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PDJane

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4. I would hope those two spend a substantial amount of time in jail.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue May 29, 2012, 12:45 PM

May 2012

In Canada and the UK, there's this lovely phrase: incarcerated at her majesty's pleasure. It means they lock you up and forget about you until some monarch or other remembers you're there. Maybe.

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Michigan woman gives birth after being shot, set on fire [View all] cali May 2012 OP

There's a whole lot of WTF in that story slackmaster May 2012 #1

I'll say, as in: elleng May 2012 #3

"Considering" the charge about the fetus. TheWraith May 2012 #7

not really. they're considering charges re the fetus cali May 2012 #9

Whaa? Causing harm to a fetus? What about the mother? Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #2

The far right would consider the mother only avebury May 2012 #5

wrong 2pooped2pop May 2012 #8

I hope that is just a result of lazy journalism slackmaster May 2012 #6

If you'd read the linked article, you'd know that they ARE being charged cali May 2012 #10

I would hope those two spend a substantial amount of time in jail. PDJane May 2012 #4