Mathew Hale got 40 years in the slammer. And he didn't do anything to any judge. He didn't directly threaten any judge from what I understand. I want court reform
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If he didn't threaten the judge, he should not be in jail for it.
Judging from his resume, I think Hale would have ended up in jail eventually. He is a pretty despicable bottom-feeding low-life. But I read that he did threaten the judge, and admitted it. What's the real story here? We should wait until he commits the crime he most certainly was headed for, THEN throw the book at him.
Hale is a jerk and a poor specimen of a human being I agree. But I just think the punishment should fit the crime. I think 40 years is excessive.