Quote:
|
Originally Posted by WiredGuy
I do remember this case, absolutely sick that they were allowed to not only walk but given new identities. They'll walk for their sick crimes, knowingly exactly what they did. Sick sick sick.
WG
|
There are some weird cases WG and some what may seen to be weird sentencing.
Know of one instance, not a violent crime, but one that involved drugs. Two individuals charged with carrying.. can't remember the substance but the weight was 2 kilos between them and the penalty would normally be a min of 7 to 12 years.
The individuals charged were boyfriend and girlfriend scenario - he was, well, an utter bastard in many ways and committed serveral other offenses ranging from fraud to blackmail and hell knows what else and where law enforcement were already aware and trying to collect sufficient evidence to prosecute. These offenses were so extensive that the prosecutor did not wish to spend that volume of money (around $1.5 mill at that time) prosecuting the case and also because one crime overlapped the other and from a jury's angle, would confuse them to hell and send them to sleep.
Anyways, the boyfriend was a controlling character and had his girlfriend right under his thumb. She was... very normal girl.. and not too bright.
When the drugs issue came to trial the judge sentenced the boyfriend to 12 years. He let the girlfriend off (with 6 months monitoring) simply because she was just too stupid.
Law enforcement in that jurisdiction have not forgotten about the masses of other crimes and will be waiting at the jail doors when he walks out from his current sentence and ready to arrest him again for a few of his previous offences.