Koch son kills, and gets a misdemeanor....

[Bennyboy]

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19940112&id=wLUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=quYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5917,3493458

[SoCalDem]

1. Shades of Laura Bush.. n/t

[Lint Head]

2. Typical. Laura Bush had a similar incident happen.

[indepat]

3. What an effin'ly farcical crock which makes an effin' mockery of equal justice under the law unless

that is his honor's usual punishment for the likes of you and me in similar circumstances. :patriot:

[lpbk2713]

4. And notice how the story was buried on Page10-B

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The judge obviously was beholden to the Koch family.

Shameful.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

5. Surprised it was published at all

[Nostradammit]

6. AND right next to it they published a feel good story about his uncle.

Hang the rich.

[CanonRay]

7. Our justice "system" is a joke

that is, unless you're poor.

[HappyMe]

8. Money can buy any-damn-thing.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. You expected a Junior, the way we used to call them in

Mexico, to serve any time? Silly wabbit.

[Jim Warren]

10. The rich are different

They don't see red lights or ghosts.

[slackmaster]

11. He should have gotten the death penalty

Or at least life in prison.

[CopingBarker]

13. death penalty for a 16 year old kid?

There was a thread on here the other day about how abhorent it was when a black 14 year old was executed back in the 50's or something. But it's ok since this guys dad is rich white dude?

[slackmaster]

15. I think we should be consistent, whatever we advocate

I think the punishment should fit the crime.

[CopingBarker]

16. Consistency is fine but last time I checked

the death penalty only got awarded (at least in modern times) to premeditated murder, not involutary manslaughter or reckless endagerment.

*by the way slackmaster, I've always enjoyed your comments. In general I think you're one of the more reasonable people on this board. Glad to see you're still around.

[slackmaster]

17. Thanks for the kind words. BTW, I am actually opposed to the death penalty.

My original reply was sarcastic.

[hfojvt]

12. that's actually fairly common for teen drivers who kill

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/07/29/2121619/teen-driver-in-bellingham-crash.html

30 days plus probabtion

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-190948.html

10 days in a juvenile facility

http://www.criminaldefenseduilawyer.com/dui/milad-moulayi-sentence-to-15-years-to-life/

Okay, 15 years to life, but because he was driving drunk

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story/Family-says-teen-drivers-sentence-for-fatal-crash/LrK345HXUkCdsxmcPr606w.cspx

maximum of 6 months to a year, also for driving without a license

http://newsblog.projo.com/2011/06/juvenile-car-thief-who-killed.html

15 years, but including breaking in and entering, plus grand theft auto, attempting to elude, leaving the scene of an accident, etc.

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/mar/31/wreck-victims-family-forgives-teen-driver-at/

30 days plus a year of probation

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/riverdale_teen_sentenced_to_19.html

196 days (time served) for killing two and driving without a license

Easy to see that as a lenient sentence for the son of a billionaire, but that is not necessarily so.

[Obamanaut]

14. Rather old 'news.' The date above the info is 1994. There is another post

in this thread that show similar punishments. Should he have been hanged - just because his family is wealthy?





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