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The law says what the sentence was. The judge legally and properly sentenced Pollard to life in prison. Pollard's waterboys make a big deal out of the plea agreement, but Pollard violated the plea agreement, and -- this is important -- a plea agreement binds the defence and the prosecutor, but it does not and can not bind the judge.

Maybe you know something about this that I do not know? I am persuaded by the opinion of former Notre Dame President Father Hesburgh that Pollard has not been "fairly" treated by the government.

ML/NJ

Maybe you know something about this that I do not know?

Evidently.

I am persuaded by the opinion of former Notre Dame President Father Hesburgh that Pollard has not been "fairly" treated by the government.

You mean, Hesburgh of "Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament", "Free Mumia," "Free Tookie," and "End the Death Penalty" fame? That Hesburgh? The one that Clinton presented a gold medal to on the Mall, for his services to the Left?

He is far from unique, this Catholic priest that believes that no criminal should pay for his crime. This is typical of a style of Catholicism that has rejected religion per se and sees the mission of Jesus as being a mission of social justice. I suppose it's a handy substitute for belief in God.

I have no respect for the man. The Bible is not the Communist Manifesto -- not even the Catholic version.

d.o.l.

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