by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Saturday June 26, 2004 @06:55AM (#9536122)
I wish the guy who raped my daughter had gotten 3-10 years. Instead, he got off on a technicality and ended up raping and murdering another girl in our neighborhood the night he was freed. He'll be eligible for parole in 2008, a measly 10 years after his plea-bargain conviction of 3rd degree sexual assault and second degree manslaughter. The DA wanted a quick conviction so he could spend time prosecuting a high-profile, highly public insider trading case that would keep him in front of the cameras for a couple of months before his re-election.
There is a huge problem when white-collar crimes are more vigorously prosecuted and receive proportionally tougher penalties than violent crimes. It just goes to show how much influence corporations have on our government. This is why we NEED campaign finance reform. This is why we NEED to get rid of soft money alltogether. ALL soft money. This is why we NEED to get rid of PACs - so daughters like mine can have justice instead of (or possibly in addition to) a lifetime of therapy.
Not to make light of the situation or anything, but rape & murder are state crimes and insider trading is federal, and wouldn't be prosecuted by the same entity. Maybe I'm just missing something.
Rape and murder can also be tried in federal court, depending on jurisdictional issues. Then again, I got my law degree from watching "Law & Order," but I see it happen on that show all the time. Insider trading can also be a State crime, and I supposed this is especially so in New York and Illinois where the exchanges are. Again, just supposition, but I don't imagine it's that far off the mark.
It just goes to show how much influence corporations have on our government. This is why we NEED campaign finance reform.
I would just like to point out that your campaign finance reform would do precisely Jack Fucking Shit in this instance. The DA was going for a high profile case for publicity purposes. All the finance reform in the world isn't going to make politicians need publicity any less.
Anyway, I think your story is bs. If the DA wants publicity, child rape cases are huge. As are murders. Th
"Girl" certainally implies "child" or at least "teenager", Smarty Pants. So I stand by my origional statment that no DA would give second shift to a case like this.
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There is a huge problem when white-collar crimes are more vigorously prosecuted and receive proportionally tougher penalties than violent crimes. It just goes to show how much influence corporations have on our government. This is why we NEED campaign finance reform. This is why we NEED to get rid of soft money alltogether. ALL soft money. This is why we NEED to get rid of PACs - so daughters like mine can have justice instead of (or possibly in addition to) a lifetime of therapy.
Re:Wishes and dreams... (Score:3, Insightful)
-Restil
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If you want us to believe such tall stories then post a link to some evidence. And don't post as anonymous coward, either.
Re:Wishes and dreams... (Score:1)
I would just like to point out that your campaign finance reform would do precisely Jack Fucking Shit in this instance. The DA was going for a high profile case for publicity purposes. All the finance reform in the world isn't going to make politicians need publicity any less.
Anyway, I think your story is bs. If the DA wants publicity, child rape cases are huge. As are murders. Th
Re:Wishes and dreams... (Score:1)