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In reply to the discussion: 16-year-old sent to Utah prison for 15 years after judge changes terms of plea deal [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)8. Very interesting analogy...
...I had not thought of how our current prison system mirrors Vietnam in that way, in how it affects white middle class kids. But I do agree with you, that as it does so, people will magically become more aware of the horrors and injustices in our "justice" system, and what we need to do to it (metaphorically speaking of course -- but it does need to be destroyed and rebuilt).
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16-year-old sent to Utah prison for 15 years after judge changes terms of plea deal [View all]
villager
May 2014
OP
The for-profit prison system will soon make your prediction quite true, I'm afraid
Tsiyu
May 2014
#3
That "nice, sweet young boy" robbing people at gunpoint is "really soft and tender emotionally".
DetlefK
May 2014
#5
Umm, you asked my opinion on something, then get upset when I say I need more info to judge?
Lee-Lee
May 2014
#48
The appropriate sentence was the one the prosecutor and defense agreed upon.
former9thward
May 2014
#55
At first I thought he was just a burglar and I was going to say 15 years is way too much
stevenleser
May 2014
#15
Why is there no chance of that? He will probably be out by age 21 if not sooner.
stevenleser
May 2014
#18
Punk's victims probably also "cried and begged for mercy." This wasn't shoplifting.
WinkyDink
May 2014
#19
Well, given that the judge already overrode a *plea bargain* agreed to by all sides...
villager
May 2014
#28
The "nice, sweet young boy" should have stayed home instead of participating in a home invasion.
LisaL
May 2014
#31
well whatever you think of the sentence and the conditions, he's getting out in 15 years
CreekDog
May 2014
#34