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Originally Posted by janmcn
When judges start making their decisions not based on the law but on the reputation of a wonderful community, it is time for them to be impeached.
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I think that having victims impact statements is fairly common these days in court. The reason is that the damage to people or a community that some has caused should be taken into consideration when sentencing them. Just as priors is taken into consideration. This woman had a DUI, a probation violation and now this act.
Someone who commits a crime while on probation doesn't seem to have learned from their mistakes. I'm sure that was also taken into account in the sentencing.
And remember, this was a plea bargain. Imagine what she could have gotten.
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