[wideawake]

“It would be unreasonably harsh and completely unnecessary to inflict such a fate on these children under the circumstances,” his court-appointed attorney Robert Brooks argued in a motion.

It would be a worse fate to place the children in the hands of their felonious, unfit parents - one of whom is in the habit of driving around drunk.

[Red Badger]

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.......

[Spok]

“He said incarceration now would leave the children without a custodial parent, Ford said.”

The real quandry here is what’s in the childrens’ best interests?

[sure_fine]

why should he get special treatment?

[SeaHawkFan]

As corrupt as Ford is, this is not an unreasonable request, unless there are grandparents or other close family members who could look after the children.

[MAexile]

Funny, I didn’t see any mention of his party affiliation in the story.

Five seconds on Google confirms he’s a Democrat.

I know, big shocker there. /sarc.

[Bommer]

“It would be unreasonably harsh and completely unnecessary to inflict such a fate on these children under the circumstances,”

What a great excuse! Maybe he can do more crimes using this. ta like the Menedez brothers. Can't sentence them for murdering their parents because they are orphans!

[SmithL]

Judge gives Ford reprieve till Feb. 27