Justice?
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I haven't researched any of the facts on this, but at face value this is not good. I don't say that armed robbery, even if not really "armed", should be taken lightly, but seriously WTH?
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Justice is just about myth now days! Just think the cost to the tax payers to house this poor man for 15 years let alone the training he will receive to become a better criminal for when hes released!
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one used force and threatened to get the money. that's the difference. if he would have hacked in and stole the money it would have been different as well. I'm not defending either one. just pointing out the difference.
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That 15-year sentence is draconian, absurd, and utterly disgraceful.
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Please don't confuse the current American courts system with justice..........embarassing on a day like to day to see how far from our roots we have strayed from our roots.
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If that is the full facts of the case then 15 years does seem to be a ridiculous sentence. However, if he's got a string of assaults and robberies behind him then it isn't.
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WOW 40 months for being part of $3b fraud(nice way of saying bloody stealing)
I wonder how many broken families, suicides that's caused.
Justice is tilted in your favor with an expensive lawyer.
Freedom is bought with money$$$$$$$$$$
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I find the opinions so far interesting. Not criticizing, but most are focusing on the robbery - obviously the threat of violence is a very bad thing - but yet if true the man turned himself in. Over $100. Yet $3B barely registers. Nobody has said that the fraudster shouldn't get equal or greater time. Do we know what indirect damage the fraud caused? Loss of savings or health care for individuals? That could have easily resulted in actual death by forgoing medical care due to lack of insurance or ready cash to pay for such things. Our system doesn't take that into account.
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@escapeartist said:
I find the opinions so far interesting. Not criticizing, but most are focusing on the robbery - obviously the threat of violence is a very bad thing - but yet if true the man turned himself in. Over $100. Yet $3B barely registers. Nobody has said that the fraudster shouldn't get equal or greater time. Do we know what indirect damage the fraud caused? Loss of savings or health care for individuals? That could have easily resulted in actual death by forgoing medical care due to lack of insurance or ready cash to pay for such things. Our system doesn't take that into account.
That was my point. You just explained it better.
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Does the name Barry Madoff ring a bell? He was sentenced to 150 years for running, essentially, a ponzi scheme involving about $65 billion. I'd call that justice.
In the case to which you referred, it doesn't say what portion of the $3 billion that the CEO, Paul Allen, actually kept. Also, the fact that his crime was not a violent crime makes a huge difference.
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