Tuesday, January 22, 2008

January 22

George Dyson just pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon, and got 18 years for his deeds.
On May 27, 2007 at approximately 4:30PM Dyson stabbed a 57-year-old woman multiple times while she was walking home from the grocery store in the 100 block of E. 26th St. near the corner of St. Paul St. She suffered a collapsed lung. This is Dyson's third robbery with a deadly weapon conviction.

Mayor Moyer's two recently murdered constituents were shot to death.

Apparently, Daewoos and groceries are hot on the carjacking scene.

Brandon Morris chose to let a judge determine his sentence.

Sarah Kreager's attorneys seem to be hoping that things aren't as safe and reliable as the MTA says.

Isaiah Simmons' family is calling for manslaughter charges.

Kathleen Ann Harris pleaded guilty to hooking up high school kids with lots of fun things that end in "done."

A bill was introduced yesterday to standardize punishments for cyberbullying. Perhaps cyberasskickings would be a fitting punishment?

Dumb cops might have a new potential employer.

2 comments:

mwilson said...

Classy headline on the Kreager thing.

"Beating victim eyes lawsuit" right above the now famous picture of her swollen eye socket.

ppatin said...

George Dyson is a prime example of how our criminal justice system is broken. Here is a guy with multiple violent felony convictions who nearly kills a 57-year old woman and he gets 18 years (which probably means he'll serve something like 8 to 10, at the most). Fortunately this victim survived, but if you look at who commits murders in this city it's mostly people with prior violent felony convictions. The obvious solution is to make the penalties for armed robbery, agg. assault, attempted murder and similar crimes much, much tougher. A first time armed robbery conviction should get you 15 to 30. Do that, and watch the murder rate start to plummet.