The perfect storm when a defendant with lots of money meets a liberal judge who believes the humiliation of prison life is worse than child molestation.

fnord wrote:

I don't believe this is a matter of liberal vs conservative, as much as it is a matter of caste. Both liberals and conservatives have shown themselves willing to take money to shield members of the upper class from the consequences of their actions. A low class kneegrow who did this would spend the rest of his life getting raped in a for profit prison, which the upper class molester probably owns stock in.

I have no doubt that money buys better legal representation, but I doubt a conservative judge would have let him slide, regardless of his legal team's talent.

phreddy wrote:

fnord wrote:

I don't believe this is a matter of liberal vs conservative, as much as it is a matter of caste. Both liberals and conservatives have shown themselves willing to take money to shield members of the upper class from the consequences of their actions. A low class kneegrow who did this would spend the rest of his life getting raped in a for profit prison, which the upper class molester probably owns stock in.

I have no doubt that money buys better legal representation, but I doubt a conservative judge would have let him slide, regardless of his legal team's talent.

Do you mean the same sort of conservative judge who rules that deeply held convictions should supersede established law? And after all, fucking family members is a deeply honored tradition in some of our most conservative states.  It's not as if he aborted a fetus or confiscated a gun... Conservative/liberal is just one axis on the graph and I doubt it entered into this decision, the wealthy/poor axis was far more germane.

Baywolfe wrote:

Privilege noun.  From the Latin privilegium  meaning Private Law.

Private operates above the law, like Greek gods hovering above the earth on their own private Mt. Olympus. Greek gods broke the rules and the laws but the one thing they respected was power and influence.

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choad wrote:

Du Pont heir never completed court-ordered treatment after conviction for daughter’s rape.

So basically the Judge said this is bullshit but I'm being forced to do it and Phreddy then tries to twist it into a political issue.  Great, we get a sack of shit getting a free ride because he has money backed up by our own private Tea Partier blaming politics instead of admitting to the reality of our fucked up money bought system.

Dmtdust wrote:

God I hate this.

The worst bit is that what we've got here in the US of A is about as good as it gets in this world of ours...

I dunno Dusty's excuse but our weather sucks. We're entitled.

The ultimate speeding ticket solution, for a price...

“A mandatory power and privilege training... for every incoming Harvard Kennedy School of Government student starting August 2014.”   

“The exercise of public leadership ...requires an honest assessment of structural power dynamics, of in-group and out-group dynamics, and of privilege."

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choad wrote:

Rich Drunk Gets No Jail for 7th DUI

Ya know, I feel like a complete ass for getting even one DUI (particularly since I wasn't driving).  WTF is seven DUI's about?

Baywolfe wrote:

Emmeran wrote:

choad wrote:

Rich Drunk Gets No Jail for 7th DUI

Ya know, I feel like a complete ass for getting even one DUI (particularly since I wasn't driving).  WTF is seven DUI's about?

An actual physical/psychological illness.  And he's too rich for anybody to force him to do anything about it. 

DWI Penalties should escalate like they do in the NFL.  For the First one, if nobody gets hurt, should be a slap on the wrist and a small fine after having your day in court.  The Seventh should be Life in Prison without Parole, and the forfeiture of all your assets, first being distributed as compensation to anybody hurt from their actions, and the rest goes to the State.  No alternate sentencing.

It's that way in most states already, if you're not rich.