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To: SoldierDad
Dear SoldierDad,

I'm not confused.

I merely note that you've huffed and puffed around here about folks “accepting consequences” and it seems that this woman has accepted the consequences for her actions. She's paid her fine.

You're quite unhappy with the fact that they didn't throw her in jail on felony counts, and go flouncing around ever more about “consequences.” LOL.

The problem is that YOU'RE the one unable to deal with the fact that this lady committed no felony, nothing worse than a moderate traffic violation.

The reality is that the consequences in Maryland for driving 16 mph over the speed limit are to pay a $300 ticket, give or take.


sitetest

144 posted on 05/09/2008 2:56:05 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: sitetest

First, you don’t know anything about what I think here other that what you have assumed (and you know what they say about that). Second, nowhere in any post I made will you find that I stated I want to see this woman thrown in jail. I’ve only posted my opinion that a $310 fine just for speeding was too lenient for this case. If you bother to go back and re-read things I’ve said with respect to this case you will find that I stated there is blame enough to go around in this case. Placing those officers into that position in the first place was stupid. Stepping in front of a vehicle traveling at highway speed was also stupid. But, IMHO, the woman also deserves fault in this because she was not nearly at attentive with her driving as she needed to be. Were this case to have been in another jurisdiction I’m not so sure she would have gotten off so lightly. Simply because the prosecutor in this case was incompetent enough to convince a grand jury does not mean that no felony was committed. But, since you seem to only be looking to flame someone, I guess the fact that I’ve spoken of shared responsibility doesn’t mean much to you.


145 posted on 05/12/2008 8:14:33 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier home after 15 months in the Triangle of death)
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