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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]villager
(26,001 posts)39. I think it's a big problem -- it kills the whole point of a "plea bargain"
Why even make one then?
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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