How much time might a person do in your state if he committed these crimes?

Today | jonty30

[T-Bird45]

Time??? How long to get to the sporting goods store for a Louisville Slugger?

[eyeamok]

here in California. 6 months tops plus probation

[Jonty30]

That’s my thought as well.

An officer told me to wait outside the courthouse and take a few swings on the house.

[sasquatch]

Can’t answer your question.
You might want to set up a ‘go fund me’.

[nickcarraway]

If he pays a fine, it goes to the government?

[Gay State Conservative]

My home state’s Massachusetts.If he was prosecuted at all he’d probably be found not guilty by reason of insanity.And the prosecutor would be fine with that.

[flamberge]

So my question is, if somebody did this in your state what penalty could he pay and what penalty is most likely that he would have to pay in your state?

The most likely outcome around here would be a three-year prison sentence, suspended, with diversion to a "restorative justice" program, "community service", and unmonitored probation.

So, basically, nothing.

It's the same way in most States. The government is mostly unwilling to do what really stops criminals (keep them in jail longer) but will ruin the lives of law-abiding citizens without any hesitation if they fail to comply with minor technical infractions of "malum prohibitum" laws.

Sorry to hear that your family had to endure this.

Don't accept the advice from "Officer Friendly" about "take a few swings on the house". There is no such thing. Government officials want to keep an absolute monopoly on the selection of who gets punished and how much and who dishes it out. You are not a member of their club.

[Jonty30]

The officer was joking. I know he couldn’t speak that way, in an official capacity as an officer. His point was that I might as well go for a non-punishable sentence myself to get revenge upon somebody for what will be a non-punishable offence under the system.

[smokingfrog]

Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Crimes

Sentencing guidelines don’t apply to every crime. The federal sentencing guidelines apply to the following types of crimes, among others:

Some drug offenses, like trafficking drugs or controlled substances
Possessing, carrying, and using firearms while committing other crimes
Immigration violations
Identity theft
Sex offenses
Child pornography
Other violent offenses, like first-degree murder
The mandatory minimum sentence depends on the type of crime committed. For example, if a federal court convicts someone of first-degree murder, the mandatory minimum sentence is either the death penalty or life imprisonment. Kidnapping a minor, on the other hand, carries a 20-year minimum term.

https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-procedure/selected-state-sentencing-laws.html

[Vermont Lt]

In a lot of states there are “modifiers” when the crime is against the elderly.

Depending on background of the perp…a couple of years. Out in one.

[Jonty30]

I will bring that up with my sister to mention it to the prosecutor. Even if it isn’t on the books in Canadian law, taking advantage of my father, an 87 year old man, would be seen as a mitigating factor.

[Moltke]

From what I read in the comments so far it seems a better solution would be corporal punishment like they do in Saudi and some Asian states.

A proper caning is said to work wonders on attitude adjustment.