That's nothing. Just wait for the tab on the appeals processes and prison budgets for the next 30 years!
Terri, the article clearly states that the boys were already prosecuted and plead guilty. Obviously those court proceedings took some time, and these lawsuits were obviously filed after the fact. I'm sure there's more to this story, but I don't think that it's going to qualify as the "blame-the-victim" type evidence that you and several others here are trying to allude to.
It's easy for armchair parents to pass blame in this situation, but unless you've had something like this happen to your child, I don't see how you're in a position to judge.
"The big concern now is the rising price of gasoline," he said. "Once gas hits the $4 a gallon mark, people start making serious decisions about leisure travel."
Having the one of the highest gas taxes in the country isn't really going to help this.
Did you even read the article? Pretty much nothing there supports your sick point of view.
Actually, there are quite a bit of studies showing that states with the death penalty do not see any decrease in their murder rate. On the contrary, a lot of states with the death penalty have a higher murder rate over states that do not. Obviously that doesn't mean the death penalty makes people murder more, but rather it shows that the death penalty as a punishment is not a significant deterrent to violent criminals.
Maybe I'm assuming here, but the article does say they were wearing masks. Wouldn't it be possible to see bits and pieces of skin, but not distinguish their ethnicity? They could be Latino with a tan complexion or a light-skinned African American? Both would be hard to distinguish without seeing other facial features...
No, our own President's legality is not questionable. Don't you people ever give up with that garbage?
If smaller stores in Connecticut can't afford to open on Sunday, then why is it that smaller stores in other states can figure out how to do it? I can't see any good reason why this shouldn't happen. Further, the CTPSA seem to be the only people against it, and based on what they're lobbying for/against, I'd say they're a few cans short of a six-pack anyway.
I don't think you really understand what the "Castle Law" refers to. I'm pretty sure this victim did not "legally reside" in the intersection of George and Dwight Streets where he was robbed.
For example? It's pretty easy to sit on the internet and complain about it, but what kinds of solutions do you suggest that would have "less temptation"?
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