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Originally Posted by Barefoot
I agree with the above posters, the punishment did not fit the crime, no-one was hurt.
I'm sure the family experienced embarrassment, however her son has written a letter in the online newspaper asking for our support for his mom.
It makes me sad to see so many judgmental comments. Why not try compassionate, as requested by her son.
Let he among you who is without sin, cast the first stone.
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I would agree if this were her first offense and had nothing before. I think that the harsh sentence may have been because she did this while on probation. Courts don't take kindly to people breaking probation.
This sentence might just be the most compassionate thing for her. It might help her to get the help she needs for her problems and set on the right path. If they let her off with a slap on the writ, who's to say that she might not be back in court in another month.
We're not talking about sin here, we're talking about crime. If you apply the "whoever is without sin" adage here why not apply it to every crime.
Jesus was talking about sin when he said that. He was making the point that we are all sinners. We all do not commit crimes.
Forgiveness is one thing but not punishing people for bad behaviour is something all together different. People need to suffer the consequences of their actions.