08-14-2023, 04:47 PM
What a frikkin joke. Had that been you, me, or John Q Public…10-15 MINIMUM.
I did stupid shit where I was in jails for petty stuff off and on from 16-22 years old. Did a two year bit for theft back in 1999. So I’ve seen my fair share of what goes on in criminal court rooms. The last “stupid shit” I did was catch a DUI way back the year Marvin was hired as HC. A first-time DUI got me NINETY days, a $2k fine, and some stupid DUI-camp where they make you stay a weekend (on YOUR dime at that, somewhere to the tune of $400) and watch DUI scare videos like the ones you watched in 9th grade health class. Meanwhile, I watch a guy who just got his 3rd DUI be set free, no fine, non-reporting probation. Its almost as if they threw the book at me, knowing whatever money they were going to get from me was this one-off, better make it count! Whereas the other guy, multiple time offender, they knew he was broke, gonna stay broke, and probably be back in the court room within the month for another drunken offense.
What I’m ranting about here is the ridiculous variances in sentencing in this country’s criminal judicial system. The “have’s” go free or get reduced sentences and the “have not’s” go off to jail / prison, often times creating worse criminals and repeat offenders. I was one of the few who “learned my lesson” and didn’t go back.
I did stupid shit where I was in jails for petty stuff off and on from 16-22 years old. Did a two year bit for theft back in 1999. So I’ve seen my fair share of what goes on in criminal court rooms. The last “stupid shit” I did was catch a DUI way back the year Marvin was hired as HC. A first-time DUI got me NINETY days, a $2k fine, and some stupid DUI-camp where they make you stay a weekend (on YOUR dime at that, somewhere to the tune of $400) and watch DUI scare videos like the ones you watched in 9th grade health class. Meanwhile, I watch a guy who just got his 3rd DUI be set free, no fine, non-reporting probation. Its almost as if they threw the book at me, knowing whatever money they were going to get from me was this one-off, better make it count! Whereas the other guy, multiple time offender, they knew he was broke, gonna stay broke, and probably be back in the court room within the month for another drunken offense.
What I’m ranting about here is the ridiculous variances in sentencing in this country’s criminal judicial system. The “have’s” go free or get reduced sentences and the “have not’s” go off to jail / prison, often times creating worse criminals and repeat offenders. I was one of the few who “learned my lesson” and didn’t go back.
