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re: Man who spent 36 years in prison for stealing $50 from a bakery is now set to be freed
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:16 am to TechDawg2007
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:16 am to TechDawg2007
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The next time he was convicted, for the bakery robbery -- which was committed with a pocket knife and involved no injuries --
That's an interesting way to describe threatening to stab a store clerk to death for the contents of a store's cash register.
I wouldn't disagree this guy's probably served his time. I could even buy a reasonably presented argument that his sentence was excessive. However, the overall tone of this piece is total horseshite and, in my view, does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to further whatever cause it's trying to further - more likely does the opposite.
This post was edited on 8/30/19 at 11:19 am
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Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:18 am to TechDawg2007
Seems simple.
Don't do the crime if you aren't prepared to do the time.
Don't do the crime if you aren't prepared to do the time.
This post was edited on 8/30/19 at 11:19 am
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:22 am to TechDawg2007
We need to enact transport to a penal colony instead of imprisonment for repeat offenders
This post was edited on 8/30/19 at 11:23 am
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:27 am to TechDawg2007
While life is ridiculous, it’s not like he snuck $50 out of the register when nobody was looking. He robbed someone at knifepoint,
The amount of money stolen isn’t the issue.
The amount of money stolen isn’t the issue.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:30 am to TechDawg2007
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Alabama state law at the time mandated that since it was his fourth offense, the judge had no other option than to sentence him to life in prison.
stop breaking the law
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:32 am to TechDawg2007
Why are they letting him out? He looks guilty to me
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:32 am to Displaced
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The rest of the article makes me say, "oh well"
Oh well that a man lost 30 years of this life for some petty arse crimes? He's not a violent criminal
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:32 am to TechDawg2007
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sentenced to life without the possibility of parole
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now set to be freed
The sentencing was just a joke guys!
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:35 am to TechDawg2007
Isn’t there a musical about this guy?
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:36 am to Howyouluhdat
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Oh well that a man lost 30 years of this life for some petty arse crimes? He's not a violent criminal
The amount of time he served was probably excessive, but robbing someone with a knife is actually something a violent criminal would do.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:36 am to CaptainsWafer
Yeah...$50 was a lot of bread back then.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:44 am to TechDawg2007
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Man who spent 36 years in prison for stealing $50
This is ridiculous! Just cut off his hand and let that man free.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:44 am to TechDawg2007
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Man who spent 36 years in prison for stealing $50 from a bakery
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:44 am to TechDawg2007
I guess he never understood what life without parole meant.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:46 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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but like the old saying goes, if you can't handle the time, don't do the crime...
The average person has zero idea how much "time" a given "crime" carries.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 11:54 am to TechDawg2007
the $50 isn’t as important as the fact that he threatened someone’s life with a knife. Sentence may have been harsh, but he may also have continued armed robberies had he got off light.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:02 pm to TechDawg2007
4th offense. The judge probably saved someone’s life.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:13 pm to TechDawg2007
Of course ABC News is trying to make a Red State look "evil" when it comes to minorities, etc. I knew before I opened the link that A. it would be an article from a Red State, preferably one in South, and B. Be written by a liberal media person.
I further know that C. there are probably many whites incarcerated in blue states for something similar, but the author doesn't care to mention that.
I further know that C. there are probably many whites incarcerated in blue states for something similar, but the author doesn't care to mention that.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:19 pm to Paddyshack
If he would have stolen 50,000 dollars instead of 50 would he have had the same sympathy? How does the value of the thing stolen change the acceptability of the act.
No judgement here, I'm genuinely interested in the opinions about this.
No judgement here, I'm genuinely interested in the opinions about this.
Posted on 8/30/19 at 12:23 pm to GRTiger
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I'm glad he is getting out, but I won't get high and mighty until I see what his other 3 felonies were.
It’s in the article. He was originally charged with 3 counts of burglary, all from the same incident which is strange in and of itself.
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