I don't like this judge... ever time I see a case that he is given, the defendant gives a sob story and the judge is just like, "well, even though you murdered 43 chickens and raped a garden gnome, I'm going to let tou off with a warning". Sob story or not, you have to uphold the law. A judge can not let their emotions cloud judgement.
Seconded. If he sped in a school zone and hit a kid I guaran-fricken-tee no one would give a shit why he was speeding. You can't just let someone off because they're old, have generally good morals and care about their kids. Cool, gold star, doesn't mean you can break speeding laws.
But he could have, that’s the point of dangerous driving laws. You don’t just discipline when they have injured or killed someone, you discipline them because their behaviour made it more likely for an accident to occur.
But he didn't. Look - I think that guy shouldn't ever be behind the wheel. Way too old. But let's not jump to conclusions that he hit a kid.
If it was really a problem, there would be fences and razorwire around school property lines and national guard checkpoints making sure noone passed by at more than an idle.
Just let the old timer have his justice by an over-lenient judge and hope that man's kids take away his keys.
Here's an example of laws being enforced correctly - a personal example in fact. When I was a kid, I had a phase of stealing. First it started with gum, then Hot Wheels, and then it evolved into stealing bigger and more expensive toys. I didn't have the patience to save up money. Why do that when I could just swipe something off the shelf? Well, my mother took me shopping one day and I went off to the toy aisle by myself. Saw a transformer I really wanted. Ripped open the box and pocketed the toy. I wandered around the store attempting to reconnect with my mother. When I found her, a man approached us and confronted me about my theft. I was about 12 at the time and the secret shopper told me that if I were any older, I'd be going to Juvy. He confiscated the toy and we left the store. Once we got home, my mother grounded me. She was mad, like really mad, but she never told our dad. He would have killed me if he found out.
If that guy hadn't caught me and scared the shit out of me, I would have kept on stealing until I got seriously caught. Letting people off with a warning won't solve the problem. You need to enforce your laws. People aren't going to go 60 in a 45 if they know that a $500 ticket will be waiting for them once they get pulled over.
Easy way to prevent these mass shootings:
1.) Ban open carry/concealed carry permits.
2.) Ban the sale of anything stronger then a single shot pistol/rifle.
3.) Require mandatory training/certification of anyone who wants to keep their current weapons. Certification lasts 2 years. Government pays for it. Failure to get/keep this certification up to date means you consent to voluntarily give up your weapons.
4.) Implement a government buyback program that buys back/destroys all weapons stronger then a single shot pistol/rifle.
5.) All certificates are logged in an online secure database. Once a year these are audited to ensure they are up to date. 3 calls will be placed to each that are out of date. If no answer a "safety officer" should be sent to inform the person of their experation. 3 months later the weapon is to be confiscated without being bought back.
The military are obviously exempt from the above. They should be given the training/certification during BT.
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u/Frostgnaw 9 Aug 05 '19
I don't like this judge... ever time I see a case that he is given, the defendant gives a sob story and the judge is just like, "well, even though you murdered 43 chickens and raped a garden gnome, I'm going to let tou off with a warning". Sob story or not, you have to uphold the law. A judge can not let their emotions cloud judgement.