[Bernard]

Sounds like the DA can't make a decision either. Maybe she should go to work issuing visa's to foreigners who want to come here and take pictures of landmarks.

[lsee]

"We must remain a civilized society," Chavez said ..

Exactly. If the criminal had still been in jail for the crimes he'd committed, he would not have been breaking into the man's car in the first place.

[TomGuy]

According to the NYPost:

July 20, 2002 -- A fed-up Bronx man who blew away a crackhead thief who was rifling through his car was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison.

[The Brush]

We need street justice against judges and lawyers, those are the REAL career criminals.

[Dallas]

He fatally shot Bethea, who had been arrested more than 50 times since 1976

Talk about a miscarriage of justice. The judge, and prosecutor should have recused themselves...

[thinktwice]

"We must remain a civilized society," Chavez said

Civilized societies punish criminals, not citizens protecting their own property from thieves..

[LouD]

"I cannot send out the message to the community that this is acceptable behavior"

This judge seems to have no problem sending out the message that stealing others property is a safe occupation, and that recidivist criminals like this "victim" don't belong in jail until they are too old and feeble to pose a threat.

If there has ever been a better case for jury nullification, I've not seen it. They should have given this guy the "Saving taxpayer dollars and eliminating from society someone we who really should have been locked up in the first place" medal.

[ReaganIsRight]

Give the judge 3-9 and give Vince a medal. The judge was probably a Democrat appointee and belongs with the criminals they support and turn loose on society.

[goodieD]

Now the criminals are safe to go about their business again. We have to keep the streets safe for them ya know.

[Free the USA]

fyi

[Freedom2specul8]

ping for justice....and ping for can't believe the criminal had been arrested 50 TIMES...

[just me]

Bronx Supreme Court Justice Martin Marcus sentenced Vicenty to three to nine years behind bars. On July 1, Vicenty was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the death of 41-year-old Kevin Bethea.

Google search for Justice Martin Marcus

Governor George E. Pataki today announced that Judges Michael A. Corriero, Joseph Fisch, Martin Marcus, Charles J. Tejada, William A. Wetzel, S. Michael Nadel, Caesar D. Cirigliano, Dora L. Irizarry, Richard M. Klein, Mario J. Rossetti, Edward A. Sheridan, Lawrence J. Tonetti, and Rena K. Uviller were nominated for reappointment to the Court of Claims.

Based on their intellect, judgment, temperament, character and experience, the New York State Judicial Screening Committee found each of these judges highly qualified to continue serving on the Court of Claims. The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.

anyone feel better now.../sarcasm..

[OldFriend]

It's the Bronx........only cop killers go free.......people who rid the world of human scum get punished.

[BradyLS]

Usually, crooks that show remorse get the light sentences. Vincenty had it in spades and he still gets locked up for 3-9. He might have had better luck in Texas, where you can use a weapon to protect your life and property. Correct me, someone, if I'm wrong...

[Fast 1975]

I don't fault the judges as much as I fault the jurors who apparently found the man guilty.

[mamelukesabre]

My car was broken into last night. Guess what they took?

They stole my G-D owners manual and nothing else!

Why the H* would someone do that? I had a big tool box full of practically brand new tools and lots of books and a fancy hewlet packard calculator and a few unopened boxes of ammo and a whole lot of left over fireworks in there for the taking. They didn't even touch that stuff.

The bad part is all my maintenance and service records were in the folder that contained the owners manual.