Superbowl X-somethingsomething

[Jeunemaitre]

PS:  It seems ludicrous to me that someone could get 46 years in jail for brandishing a weapon at someone.  46 years for a threat and a fist fight?  Sorry, he may be a punk, but the sentencing guidelines are beyond sane.

Who is making money off of people being in prison forever?

Occhi
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From what I've heard, (Sportstalk radio in DC is not th best source of info for national issues, but local news is not too bad) the 46 years is the potential maximum sentance if convicted of three counts of (felony) assult with a deadly weapon (one count per person who had a gun allegedly waved at them). Some of the local folks seem to belive that the other charges that were recently added to the case make it more likely a plea deal will get done. Peading guilty to the felony charges carry a 3 year manditory minimum sentance each, where as the non-felony crimes he's been charged with letely do not carry minimum jail time.

Who makes money off of people in prison forever? No-one unless they are used for cheap labor, but I don't really want to drive this thread any further off course. Didn't we have a thread about the US penal system not that long ago?

And now for something completely different...

One offshore line has the Steelers by 3.5. I say put your money on Seattle.*

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