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2. Why is this man serving a life sentence without parole for stealing $264?

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 04:14 PM

Sep 2014

Particularly since his name sounds like that of a white man.

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Oh fer goodness sake alcibiades_mystery Sep 2014 #1

What did the judge and/or jury decide yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #11

He had a criminal history. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #3

Oh, they have "three strikes", like California? KamaAina Sep 2014 #4

The article talks about the crime wave in Fort Smith at that time. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #5

TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR DOLLARS? TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #6

Someone out here got a third strike for $10 worth of cheese! KamaAina Sep 2014 #7

Actually, with his past, I would have been hard on him TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #8

Thank you. KamaAina Sep 2014 #9

Oh yeah, definitely. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #10