Said Judge John Glynn, “If such a thing should happen in the future I hope you should remember this and behave with more nobility than you did here.”
What do you think-- was this fair, or should Glynn have handed down some actual time?
Friday, May 2, 2008
No Time for Bad Samaritans
Two men received probation Wednesday for doing nothing to stop an unprovoked attack on septuagenarian Sun journalist Carl Schoettler. One passer-by "encouraged [one of the assailants] after the attack to comb through Schoettler’s pockets for cash." His "excuse"? He had his young son with him. Wouldn't want to set a bad example, right? Another dingus, Gregory G. Kulla, gave the attackers a ride. He got a PBJ.
Said Judge John Glynn, “If such a thing should happen in the future I hope you should remember this and behave with more nobility than you did here.”
What do you think-- was this fair, or should Glynn have handed down some actual time?
Said Judge John Glynn, “If such a thing should happen in the future I hope you should remember this and behave with more nobility than you did here.”
What do you think-- was this fair, or should Glynn have handed down some actual time?
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An e-mail from "anon":
"This was an agreement reached with defense/court/state. The bottom line is that neither had a criminal record so the so-called sentencing guidelines called for little jail time. So, since it isn’t a crime to not do anything to help a little old man bleeding in the street, not much recourse here. The fact that they pled guilty (albiet with no time in jail) is actually pretty good because who knows what we would have been able to prove in court. Judge Glynn did call their actions morally reprehensible… If they f up in the future the Judge will likely give them a bunch of jail time since they are on probation."
Maybe I'm missing something, but the language of "assault" in these idiots' charges seems a bit severe. Sounds racial to throw the book at these two, but alas, I know not the races of the people involved. If the bystander --"check his pockets"-- was some down and out dude saying whatevs, let's chalk it up to the generalized apathy of a tough urban life and not pile on the trouble for someone who didn't even throw a punch.
yeah, assault for standing there seems a bit over-the-top.
Could Bradshaw have been charged with some kind of corrupting-a-minor thing for encouraging the assault while his kid was right there?
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