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    • Nov 2003
    • 32195
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    WTF: Life sentence for an $11 robbery?

    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.
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    • seeandsee
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      • Mar 2006
      • 50945
      #2
      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!
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        • Ayla_SquareTurtle
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          • Sep 2005
          • 3550
          #3
          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.

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            • Why
              MFBA
              • Mar 2003
              • 7230
              #4
              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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                • Ayla_SquareTurtle
                  Confirmed User
                  • Sep 2005
                  • 3550
                  #5
                  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.
                  gone. long gone.

                  aylasquareturtle .."a"t".. gmail dawt com

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                    • $5 submissions
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                      • Nov 2003
                      • 32195
                      #6
                      Originally posted by seeandsee
                      its not for 11, its for two cold body murders!
                      $11 and no one was murdered.

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                        • ed_banger
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                          • Oct 2009
                          • 12
                          #7
                          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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                            • Kiopa_Matt
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                              • Oct 2007
                              • 1448
                              #8
                              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.
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                                • Ayla_SquareTurtle
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                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 3550
                                  #9
                                  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.
                                  gone. long gone.

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                                    • irwin99
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                                      • Oct 2010
                                      • 144
                                      #10
                                      Let's play...... guess the race!!!

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                                        • ottopottomouse
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                                          • Jan 2010
                                          • 13177
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by wikipedia
                                          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.
                                          ↑ see post ↑
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                                            • bl4h
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                                              • Jul 2006
                                              • 1282
                                              #12
                                              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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                                                • signupdamnit
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                                                  • Aug 2007
                                                  • 6697
                                                  #13
                                                  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.

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                                                    • Sarah_Jayne
                                                      Now with more Jayne
                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 40077
                                                      #14
                                                      Requiring a body part to be given as condition of parole is interesting too.

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                                                        • blazin
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                                                          • Aug 2002
                                                          • 2781
                                                          #15
                                                          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.... .
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                                                            • SmokeyTheBear
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                                                              • Jun 2004
                                                              • 28609
                                                              #16
                                                              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.
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                                                                • PornMD
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                                                                  • Jan 2007
                                                                  • 9291
                                                                  #17
                                                                  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?
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                                                                    • beerptrol
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                                                                      • Feb 2003
                                                                      • 12722
                                                                      #18
                                                                      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.
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                                                                        • TheSenator
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                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                          • 13340
                                                                          #19
                                                                          $200,000.00 a year to keep her sister alive.

                                                                          Just imagine a hard working American without health insurance would have gone into bankruptcy.
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                                                                            • baddog
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                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                              • 107089
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by PornMD
                                                                              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.

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                                                                                • brassmonkey
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                                                                                  • Sep 2005
                                                                                  • 77397
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  robbery is robbery
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                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      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.

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                                                                                        • Sarah_Jayne
                                                                                          Now with more Jayne
                                                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                                                          • 40077
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                          Especially #2.
                                                                                          You radical thinker, you.

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                                                                                            • brassmonkey
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                                                                                              • Sep 2005
                                                                                              • 77397
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by $5 submissions
                                                                                              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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