Comments on: Crack Candy http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/10/crack-candy/ Ideas, Opinions, Discussions Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/10/crack-candy/#comment-477 Robert Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:15:16 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=272#comment-477 Yes, at times there is no rhyme nor reason to how punishments are given to offenders. The lucrative lawyer business has distorted our law and justice system beyond recognition these days. We see rapists set free, murderers plea bargained out, drunk driving deaths not effectively prosecuted, and the list goes on. I know we all make mistakes and there is leeway for that in our justice system, but please, make the leeway at least comparable to the situation. Is that too much to ask? Yes, at times there is no rhyme nor reason to how punishments are given to offenders. The lucrative lawyer business has distorted our law and justice system beyond recognition these days.

We see rapists set free, murderers plea bargained out, drunk driving deaths not effectively prosecuted, and the list goes on.

I know we all make mistakes and there is leeway for that in our justice system, but please, make the leeway at least comparable to the situation. Is that too much to ask?

]]> By: Jeanie http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/10/crack-candy/#comment-476 Jeanie Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:28:19 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=272#comment-476 What a horrible story! Consequences exist for a reason...if nothing drastic happens a person is more likely to go back and do the same thing over again. Like an obese person who has a heart attack. That heart attack is the consequence and the something "drastic" that will get the person to take better care of themselves. The justice system is really sad anymore. I hear stories of punishments that doesn't fit the crime, because a judge was "having a bad day". Or stories like this when all you can wonder is.. what were they thinking? The way the law is laid out, it gives too much leeway for things like how the judge is feeling that day...or some ridiculous loopole...etc. What a horrible story! Consequences exist for a reason…if nothing drastic happens a person is more likely to go back and do the same thing over again.
Like an obese person who has a heart attack. That heart attack is the consequence and the something “drastic” that will get the person to take better care of themselves.

The justice system is really sad anymore. I hear stories of punishments that doesn’t fit the crime, because a judge was “having a bad day”. Or stories like this when all you can wonder is.. what were they thinking? The way the law is laid out, it gives too much leeway for things like how the judge is feeling that day…or some ridiculous loopole…etc.

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