect society. What protection does the public need from this guy?
He got drunk and killed somebody with his car and fled the scene. He is a danger to society. You’re a moron!
Posted on 5/21/26 at 4:58 am to mmonro3
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He is a danger to society
Then there’s devices installed in cars that prevent the danger.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 5:22 am to JoeyP239
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JoeyP239
Waking up at 4:30am and already committed to this level of trolling.
Bless your heart.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:42 am to No Colors
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Seth Garron Rokitka‘s attorney, State Representative Kevin Horan (R-34), asked for a review of his sentence, citing his “good behavior
Political decision, that’s fricked up
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:05 am to JoeyP239
So the only penalty for vehicular manslaughter should be a mandatory breathalyzer installed in the car?
Posted on 5/21/26 at 1:33 pm to mmonro3
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So the only penalty for vehicular manslaughter should be a mandatory breathalyzer installed in the car?
If it’s someone with no prior convictions, 100%.
I’m not putting anyone in prison for any drunk driving related 1st time offense. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper and way more effective to put a breathalyzer in a car than tax payer money used in a prison.
Leonard Little killed a woman drunk driving. Didn’t go to prison and won a Super Bowl with the Rams. Mainly bc it was a first time offense.
This isn’t an outrageous case. And he already served over a year in prison, Outrage without thinking.
The LSU fan that sucker punched the guy at the baseball game deserves a worse sentence than this guy. Intent is what should be punished and rehabilitated in a prison. Not accidents.
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 5/21/26 at 1:37 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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I have a high school buddy that fell asleep at the wheel on the way home from a night shift and killed a man. he's going on serving 15 years of his 20 year sentence.
Assuming this was in Louisiana, there’s more to that story than just “falling asleep”.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 1:40 pm to JoeyP239
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Intent is what should be punished and rehabilitated in a prison.
Intentionally placing everyone in the vicinity of your vehicle in danger of losing their life would seem to qualify.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 1:41 pm to Joshjrn
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Assuming this was in Louisiana, there’s more to that story than just “falling asleep”.
Worked a night shift, had a 45 minute drive home, and about halfway home he fell asleep and drifted into the other lane. Had no drugs or alcohol in his system. Killed a guy that had a family and the judge came down on him hard. Don't really know what else you want to know.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 1:43 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Worked a night shift, had a 45 minute drive home, and about halfway home he fell asleep and drifted into the other lane. Had no drugs or alcohol in his system. Killed a guy that had a family and the judge came down on him hard. Don't really know what else you want to know.
Was this in Louisiana?
Posted on 5/21/26 at 1:58 pm to Joshjrn
Yes. Might have been a 15 year sentence. Can't remember exactly it's been a while.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:07 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Yes. Might have been a 15 year sentence. Can't remember exactly it's been a while.
I suppose there is some possibility for some unusual combination of tangentially related offenses that could all be run consecutively to add up to that kind of sentence, but Occam’s Razor would hold that we are likely looking at a conviction for Vehicular Homicide which requires some kind of chemical impairment as an element of the offense. But to be clear, I’m not accusing you of lying; I just think it’s possible that interested parties might have been less than forthcoming in the information they provided. Or I could be wrong entirely
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:07 pm to JoeyP239
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I’m not putting anyone in prison for any drunk driving related 1st time offense
I know that you have to be trolling at this point but by your logic, I can drink all day and decide to drive home. At any point after that decision, I can kill someone. Then, all that should happen to me is a breathalyzer be installed in my vehicle? This is a top 5 all time bad take.
I would posit that when you get into a vehicle to drive while intoxicated is intent to harm others. 1st time offense DUI where you get pulled over, I'm cool with a breathalyzer. Injuries from something avoidable - jail time.
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If it’s someone with no prior convictions, 100%.
No one is anything until the first time they do it homie.
Jail is the consequence of your actions.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 2:11 pm to No Colors
Absolutely pathetic! My the judge's soul rot in hell. 
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:13 pm to GeauxtigersMs36
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Before anyone says “he still has his ticket” they can take his ticket. I can see him on a nonunion job but highly doubt
His local lets him come back.
Tennessee is a right to work state. They can't keep him from taking a referral. They can ban him from union meetings but taking away his ticket is nearly impossible if he had kept up his dues and even if he hasn't the international will force the local to reinstate him OR he will merely mash his ticket into another local. Given that about 2/3s of the hands working on Data centers bought a ticket in Florida or Charleston SC or Corinth Mississippi or Charlotte NC and ain't on a referral from the hall in the jurisdiction they are working in but have been sent to work on the data center by the contractor and they never bother to even give the BA a courtesy call it is doubtful the hands on the job will ever do anything than make as much money as possible. The IBEW in the south is as fricked up as a soup sandwich.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 3:16 pm to No Colors
Awful lot of "if it was my kid" group speak in this thread. The question that always comes to my mind is why, if you'd kill the person if it was your kid, wouldn't you do so if it was someone else's kid? If it is a heinous act its a heinous act.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 4:21 pm to Joshjrn
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I suppose there is some possibility for some unusual combination of tangentially related offenses that could all be run consecutively to add up to that kind of sentence, but Occam’s Razor would hold that we are likely looking at a conviction for Vehicular Homicide which requires some kind of chemical impairment as an element of the offense. But to be clear, I’m not accusing you of lying; I just think it’s possible that interested parties might have been less than forthcoming in the information they provided. Or I could be wrong entirely
Yes, there could be some misinformation. His dad was a nurse and after the crash he went to the hospital where his dad was working. His dad told me he stayed by his side the entire time and he himself made sure the doctor ordered a blood test because he knew his son wasn't drinking or on things. That's the story his dad has told me numerous times over the years and why he is blown away he hasn't gotten out early and lost appeals.
The poor dad lost his oldest son at age 19, then his wife a few years later, then his youngest son had this accident. Legit lost everyone in his life in a couple years. i still go by and talk to him because I have some fond memories with all them and he's such a nice guy. The son in jail was too. But a man did lose his life so just sad all around.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 4:27 pm to No Colors
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He wrote that Rokitka had been rehabilitated
"Your honor, my client hasn't had a drop of alcohol in 7 months. He is a changed man."
Posted on 5/21/26 at 4:33 pm to JoeyP239
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Leonard Little killed a woman drunk driving. Didn’t go to prison and won a Super Bowl with the Rams. Mainly because he's rich.
Fixed that for you
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