I'm torn. On the one hand, good, he caused a lot of damage and should be held responsible. But on the other hand, a $36M weight over his head as a teenager could alter his life significantly. The...
I'm torn. On the one hand, good, he caused a lot of damage and should be held responsible. But on the other hand, a $36M weight over his head as a teenager could alter his life significantly. The article mentions that if he keeps his nose clean through 10 years of probation and keeps up with a payment schedule, then the court can grant the restitution as satisfied. So does that mean if he smokes a joint one time or misses one payment that the $36M stays forever? At that point why bother going to college to get a good job if your paycheck is going to be garnished anyways? Why report any income you may get? I feel like this is stacking the odds on this teenager moving towards a life of crime, or at least destitution.
I'm not torn at all. "Cruel and unusual", comes to mind here... even with the probation conditions. This judgement is ludicrous and benefits no-one except as a means to placate the public.
I'm not torn at all. "Cruel and unusual", comes to mind here... even with the probation conditions. This judgement is ludicrous and benefits no-one except as a means to placate the public.
Okay, that's bullshit. The point of a punishment is to ensure people do not make the mistake again; what is ordering him to pay $36 million dollars going to do? Even in his entire life, he will...
Okay, that's bullshit. The point of a punishment is to ensure people do not make the mistake again; what is ordering him to pay $36 million dollars going to do? Even in his entire life, he will almost certainly never make anywhere near that much even if he spends every cent for the rest of his life on it. All this will do is destroy any potential for the rest of his life to be acceptable and possibly create yet another person who gets stuck in the prison system. The court "can" grant partial restitution? What if it doesn't? This is a punishment no person can ever hope to repay. This case is a fantastic demonstration of what's wrong with our criminal justice system; there's no justice in this.
Time to join the French Foreign Legion and start from scratch. If that judgment sticks around I don't really know what you do other than start a new life somewhere else.
Time to join the French Foreign Legion and start from scratch.
If that judgment sticks around I don't really know what you do other than start a new life somewhere else.
I'm torn. On the one hand, good, he caused a lot of damage and should be held responsible. But on the other hand, a $36M weight over his head as a teenager could alter his life significantly. The article mentions that if he keeps his nose clean through 10 years of probation and keeps up with a payment schedule, then the court can grant the restitution as satisfied. So does that mean if he smokes a joint one time or misses one payment that the $36M stays forever? At that point why bother going to college to get a good job if your paycheck is going to be garnished anyways? Why report any income you may get? I feel like this is stacking the odds on this teenager moving towards a life of crime, or at least destitution.
I'm not torn at all. "Cruel and unusual", comes to mind here... even with the probation conditions. This judgement is ludicrous and benefits no-one except as a means to placate the public.
Yeah, I get the feeling this judgement was made for the public and is set up to be overturned on appeal.
Okay, that's bullshit. The point of a punishment is to ensure people do not make the mistake again; what is ordering him to pay $36 million dollars going to do? Even in his entire life, he will almost certainly never make anywhere near that much even if he spends every cent for the rest of his life on it. All this will do is destroy any potential for the rest of his life to be acceptable and possibly create yet another person who gets stuck in the prison system. The court "can" grant partial restitution? What if it doesn't? This is a punishment no person can ever hope to repay. This case is a fantastic demonstration of what's wrong with our criminal justice system; there's no justice in this.
Time to join the French Foreign Legion and start from scratch.
If that judgment sticks around I don't really know what you do other than start a new life somewhere else.