The sentence IS excessive for stealing a c52 donut. Give him a couple of hours in jail. But five to fifteen years? C'mon! I'm a believer in punishment one for the crime but the sentence also has to be proportional to the nature of the offense.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
34 posted on 10/07/2007 10:35:01 PM PDT by goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)