[wardaddy]

Sacry stuff...scarier still are the number of FReepers who think this is dandy.

15 calendars..and no parole in the Feds....more than your average homicide perp does.

Something is very wrong here.

[Travis McGee]

Ya can't be too careful...

[Continental Op]

How many really conservative freepers are there I'd like to know?
A citizen of the U.S. when convicted of a felony should serve his/her time in prison and when set free should be given all his/her constitutional rights back. If the citizen is convicted of a violent crime: murder, rape ect, he should face the death penalty. Citizens who committed minor feloniesand have been good citizens for years preceding the crime should not be denied their natural rights. President Bush is a fine example of this point.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/Bush_Arrest001102.html

George W. Bush addresses his 1976 DUI arrest in Maine.

After rallying voters Thursday night in West Allis, Wis., Bush told reporters he’s “not proud” that he was arrested for driving under the influence in Kennebunkport, Maine, after drinking several beers at a bar.
“I regret that it happened, but it did,” Bush said.
The Bush campaign acknowledged earlier Thursday night, after it was reported by a Maine television station, that he was taken into custody by police near his family home in Kennebunkport on Labor Day weekend in 1976.
“I’m the first to say that what I did was wrong and I’ve corrected that,” Bush said. “And I think the people — the people of America will understand that.”

[yarddog]

There are a bunch of people on this thread who I regularly see who claim to be pro gun but can be counted on the attack those who really are.

This is a false argument btw. Not a single person in this discussion is trying to say the guy should not be punished for his original crimes. In fact I would bet money that those who are pro gun would be the ones wanting the most severe punishment.

What we don't like is the constant erosion of not just gun rights but all human rights.

There are those of us who believe in redemption of the individutal. Some people are simply lying and saying there is no chance of an ordinary person being convicted of a felony. As I said earlier and others have pointed out, almost everyone has committed a felony at some time in their life.

The fact that they are very unlikely to be prosecuted does not change the fact that if someone with the power decides to go after a particular person, they can do so and do it completely by the book, giving the person total due process.