The Internet Lynching of Marcus Epstein

Human Events ^ | 6-5-09 | Bay Buchanan

[trumandogz]

Perhaps in your world, attacking a woman is not worthy of consequence, but I am a law & order type and believe that criminals should take responsibility for their actions.

[ga medic]

Sorry but a guy who goes out, gets drunk and calls someone a n***** does not deserve sympathy. There is no excuse for his actions, and even he admits that. Clearly he has not been exiled from mainstream America and he won't have to spend his life in prison. He will have to accept the consequences for his actions, which may include not being admitted to law school. He has admitted his guilt and tried to get his act together. I wish him nothing but the best.

I tell my kids all the time that some mistakes have very serious consequences. Ask my son's friend who had consensual sex with a sophomore who was fifteen, when he was eighteen. He lost his track scholarship to college, spent 12 weeks in jail and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. He has gotten his life together too, but the consequences remain. Life isn't fair, and there are no do-overs. This is something that Marcus Epstien knows pretty well by now.

[dirtymac]

Well, Hell, I guess I have to back off of my earlier statement and do hereby apologize to you. I have no disagreement with anything in your most recent post. The punishment should fit the crime.

[dirtymac]

He did.

[harrysrepublic]

You said “Marcus Epstein is either screwed up or a bad guy. I don’t know which.”
Well, if you watch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV4ppLfliTQ
you might say that he’s both.