Or it's yet another situation where the rich live by a different set of laws than the rest of us.
1: I have never been to jailtehroc said:Obviously you have never been incarcerated for an extended period of time.open trap said:Couldn't you argue that the homeless man is possably better off in Prison? Free food, a place to sleep, showers, water etc. I give him props for feeling bad and turning himself in. I like that bit.
In Louisiana it applies to all crimes. Plus while robbing the bank he implied that he had a weapon and armed robbery in Louisiana carries a minimum sentence. The CEO while stealing more money and affecting more people was not a repeat offender and never threatened anyone lives directly. However I believe the CEO also should have gotten a similar sentence. The issue with that is VA is a different state and has different laws and stealing 100 or 3 billion will carry the same sentence.FuktLogik said:Um, I don't think the "three strikes" rule applies to robbing banks...Mouse_Crouse said:I'd be willing to bet repeat offender. Most times you see a sentence like this it's for a '3 strikes' rule.
Because, under the law, robbing a bank period probably has a minimum of 15 yearsJabberwock xeno said:
This disgusts me.
How do you guys feel about this? Any idea of what we can do to make this shit better?
^ that's just it. The homeless guy was a repeat offender in Louisiana (and therefore fell under the 3 strike rule), who did an armed robbery (implied he had a weapon), while the CEO was in Virginia, was unarmed and was not a repeat offender and or the state does not have the 3 strike rule. Both states have different minimum and maximum sentences not to mention both trials were under different judges. (although the 3 strike rule still would have put the homeless man away for 15 years)lacktheknack said:Well handled, man. Good job.Jamboxdotcom said:*edit* I just realized, someone is sure to call me a racist because i am assuming that the CEO was white. Whatever. He probably was. Most are.
OT: I do notice that the two happened in two different states... maybe things would be different if they had been in different places.
Maybe as in maybe an asteroid will fall through my window in the next five seconds.lacktheknack said:Well handled, man. Good job.Jamboxdotcom said:*edit* I just realized, someone is sure to call me a racist because i am assuming that the CEO was white. Whatever. He probably was. Most are.
OT: I do notice that the two happened in two different states... maybe things would be different if they had been in different places.
He wasn't convicted of tax evasion. He was convicted of fraud. A similar case is being prosecuted in the same state, and the prosecutor is seeking a 385-year sentence. You can read about it <link=http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/Farkas-may-face-life-sentence-for-fraud>hereLaxman9292 said:Because, under the law, robbing a bank period probably has a minimum of 15 yearsJabberwock xeno said:
This disgusts me.
How do you guys feel about this? Any idea of what we can do to make this shit better?
On the other hand, tax evasion has a fine OR a maximum 5 year incarceration or a combination of both. I'm not sure what type of fraud he committed but i would think it would have similar punishments.
You see, the law is the law and applies to everyone. Just because a person is poor or had good reasons to break the law doesn't mean he is not punished as harshly by it. The law applies the same to everyone, not just people who can afford it.
The '3 strikes' law applies to any felony. If a crime (ANY crime) is a felony, then it is counted as a strike.FuktLogik said:Um, I don't think the "three strikes" rule applies to robbing banks...Mouse_Crouse said:I'd be willing to bet repeat offender. Most times you see a sentence like this it's for a '3 strikes' rule.
I think we are missing a lot of information. How many times has the homeless man been convicted? Were any of those priors also felonies as the robbery was a felony? Did he get an added sentence for acting like he had a gun? Most states slap on an extra 10 years for a crime involving a gun, or acting like you have a gun. He said he was going to detox. Did he have drugs on him during the robbery?Jabberwock xeno said:This disgusts me.
How do you guys feel about this? Any idea of what we can do to make this shit better?
also imbelezing isn't a violent crime. By all rights that man had a gun and that is what he implied. Also the 3 strike thing. Most people at a Detox center would probably of have some kind of record...3billion dollar guy not so much of a record. Different states also...its not uncommon.Mouse_Crouse said:I'd be willing to bet repeat offender. Most times you see a sentence like this it's for a '3 strikes' rule.
How do you know it's fictional?GodofCider said:Apparently this 'isn't' all the info; considering the story appears to be fictional. Rendering the entire topic moot.Liudeius said:That is all the info.Dr. wonderful said:I can't judge till I know ALL of the Info.
The key word here is "Robbery".Jabberwock xeno said:
This disgusts me.
How do you guys feel about this? Any idea of what we can do to make this shit better?