[SandyB]

The problem with "habitual offendor" and "3 stike laws", is that a criminal is better off killing his victim and eliminating all witnesses, since the penalty is so high anyways. A criminal would not be any worse off shooting his victims which would lessen the odds of being convicted of anything. If you are going to jail for life, why not kill them?

[rarestia]

Anybody for bringing back firing squads "out back" of the courthouse? Not talking about lynchings or gallows... just a blank wall to execute those who'd rather suck from the taxpayer teat while enjoying hot meals, cable TV and gym facilities. Would take care of our money problems.

[Pylot]

Criminal trespass is legal language for things like breaking a car window and stealing from the car.

The best place for this fellow to be is behind bars.

Some may argue that he costs money to incarcerate, but he probably got away with stealing a lot more from society than what he was ever charged with. If he was a drag on society to the tune of more than $25K a year, who is to say we don't get a savings by keeping him locked up?

Responsibility for your self and your actions has to play a role at some point. Since this fellow simply dismissed his responsibility for anything he now has a new definition imposed by society.

[wyattearp]

Reed walked up behind retired Texas Ranger Capt. Bob Prince outside the McLennan County courthouse annex and said he was robbing him. Prince decided not to shoot Reed because he could tell he was unarmed...

Wow. This guy is lucky that he isn't dead. There are some things that you just don't do, and robbing a Texas Ranger (retired or otherwise, whether you are unarmed or not) is very near the top of the list.

[BaBaStooey]

There should be a book, "How Not to Act While on Trial" and they should put a picture of this guy on the cover of the book.

[jocon307]

It does not explain how he got 99 years, it only says 25. However, everyday that this sleeze is in jail will be a better day for the rest of us.

God bless Texas Juries.

[george wythe]

You posted this article to get my blood pressure going :-)

The headline is pure, unadulterated bilge. The long-rap-sheet felon committed another violent felony while "stealing" the cell phone.

[Charles Henrickson]

Felon gets 99 years for stealing cell phone

That's why they call it a cell phone.

[Mad Mammoth]

"...I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."

Perhaps I have latent psychic abilities, but somehow that manner of speaking leads me to suspect that Defendant Reed just *might* (not sure now) just MIGHT be of the non-caucasian persuasion?

Can I get a "yo yo yo, WHUDDDUP?" anyone?

[FreePaul]

What a misleading and dishonest headline. But, it comes from a major news source so what can we expect.

[Publius6961]

I notice that there is no single moron taking credit for that headline.
This waste of skin was sentence "as a habitual criminal because he has prior felony convictions for injury to an elderly person and robbery."

and

for "15 misdemeanor convictions dating to 1991".

NOT for stealing a cell phone!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

"If you catch me, you catch me. If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."

"I steal when I wanna steal," Reed later added as he was taken to his cell.

[dljordan]

""There's things I choose to do, like, if I go in a store and choose to take a Snicker's bar," Reed testified. "If you catch me, you catch me. If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog.""

Yeah? Well, now you can go to the prison store, pay for your snicker's and hope your roomy "Big Bubba" let's you eat it before he gets the snugglies for you, Dog.

[Americanexpat]

The article said he had prior felony convicxtions including injury to an alderly person and robbery. This guy had more than misdemenor convictions. He is a murder in progress. Best to get him off the streets before he does it.

[commonasdirt]

"Jurors, who deliberated about 15 minutes,......"

LOL! I'll bet they spent 14 of those minutes just killing time for appearances sake.

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

"If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."

Five bucks says the perp actually said "I'm gonna go home an eat it up an go on about my bidness, dog!" I love the way reporters clean up (i.e. make up) quotes in order to set the "tone" of their articles. Because an accurate quote might just prejudice us against the perp, based on his education and culture (which is the opposite of what this article is attempting to do)...

[Hand em their arse]

"If you catch me, you catch me. If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."


You were in the store?? :)

[Diddle E. Squat]

Jurors...convicted Reed as a habitual criminal because he has prior felony convictions for injury to an elderly person and robbery. Reed also has 15 misdemeanor convictions dating to 1991.

'18 Strikes and You're Out' is soooo harsh.

[mercy]

The nice thing about this putrid punk is you can tell by his attitude that after a very short time he will be transfered to solitary in a supermax and spend his life in a 6 x 10 concrete hole with no window.