Comments on: Crime and punishment http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/crime-and-punishment/ Baltimore, Maryland the daily conversation starts here. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Annoyed Blogger http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/crime-and-punishment/#comment-122 Annoyed Blogger Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:42:15 +0000 http://www.bthesite.com/archives/2008/04/crime-and-punishment/#comment-122 Just out of curiosity, did you actually read the article to which you are referring? Because it doesn\'t say she received a life\'s sentence, just that she should. And is it really wrong to assign more time to multiple crimes, than just one? For instance, supposing each time she purchased drugs with a false identity there was one crime. And each time she transported drugs across state lines there was a crime. And how about when she lied to doctors over and over again to feed her addiction. We\'re talking about potentially 30+ federal crimes here. In addition to that, who is to say that she wont simply get 5 years, community service, financial restitution and time in rehab. Most white collar crime doesn\'t get enough time. Look at the enron scandal for instance. White collar crime is not victimless, in fact you are talking about ruining the lives of thousands, not just a few. If you ask me, these people should get life, that\'s what they take away. Just out of curiosity, did you actually read the article to which you are referring? Because it doesn\’t say she received a life\’s sentence, just that she should.

And is it really wrong to assign more time to multiple crimes, than just one? For instance, supposing each time she purchased drugs with a false identity there was one crime. And each time she transported drugs across state lines there was a crime. And how about when she lied to doctors over and over again to feed her addiction. We\’re talking about potentially 30+ federal crimes here.

In addition to that, who is to say that she wont simply get 5 years, community service, financial restitution and time in rehab.

Most white collar crime doesn\’t get enough time. Look at the enron scandal for instance. White collar crime is not victimless, in fact you are talking about ruining the lives of thousands, not just a few. If you ask me, these people should get life, that\’s what they take away.

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