[2Trievers]

I think I posted the orignal story some time ago ... this is the followup for those who might recall. There are few things in this world I have reverence for ... one is our Flag, the other books. His sentence is a joke. An outrage.

[Dante3]

I love books and support historical preservations. The creep sure got off easy.

[Rebelbase]

"Johnson's attorney, Penn Rhodeen of New Haven, told the judge that the thefts occurred after Johnson had stopped taking his Prozac medication, and that had caused him to lose judgment and perspective."

Cry me a river.

[rageaholic]

What a b@stard-- too lazy to forge autographs like all the other eBay crooks! Kids today...

[Tourist Guy]

>>>Johnson said that he was "very afraid" of going to prison but understood that he would be compelled to spend time behind bars<<<

No prozac in the joint, no soap-on-a-rope either.

The prison sentence is almost as offensive as the crime.

[staytrue]

Fasano said he considered numerous factors in deciding on a prison term for a once-promising student with no prior criminal record. He noted that Johnson comes from "a solidly middle-class, supportive family" - unlike many criminal defendants with family problems and troubled pasts.

It is stuff like this that infuriates inner city blacks. They hold up a 7-11 and get 50 dollars in cash and go to jail for 7-10 years and this guy steals 1.5 million and does irreparable damage and gets off with next to nothing.

[razorback-bert]

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