Posted on 06/14/2017 11:33:46 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A 70-year-old man who said he robbed a Kansas City, Kansas, bank so he could get away from his wife blamed his actions on depression.
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Lawrence John Ripple to home confinement and three years of supervised probation.
Ripple went to the Bank of Labor, a block from police headquarters, last September. He gave a note to a teller saying he had a gun and was demanding money. After he was given it, Ripple waited for police.
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Great planning. Clear, concise and objective-orientated.
Well at least one judge has a sense of humor. Of course if one of them ends up bludgeoned or hacked into a thousand pieces then the judge will catch hell.
This is really a sad story; but for some reason I can’t stop laughing.
Now, THAT is ironic.
He should challenge it as a clear violation of his 8th amendment rights.
cruel and unusual punishment
I thought the Constitution prohibited cruel and unusual punishment.
So, he robs a bank so he can escape his wife, presumably by going to jail, and the judge sentences him to home confinement? If he was depressed before, what is he now??
He was sentenced to supervised home confinement...with his wife?
Dayum!
Hilarious.
LOL...Awesome.
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