[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by hvexpatinct

Dude’s livelihood was in that vehicle they were breaking into. He is a landscaper.
Absolutely breaks my heart and there’s basically zero chance it wasn’t the well known organized pack of idiots in Waterbury - they have been trying cars all throughout Middlebury since the end of June too. Something needs to be done about juveniles, the recidivism is out of control.

You want to meet Big G over landscaping tools ? Whats the cost of the best weed wacker ? 400$ maybe.


This is why Big G invented insurance.


I'm not meeting Big G over a weed wacker.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

More important still, criminals commit ZERO crimes while caged. A prison sentence should be viewed not just as punishment, but as a guaranteed period of time during which the criminal cannot commit additional crimes against law-abiding citizens.

When we go to a zoo, the animals most prone to be violent towards innocent bystanders are caged, the same must be true of our violent criminals, for the same reason. The protection of the innocent must be our main goal. The criminal lost their right to freedom when they chose to break society's rules of civilized conduct.

No politician is soft on crime in America. That includes CT Democrats. America leads the world in rate of incarceration and raw number incarcerated at 2.7 million.


You can keep crying about locking up teens for life for stealing cars, but that ain't happening at 50k+ a year to house a prisoner. No one wants to pay for that.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

No politician is soft on crime in America. That includes CT Democrats. America leads the world in rate of incarceration and raw number incarcerated at 2.7 million.

You can keep crying about locking up teens for life for stealing cars, but that ain't happening at 50k+ a year to house a prisoner. No one wants to pay for that.

Not one person suggested locking up teens for life that steal cars.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by MikefromCT

I'm surprised nobody is talking about what happened in East Hartford earlier this month. If you're not familiar, a pair of juvenile thugs were shot to death after breaking into a man's home, attacked him, and attempted to commit a home invasion. In response to the spike in juvenile delinquents in this state, my response to this man's actions is this: it's about time. I'm sure the same useful idiots in this forum will defend the perpetrators, saying the victim should have just sat there and be quiet while the thugs do their thing, but fortunately in this case, the homeowner took action and defended himself, as is his legal right. CT might not have "stand your ground" laws, but we do have a Castle Doctrine that's iron-clad that says in one's own home a person may use force, including deadly force, to protect themselves. That's what this man did, and kudos to him for doing so. He wouldn't have been put in this position if these two hadn't broken into his house in the first place. Think about that for just a minute.

And to those who say foul play is involved because he fired more than one shot and this is sooooooo controversial, I've got news for you: it's not. Presumably, none of you remember the incident involving Amadou Diallo. THAT was controversial. This was just a man protecting himself, as is his legal right to do so. I knew this would happen sooner or later, and here we are, and you know what? I don't feel the least bit sorry for these kids, their parents, their families, or their peers.


https://www.ctinsider.com/hartford/a...said%20Tuesday.

Well said.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by MikefromCT

I'm surprised nobody is talking about what happened in East Hartford earlier this month. If you're not familiar, a pair of juvenile thugs were shot to death after breaking into a man's home, attacked him, and attempted to commit a home invasion. In response to the spike in juvenile delinquents in this state, my response to this man's actions is this: it's about time. I'm sure the same useful idiots in this forum will defend the perpetrators, saying the victim should have just sat there and be quiet while the thugs do their thing, but fortunately in this case, the homeowner took action and defended himself, as is his legal right. CT might not have "stand your ground" laws, but we do have a Castle Doctrine that's iron-clad that says in one's own home a person may use force, including deadly force, to protect themselves. That's what this man did, and kudos to him for doing so. He wouldn't have been put in this position if these two hadn't broken into his house in the first place. Think about that for just a minute.

And to those who say foul play is involved because he fired more than one shot and this is sooooooo controversial, I've got news for you: it's not. Presumably, none of you remember the incident involving Amadou Diallo. THAT was controversial. This was just a man protecting himself, as is his legal right to do so. I knew this would happen sooner or later, and here we are, and you know what? I don't feel the least bit sorry for these kids, their parents, their families, or their peers.


https://www.ctinsider.com/hartford/a...said%20Tuesday.

Thanks for posting. This was a well deserved result. No doubt the thugs would have harmed hundreds more during their lifetimes.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Not one person suggested locking up teens for life that steal cars.

Bob and you both have suggested it.


Bob also started a thread over in P O C in which he rejoiced that a teenager received the death penalty. Wasn't in CT, but that should give you a good idea of who you're dealing with here in the Ct forum.

[BobNJ1960]

Connecticut's Castle Doctrine rules.

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/rpt/2012...%20trespassing.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

Bob and you both have suggested it.

Life in prison for a property crime? No.

What you fail to realize is it’s, more often than not, more than just a property crime. It often involves carjacking, robbery, weapons violations, fleeing from police, ramming vehicles and, sometimes, manslaughter. For some of that? Double digit sentences, yes.

If you’re going to make accusations, at least get them correct.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Life in prison for a property crime? No.

What you fail to realize is it’s, more often than not, more than just a property crime. It often involves carjacking, robbery, weapons violations, fleeing from police, ramming vehicles and, sometimes, manslaughter. For some of that? Double digit sentences, yes.

If you’re going to make accusations, at least get them correct.

I wish it would be illegal to use concurrent vs consecutive sentencing for anything. It makes multiple offenses after the 1st free to the criminal.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Life in prison for a property crime? No.

What you fail to realize is it’s, more often than not, more than just a property crime. It often involves carjacking, robbery, weapons violations, fleeing from police, ramming vehicles and, sometimes, manslaughter. For some of that? Double digit sentences, yes.

If you’re going to make accusations, at least get them correct.

That;s the point. You and Bob want to lock up perps because you think they will commit crimes again. We can't lock up perps for 40+ years. We don't have the money nor the space. The only way you can accomplish that is if you get the pre cogs from Minority Report. Then we can just lock up the perps the day they are born.