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Texas Judge makes bad decision

1/31/2008 10:21 PM

Steve Rothstein

Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 249

Texas Judge makes bad decision


Well, it seems like we have at least one judge in Texas who needs to be educated one what justice is. He released a man on shock probation after just five months of a ten year sentence.

The man helped his son and six others escape from prison, starting a crime spree where they killed Officer Aubrey Hawkins when he answered a burglary alarm.

 

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Escaped_Inmate_Probation.html


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2/3/2008 11:55 PM #1

Ofc.RachelT

Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 96

Whaaaaat!?!?!


Quote:
Original post by Steve Rothstein

Well, it seems like we have at least one judge in Texas who needs to be educated one what justice is. He released a man on shock probation after just five months of a ten year sentence.

The man helped his son and six others escape from prison, starting a crime spree where they killed Officer Aubrey Hawkins when he answered a burglary alarm.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Escaped_Inmate_Probation.html

Yeah big brother...you're right. I would like to know who paid this one to release the prisoner. That's what it sounds like, because no competent judge would allow a 10 year felony reduced to a 5 month sentence...especially since these thugs (in the process of their crime spree) killed a law enforcement officer who represents the law and upholds the peace. These thugs have no regard for the law or for public safety/peace...and that's been proven by what they did. And the one was released huh? I'll be damned...

Let's hope God does us all a favor and has a few rattlesnakes bite the prisoner. That doesn't send a very good message to the criminal population allowing a 10 year felony sentence to be served in five months.

2/4/2008 7:03 PM #2

oldhag

Join Date: October 2007
Posts: 38

RE: Texas Judge makes bad decision


I don't understand the whole story but from what I gather the man did this for his son. What would you do if the son you loved were in trouble?

2/5/2008 6:34 PM #3

Steve Rothstein

Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 249

RE: Texas Judge makes bad decision


Well, I would do my best to keep him from going bad. I would support him in jail and help him realize what he did wrong. I would help him go straight, finding a job when he got out. I would never help him break out of jail or go on a crime spree where he could kill a person.

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