What a Travesty!

[Missileman]

Stallworth gets 30 days for DUI manslaughter. Our legal system is a bad joke!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?pro...lled&type=lgns

[darin]

it's not 30 days - it's 30 days plus:

...two years of house arrest and spend eight years on probation.

AND -

Stallworth also must undergo drug and alcohol testing, will have a lifetime driver’s license suspension and must perform 1,000 hours of community service. Lyons said after five years, Stallworth could win approval for limited driving such as for employment.

VERY aggressive punishment. LIFETIME driver's license suspension? That's big. Very solid punishment for hitting a guy who ran out into the street...and not being able to stop in time.

If the victim's family agreed, it's not a travesty. It's justice in the minds of those most-hurt by his actions.

Unlike some celebrities, Stallworth took it on the chin - was accountable.

“I accept full responsibility for this horrible tragedy,” said Stallworth, who was accompanied at the hearing by his parents, siblings and other supporters. “I will bear this burden for the rest of my life.”

[Mr. P]

What dmp said plus..

a 30-day jail sentence Tuesday for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida, a punishment made possible by his cooperation with investigators and the fervent wish by the victim’s family to put the matter behind them.

Stallworth, 28, also reached a confidential financial settlement with the family of 59-year-old Mario Reyes

He got his punishment. Unlike OJ...IMO

[-Cp]

HELL.. WHY CAN'T I GET HIT AND KILLED BY SOMEONE RICH? My family would be SET UP!!

[avatar4321]

I agree it's a travesty. The man is getting punished above and beyond what he needs.

Id rather serve more time in prison than lose the license for life. Why dont we just cut off his hand while we are at it?

[Mr. P]

I agree it's a travesty. The man is getting punished above and beyond what he needs.

Id rather serve more time in prison than lose the license for life. Why dont we just cut off his hand while we are at it?

Torture has many faces..justice just one, and it's blind.

[darin]

ppl tend to have no sense of justice when the perp is rich. When a rich guy does a crime, he should be thrown into the slammer. When a poor guy does the crime, he needs community outreach programs because he's been victimized by society.

[Missileman]

it's not 30 days - it's 30 days plus:



AND -



VERY aggressive punishment. LIFETIME driver's license suspension? That's big. Very solid punishment for hitting a guy who ran out into the street...and not being able to stop in time.

If the victim's family agreed, it's not a travesty. It's justice in the minds of those most-hurt by his actions.

Unlike some celebrities, Stallworth took it on the chin - was accountable.

2 years house arrest in a mansion, likely decked out with a pool, gym, game room, etc, where he can entertain himself and whoever he cares to invite over, the freedom to eat what he wants, and keep whatever schedule he wants isn't punishment, it's a vacation.

That he settled a civil wrongful death suit before it was filed should have had no bearing on his penal case. BTW, the person most hurt by his actions is DEAD...wonder what he'd think about a 30-day sentence.

A lifetime driving suspension is an inconvenience, easily overcome by a hired driver which he can easily afford.

ppl tend to have no sense of justice when the perp is rich. When a rich guy does a crime, he should be thrown into the slammer. When a poor guy does the crime, he needs community outreach programs because he's been victimized by society.

I'm a huge fan of mandatory sentences. Convicted of the same crime, suffer the same punishment.

[chesswarsnow]

Sorry bout that,

1. Another one of those, *Whos Judging The Judges* issues.
2. One gets life, and another gets life.
3. Whys my life worth crap, and his of great value?
4. Some one might ask.

Regards,
SirJamesofTexas

[Mr. P]

I'm a huge fan of mandatory sentences. Convicted of the same crime, suffer the same punishment.

But the same crime does not always have the same circumstances, so we have a range of punishment for the same crime. Works for me.

[darin]

2 years house arrest in a mansion, likely decked out with a pool, gym, game room, etc, where he can entertain himself and whoever he cares to invite over, the freedom to eat what he wants, and keep whatever schedule he wants isn't punishment, it's a vacation.

That he settled a civil wrongful death suit before it was filed should have had no bearing on his penal case. BTW, the person most hurt by his actions is DEAD...wonder what he'd think about a 30-day sentence.

A lifetime driving suspension is an inconvenience, easily overcome by a hired driver which he can easily afford.



I'm a huge fan of mandatory sentences. Convicted of the same crime, suffer the same punishment.

you're likely just upset because he's got money he's earned. (shrug).

[avatar4321]

2 years house arrest in a mansion, likely decked out with a pool, gym, game room, etc, where he can entertain himself and whoever he cares to invite over, the freedom to eat what he wants, and keep whatever schedule he wants isn't punishment, it's a vacation.

That he settled a civil wrongful death suit before it was filed should have had no bearing on his penal case. BTW, the person most hurt by his actions is DEAD...wonder what he'd think about a 30-day sentence.

A lifetime driving suspension is an inconvenience, easily overcome by a hired driver which he can easily afford.



I'm a huge fan of mandatory sentences. Convicted of the same crime, suffer the same punishment.

Im sure the person most huurt by his actions is moving on in the next life.

[Missileman]

you're likely just upset because he's got money he's earned. (shrug).

Fuck you! I've earned every cent I have too.

But the same crime does not always have the same circumstances, so we have a range of punishment for the same crime. Works for me.

Mitigating circumstances should be used to adjust the charge, then apply the mandatory sentence.

[Mr. P]

Mitigating circumstances should be used to adjust the charge, then apply the mandatory sentence.

Motive, intent, premeditation are all considered and if found guilty sentence is given accordingly. I think it works well. One size does not fit all.

[glockmail]

Stallworth gets 30 days for DUI manslaughter. Our legal system is a bad joke!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?pro...lled&type=lgns

We've prosecuted repeat DUI offenders who killed folks with murder in NC.