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Originally Posted by WaldoKitty
Only one thing matters in that badly written article. "He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter."
People say a lot of things. It's their actions that matter. |
"Pleaded" would be a good example of the article being badly written.. However.
Consideration must be given to the fact that he pled guilty to manslaughter after having been convicted of murder.
It made the difference between him serving another 20-30 years or being released basically immediately.
I can't say I blame him for taking the deal.. Especially since it seems he had a sick wife at the time it was offered.
We can all stand up and say "I'd never say I did something I didn't do", but if you're faced with 30 years vs immediate release.. I'd put some money on whether you'd actually follow through with that.
That's one of the failure points of our justice system, IMO.. Too much disparity in plea deals vs conviction. The feds kinda have that one right.. I think in their sentencing structure, a guilty plea will knock, in general, 12 to 24 months off a sentence.. That's it.
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