Screwy justice system

[CrAz3D]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/21/wife.dismembered.ap/index.html

That dude got 50 years.

While I was taking care of my "racing on the highways" ticket I saw a kid get 4 days and nearly $500 in fines for smoking pot (we're not talking dealing or possession of an obscene amount, we're talking about a college kid smoking pot).


Things are so screwed up.

[iago]

So a man was sentenced for basically his whole life killing his wife.

Another man was given a fairly small sentence for breaking another crime.

I fail to see the problem?

[Blaze]

He sure wouldn't get 50 years in Canada, and probably with a new Judge/Jury he'd get much less in the States too.

So, if you plan to murder your wife, make sure you're Canadian (and in Canada)!  Wait..

[CrAz3D]

So a man was sentenced for basically his whole life killing his wife.

Another man was given a fairly small sentence for breaking another crime.

I fail to see the problem?

he should get the guillotine, or the kid should get nothing (I have issues with victimless crimes)

[iago]

he should get the guillotine, or the kid should get nothing (I have issues with victimless crimes)

So you're suggesting punishing a person who broke the law illegally, and not punishing another?

Something is definitely screwy..

[CrAz3D]

he should get the guillotine, or the kid should get nothing (I have issues with victimless crimes)

So you're suggesting punishing a person who broke the law illegally, and not punishing another?

Something is definitely screwy..

I'm suggesting the law the kid was charged under is unjust and unconstitutional.  Look at Roe v. Wade, it took a crime and made it ok under the guise of "privacy" ... I say do the same for (some) drug crimes

[iago]

I'm suggesting the law the kid was charged under is unjust and unconstitutional.  Look at Roe v. Wade, it took a crime and made it ok under the guise of "privacy" ... I say do the same for (some) drug crimes

So you disagree with a law. Bring it up somewhere that matters. Until then, expect people to get punished the way they're supposed to get punished.

4 days for a drug user vs. 50 years for a murderer.. that's about 4600x as harsh of a sentence.

[CrAz3D]

...for a crime that is infinitely more heinous



This is a place for discussion, and since I created the discussion about this topic, this is a fine place for it.

[abc]

It's hard to argue points on this as you can tell by the marijuana discussion on the vL thread.

I personally think that for a kid smoking marijuana ... the punishment shouldn't be too big, as of a murder that's a whole new story.

[iago]

infinitely more heinous? So are all punishments measured by the heinousness of a crime? Because last time I checked, drinking and driving is a pretty severe crime, and it's not the least bit "shockingly brutal or cruel".

[iago]

I personally think that for a kid smoking marijuana ... the punishment shouldn't be too big, as of a murder that's a whole new story.

And that's exactly what happened.

[Hitmen]

So you're suggesting punishing a person who broke the law illegally, and not punishing another?

Are you trying to suggest that there are legal ways to break the law?

[abc]

So you're suggesting punishing a person who broke the law illegally, and not punishing another?

Are you trying to suggest that there are legal ways to break the law?

I don't know if he is suggesting that, but their are definitely "legal" ways to do "crimes".

[CrAz3D]

So you're suggesting punishing a person who broke the law illegally, and not punishing another?

Are you trying to suggest that there are legal ways to break the law?

I don't know if he is suggesting that, but their are definitely "legal" ways to do "crimes".

No there aren't, that's why they're crimes.

infinitely more heinous? So are all punishments measured by the heinousness of a crime? Because last time I checked, drinking and driving is a pretty severe crime, and it's not the least bit "shockingly brutal or cruel".

Punishments should be relative to the crime, otherwise it is unjust.

[abc]

So you're suggesting punishing a person who broke the law illegally, and not punishing another?

Are you trying to suggest that there are legal ways to break the law?

I don't know if he is suggesting that, but their are definitely "legal" ways to do "crimes".

No there aren't, that's why they're crimes.

infinitely more heinous? So are all punishments measured by the heinousness of a crime? Because last time I checked, drinking and driving is a pretty severe crime, and it's not the least bit "shockingly brutal or cruel".

Punishments should be relative to the crime, otherwise it is unjust.

Murder is a crime, you'd agree?