Posted on 11/21/2014 7:28:49 PM PST by Bettyprob
Georgia Man Shoots and Kills Driver Who Mistakenly Pulled Into His Driveway . . . Allowed To Plead To A Single Misdemeanor With No Jail Time and A $500 Fine
There is a surprising plea deal in Georgia this week where Philip Sailors, 69, was accused of responding to Rodrigo Diaz pulling into his driveway by mistake by shooting him in the head and killing him. Sailors has now been allowed to plead out on a single misdemeanor for involuntary manslaughter with no jail time. He was facing a murder charge. Under the plea bargain, Sailors will serve 12-months’ probation and pay a $500 fine. What is equally striking is that Sailors declined to say a word of apology to the family of Diaz when he appeared in court to accept the plea bargain of lifetime.
Diaz appears to have pulled into the wrong driveway while following a mistaken GPS in January 2013. He was trying to find the driveway of his friend across the street to go roller-skating. When Sailors saw a strange car, he came out shooting: firing once in the air and once through the windshield of the car. The second round struck Diaz in the head.
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Well, I’m glad to hear that.
That's less than the fine for littering in my jurisdiction.
Just exactly what does the fine tell you?
“That’s less than the fine for littering in my jurisdiction.
Just exactly what does the fine tell you?”
If this was really a “murder”, the prosecutors would have been asking for far more than a $500 fine. Are you claiming to know more about this case than those prosecuting the “crime”?
I don’t think this guy will come back from his short prison stay.
“If I were a member of the Diaz family, I would be planning my OWN justice right about now.”
Like the Michael Brown family?
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