[kenavi]

The Judge did as much as he could under Law. It's the laws that need changing.

Legislatures should have as much compassion for victims of these crimes of depravity as they do for the presumed imperfections in self-defense legislation.

[Chode]

somehow i don't think 18months protects the needs of the community... i'd like to see the range of sentencing available

[null and void]

The Judge did as much as he could under Law. It's the laws that need changing.

Did he now?

The law requires that the sentence be consistent with the need to protect the community

Does this sentence meet that test in your mind?

How?

[sport]

Legislators are usually lawyers. Lawyers do not make any money from victims of crimes. However, they make a hell of a lot from criminals. if the public was allowed to legally defend themselves from these animals, there would be little need for lawyers, police, or courts. Protecting the criminal is where the money is. The victim? Who gives a shit about him/her? Maybe his/her family. His or her insurance company? that is about it.

[roadcat]

The Judge did as much as he could under Law. It's the laws that need changing.

Agree. A friend of mine saw her son go to prison for seven years, for slapping his girlfriend. She accused him of punching her (once). I'm not excusing him for what he did, whether it was a slap or hit, but she wasn't injured, and he did seven years while this other punk in the news killed a man. Laws ain't fair.