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Fridays From the Frontline » Clear Admit: Law School Admissions Blog — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:14:29 +0000

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By: mglickman

mglickman — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:18:50 +0000

Really? 20 years is lenient? Two whole decades?
Yes, whatever he had was not enough to resist going out. I don’t know all the facts, but it’s not hard for me to imagine:
He came from a poor family, always strapped for cash.
His friend, a continuing bad influence but one which he was able to overcome to the point of completing college and having a real plan for his future.
Until his “friend” convinces him that this will be an easy way to make some quick money… no one will get hurt… you’ll be leaving town soon anyway when you ship out…
A stupid mistake, absolutely; but I don’t think you could ever convince me that it’s worth taking 20 years of his life.

By: Zack

Zack — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:11:37 +0000

I can appreciate that 20 years is a harsh term, but let's take a look at the facts again. Apparently having graduated college and having a future with the Navy was not enough for this person to resist going out and 1) planning to rob a store and 2) assisting his friend in, at the very least, planning to rob someone of their moped. Whether or not he had the intent to kill someone, he certainly had a 'malice aforethought'. While the effective loss of his 'life' is absolutely tragic, the reason it's a tragedy is that he did it to Himself. It wasn't the police, or the prosecutors who stripped him of his future, it was his own malign and selfish motives put him in the hot seat. 20 years for playing that role that directly led to an innocent being robbed of his life seems awfully lenient to me.

By: Why prosecution, post 2 « Really? Law?

Why prosecution, post 2 « Really? Law? — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:38:50 +0000

[…] is not so much critical of prosecution as it is critical of the legal system in general. See also this post by Moshe Glickman, who chooses the other side of the courtroom but would not deny me my choice. The question, if any […]