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this is basic sentencing right? i mean, there are guidelines based on the corruption charges as to how long they get. it's sad that we don't hold politicians more accountable. He'll get out in 2 years and be right back in the game.
I don't understand why so many people want to torture others by locking them up in cages, while we the taxpayers have to pay for all that. After all the person lost his career, livelihood and standing in the community, for accepting a donation. It would make more sense just to have the politician deduct any donations they receive from their taxpayer funded salary in the first place. Then people wonder why we have high taxes. No one should have to be tortured for a non violent situation such as this.
lol. hilarious captne76. we have high taxes because we put corrupt politicians in jail? not because we have corrupt politicians?
he accepted a BRIBE. when are you people going to get these things through your head and stop supporting corruption?
he should have lost a lot more than 2 years of his life. when he gets out, 2:1 says he gets elected to office within 5 years.
i think politicians accepting bribes should be one of the highest offenses in this country as far as prison sentences go. then, maybe, we would be able to reduce the corrupt influences on them.
let's be honest, it's pretty hard for any of us to not be tempted by cutting corners, making more money, etc. it's easy to start justifying these things in our heads (like calling a bribe a donation) when we see how it gets us ahead. but at the end of the day, the people that make ethical decisions are the better people.
i also think if you've accepted a bribe you shouldn't be allowed to run for public office again - harsh, i know - but at least then idiots wouldn't be able to vote them in again.
I agree. It's absolutely ridiculous that these people are serving time in prison. They should be made to pay the money back (even if it takes them their whole life), be subject to periodic financial audits and be barred from public employment or elected office for life.
Yes, they broke the law, but locking them up with rapists, murderers and drug dealers (at taxpayer cost) is pretty stupid, in my opinion. With few exceptions, in my view, one should only be locked up if his or her presence in the outside world represents a physical danger to themselves or others.
I agree. It's absolutely ridiculous that these people are serving time in prison. They should be made to pay the money back (even if it takes them their whole life), be subject to periodic financial audits and be barred from public employment or elected office for life.
Yes, they broke the law, but locking them up with rapists, murderers and drug dealers (at taxpayer cost) is pretty stupid, in my opinion. With few exceptions, in my view, one should only be locked up if his or her presence in the outside world represents a physical danger to themselves or others.
i understand this view, but paying the money back ($25,000 wouldn't take a lawyer his entire life to pay back) and being subject to financial audits (if you're committing fraud, usually audits do not uncover fraud anyways) isn't really a punishment. certainly be barred from public employment and elected office.
the point of prison in many cases is punishment - removing someone's freedom is a harsh punishment. making them pay a fine is hardly a punishment. it's bad enough as it is, if people didn't face the possibilities of jail, our politicians would be even more corrupt (can you even fathom that possibility lol).
i'd rather see drug dealers free than corrupt politicians free.
lol. hilarious captne76. we have high taxes because we put corrupt politicians in jail? not because we have corrupt politicians?
he accepted a BRIBE. when are you people going to get these things through your head and stop supporting corruption?
It's a capital offense in China. I agree that they shouldn't be allowed to run for office again though it's sad that there would need to be a law to prevent them from doing so.
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