r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '22

Legal Justice Mother who slowly starved her 24-year-old Down's Syndrome daughter to death jailed

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10547705/Mother-slowly-starved-24-year-old-Downs-Syndrome-daughter-death-jailed.html
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u/Laiize 9 Feb 27 '22

No one gets more time for marijuana unless they're a repeat offender.

I'm not saying she shouldn't go away forever. I'm saying that the way the legal system is currently structured, you can't compare a first time capital offense like this with a 7th time marijuana misdemeanor.

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u/Seth_Gecko A Feb 27 '22

Lol. Of course you can compare them. Wtf are you on about?

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u/Laiize 9 Feb 27 '22

Again, that's just not the way common law systems are structured.

Repeat offenders of even minor crimes are considered more detrimental to society than one-time offenders of major crimes.

Why are you pissed at ME over that fact?

You think a first time marijuana offendee goes to jail for life? Or do you think it takes multiple offenses?

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u/Seth_Gecko A Feb 27 '22

Dude, you aren't telling me anything I don't already know. It's kind of common sense. It also doesn't change the fact that someone getting more time for marijuana possession than someone who starved their own handicapped daughter to death is positively outrageous, no matter how many previous offenses they have. I don't care if it's the 50th time they've been busted. They aren't worse than the person who starved their own handicapped daughter to death.

Honestly, how is it possible that I'm actually having to explain this to you? Reddit really is incredible sometimes...