WTF: Life sentence for an $11 robbery? - GoFuckYourself.com

$5 submissions · 12-29-2010, 06:42 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101230/..._pardon_kidney

I only found out about this because of the interesting circumstances behind the two sisters' release/pardon--one has to donate a kidney to the other as a precondition.

seeandsee · 12-29-2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101230/..._pardon_kidney

I only found out about this because of the interesting circumstances behind the two sisters' release/pardon--one has to donate a kidney to the other as a precondition.

its not for 11, its for two cold body murders!

Ayla_SquareTurtle · 12-29-2010, 06:52 PM

Luring someone into an ambush and getting them pistol whipped and robbed is an extremely serious crime, but shit! You can rape and murder a little kid and not even get life in prison. I wonder if they had previous convictions.

Why · 12-29-2010, 06:53 PM

cheap skate broke state of Miss, only did it to save money.

the cost of keeping her was offsetting the profits involved in keeping her.

F american prison/justice system, when you get life for $11 bucks.

Ayla_SquareTurtle · 12-29-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by seeandsee

its not for 11, its for two cold body murders!

They didn't kill the men. The men were hit with guns and robbed.

$5 submissions · 12-29-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by seeandsee

its not for 11, its for two cold body murders!

$11 and no one was murdered.

ed_banger · 12-29-2010, 08:56 PM

Would the sentence seem any less extreme had the men had $100, or $1000 in their wallets?

I don't carry any cash in my wallet, but the amount stolen is irrelevant. The act of assaulting someone and robbing them should be punished the same regardless of the amount stolen.

Kiopa_Matt · 12-29-2010, 09:02 PM

Reminds me of a story I heard from a few years ago. Some poor sap in California got life in prison for stealing a slice of pizza. They have / had that 3 strike rule, and he already had 2 strikes, so that was his 3rd.

Ayla_SquareTurtle · 12-29-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ed_banger

Would the sentence seem any less extreme had the men had $100, or $1000 in their wallets?

I don't carry any cash in my wallet, but the amount stolen is irrelevant. The act of assaulting someone and robbing them should be punished the same regardless of the amount stolen.

I agree with you 100%. I just wish the law took raping and killing as seriously as it apparently does assault and robbery.

irwin99 · 12-29-2010, 09:38 PM

Let's play...... guess the race!!!

ottopottomouse · 12-30-2010, 06:30 AM

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Jamie and Gladys Scott, often referred to as the Scott sisters, were convicted of participating in a 1993 armed robbery in Forest, Mississippi. Both sisters received double life sentences,[1][2] an outcome that was criticized as too severe by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,[2] the prosecutor who originally tried the case,[1] New York Times columnist Bob Herbert,[3] [4] and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Leonard Pitts,[5] on the grounds that the sisters had no previous criminal record and the robbery netted a relatively small amount of money and resulted in no injuries.[3]

Thought it would be a 3-strike thing but seems to be no previous convictions.

bl4h · 12-30-2010, 06:46 AM

Those guys that lost $11 were probably a nose twitch away from being executed. but no we should feel bad about it cause it was only $11

signupdamnit · 12-30-2010, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ed_banger

Would the sentence seem any less extreme had the men had $100, or $1000 in their wallets?

I don't carry any cash in my wallet, but the amount stolen is irrelevant. The act of assaulting someone and robbing them should be punished the same regardless of the amount stolen.

Exactly. They had no idea how much was in their wallets. Regardless any robbery can easily escalate into a situation causing serious injury or death under certain circumstances.

Sarah_Jayne · 12-30-2010, 07:19 AM

Requiring a body part to be given as condition of parole is interesting too.

blazin · 12-30-2010, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by irwin99

Let's play...... guess the race!!!

I knew they was black before I even opened the story. It's the same here in the uk...

I actually saw a couple of stories here the other day.

2 guys convicted of arson attacks.

1 guy... unsuccessful arson attack.. actually injured himself.... no damage to life or property.... 8 years in jail

1 guy... set a pub alight... killing 2 teenagers age about 17/18. 7 1/2 in jail.....

Guess the raced with that one.... .

SmokeyTheBear · 12-30-2010, 09:39 AM

theres a guy named santos reyes in california who got life in prison for cheating on his drivers test, he had 2 priors for burglary , one when he was a minor.

PornMD · 12-30-2010, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

theres a guy named santos reyes in california who got life in prison for cheating on his drivers test, he had 2 priors for burglary , one when he was a minor.

Ouch. There should be a site "When 3 Strikes Goes Wrong". Though I have to say, if you have 2 strikes on you, why would you 1. Still live in CA or 2. Do ANYTHING wrong, especially any felony?

beerptrol · 12-30-2010, 10:19 AM

Welcome to the South. I don't know how many prison shows I've seen on msnbc and noticed there are black men serving damn near life sentences for armed robbery committed in the south. Yet there are murderers and child molesters serving less time than they are.
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time!

TheSenator · 12-30-2010, 01:18 PM

$200,000.00 a year to keep her sister alive.

Just imagine a hard working American without health insurance would have gone into bankruptcy.

baddog · 12-30-2010, 01:24 PM

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Ouch. There should be a site "When 3 Strikes Goes Wrong". Though I have to say, if you have 2 strikes on you, why would you 1. Still live in CA or 2. Do ANYTHING wrong, especially any felony?

Especially #2.

brassmonkey · 12-30-2010, 01:32 PM

robbery is robbery

$5 submissions · 12-30-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

theres a guy named santos reyes in california who got life in prison for cheating on his drivers test, he had 2 priors for burglary , one when he was a minor.

WOW. Just wow.

We all know how many orphans get killed through driver test cheating.

Sarah_Jayne · 12-30-2010, 02:29 PM

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Especially #2.

You radical thinker, you.

brassmonkey · 12-30-2010, 02:33 PM

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WOW. Just wow.

We all know how many orphans get killed through driver test cheating.

he had two felonies and tampered with a government document. which is his 3rd and final strike.

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Ayla_SquareTurtle Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 5000 full paysite reviews and counting Posts: 3,550	Luring someone into an ambush and getting them pistol whipped and robbed is an extremely serious crime, but shit! You can rape and murder a little kid and not even get life in prison. I wonder if they had previous convictions. __________________ gone. long gone. aylasquareturtle .."a"t".. gmail dawt com

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Kiopa_Matt Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,448	Reminds me of a story I heard from a few years ago. Some poor sap in California got life in prison for stealing a slice of pizza. They have / had that 3 strike rule, and he already had 2 strikes, so that was his 3rd. __________________ xMarkPro -- Ultimate Blog Network Management Streamline your marketing operations. Centralize management of domains, pages, Wordpress blogs, sponsors, link codes, media items, sales and traffic statistics, plus more!

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SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	theres a guy named santos reyes in california who got life in prison for cheating on his drivers test, he had 2 priors for burglary , one when he was a minor. __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

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beerptrol Confirmed Asshole Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Half way between sobriety and fubar. Posts: 12,722	Welcome to the South. I don't know how many prison shows I've seen on msnbc and noticed there are black men serving damn near life sentences for armed robbery committed in the south. Yet there are murderers and child molesters serving less time than they are. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time! __________________ “If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” -- Ulysses S. Grant Last edited by beerptrol; 12-30-2010 at 10:27 AM..

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Why MFBA Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: PNW Posts: 7,230	cheap skate broke state of Miss, only did it to save money. the cost of keeping her was offsetting the profits involved in keeping her. F american prison/justice system, when you get life for $11 bucks.

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ed_banger Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12	Would the sentence seem any less extreme had the men had $100, or $1000 in their wallets? I don't carry any cash in my wallet, but the amount stolen is irrelevant. The act of assaulting someone and robbing them should be punished the same regardless of the amount stolen.

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bl4h Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,282	Those guys that lost $11 were probably a nose twitch away from being executed. but no we should feel bad about it cause it was only $11

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