Greta K. to get 10 years

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm sure society is well served with those two prison sentences ( 25 years and 10 years ) while undoubtably violent criminals are going free after lesser sentences.

I agree, Here in Middle Tenn. A lady shot her husband ( a minister) in the back while arguing over finances; she got 9 months!!!

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

I agree, Here in Middle Tenn. A lady shot her husband ( a minister) in the back while arguing over finances; she got 9 months!!!

Mary Winkler,right? The whole trial screamed of spousal abuse for years, and Matthew apparently did well at his job, but not at his faith! Agreed, it is a tough way to go,and it has destroyed the family as well. imho

[deltagulf]

if they both used made and sold the stufff. how come one gets 25 the other 10 years. whats up with that?

[onebadbeast]

Greta, Greta , Greta, What A Wasted And Ruined Life......................

[JJP]

Crackdown on the bookmakers......as long as the offshores are allowed to prosper.

[Indian Charlie]

BTW, the reason the govt comes down so hard on drug dealers is because they are competition to the drug companies.

It really makes no sense otherwise. How else can it happen that a drug company pays off FDA officials to approve a drug they know will kill people (say Vioxx for example), the drug then does kill well into the hundreds of thousands of people in the USA, and nobody even gets a slap on the wrist?

Someone brought up preying on twelve year olds with meth. Why is it okay to give a 12yo ritalin, which is really just a form of speed?

There really seems to be no sense of perspective in this country anymore when it comes to crime and punishment. Kill someone, you get a year or so, depending on how outraged the public is.

Steal from a bank or a major corporation, you get 300 years.

Be an executive at the same bank or corporation and steal from the employees? You get slapped on the wrist with a multi million dollar buyout to leave the company and serve about 3 days in a country club prison.

[fpsoxfan]

Someone brought up preying on twelve year olds with meth. Why is it okay to give a 12yo ritalin, which is really just a form of speed?

You are way, way off target there my friend. As an educator, I can line up families that have suffered the ill effects of Meth addiction. As a friend of many people in Law enforcement, just listen to some of the sad stories of children whose parents are hooked on meth. I'm not a huge fan of ritalin.
I know several children who have been on it and it has helped. Ritalin is probably over prescribed, but to try to compare it to Meth is just plain ass speak.

[MisterB]

To bad they choose the wrong path to follow. I don't feel sorry for anyone who does drugs, or sells them. Does the time fit the crime? All depends what state you live in. In Vermont, you can molest a child, and get less than 3 months, in New York, you get 25 years.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I'm not a huge fan of ritalin.
I know several children who have been on it and it has helped. Ritalin is probably over prescribed, but to try to compare it to Meth is just plain ass speak.

I don't know about today---but I can tell you for sure that less than 10 years ago, in my area, snorting ritalin was FAR more common among high schoolers, than the use of any other drug, outside of probably smoking marijuana.

It was a great day for a lot of kids when they got themselves prescribed ritalin....even if they weren't into snorting it....they could make money selling it.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

compared to you, i'd have to say that's about the most accurate statement you've made in this thread.

by the way, weasels kick ass. i have 5 ferrets, and i find them more trustworthy then any educator i've ever been under the thumb of.

For the most part I had very good teachers. There are many bad one's out there. Just not as fouled mouthed as me.