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re: Black judge calls 3 yr old white toddler a racist. Guess why ....
Posted on 4/15/15 at 8:27 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 4/15/15 at 8:27 pm to BluegrassBelle
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BluegrassBelle
Thank you Belle
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Posted on 4/15/15 at 8:40 pm to wadewilson
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Home invasion with a firearm? I don't know about Kentucky, but in Louisiana that's up to 30 years.
Sadly, in Kentucky home invasion is not separated from burglary in terms of the law. And from the sounds of it, it got pleaded down to robbery with a handgun that carries even less than a first degree burglary charge (I believe that gets you 10 to 20).
I know the Commonwealth's Attorney isn't happy either.
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Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Richard Elder objected to probation for Wallace, who pleaded guilty to a 20-year sentence, saying he was "guilty as hell" and "put a gun in that little girl's father's face."
Instead he just got 5 years probation. And the victim's statement didn't even ask for a specific statement, but simply stated that they didn't think probation was enough.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 8:44 pm to wadewilson
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All that article does is say that a guy with no priors and strong family backing / support (which judges often account for for first time offenders) got off after serving 1.5 years pre trial with good behavior.
In addition to what yall said...
1: His family backing/support wasn't enough to get him bonded out on house arrest during the trial, which is fairly easy and cheap to do unless you are a complete psychopath or mass murderer.
2: No priors? I don't necessarily believe that. His exact wording was "No priors for violent crime" which leads me to believe he had priors for other things. Secondly, and I'm not sure about Kentucky, a first offender that truly has no priors will be given "First Offender Status" so that the conviction is erased from their record after sentence is carried out, so the convict can still participate in the work force. The fact no First Offender Status was granted, that I've seen, means he was probably already convicted of something pretty heavy in the past.
3: The article mentions he was a scholar athlete in high school. So maybe that would mean something if he was 19, maybe just got caught up with the wrong crowd? Nope, dude is 27. Your high school scholar athlete status means jack shite. You are a grown arse man. You've been out of high school almost 10 years. And what have you done with your life? You robbin' families with little kids a gunpoint in broad daylight, brah...
Posted on 4/15/15 at 9:14 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Sadly, in Kentucky home invasion is not separated from burglary in terms of the law.
Well, home invasion is kind of a general term.
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And from the sounds of it, it got pleaded down to robbery with a handgun that carries even less than a first degree burglary charge (I believe that gets you 10 to 20).
See, that should be impossible. Entering a building with intent to steal is burglary. Remove the home invasion aspect, it's a robbery.
And the sentencing............Jindal last year signed an increase in maximum sentencing in cases of home invasion when a firearm is used.
Sounds like a strong case for appeal.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 9:18 pm to deeprig9
This is complete bullshite. This judge needs his arse kicked and kicked damn good. This is why we have to fight for universal gun laws that carry harsh punishments. You can't make excuses for senseless acts of violence like this.
Is it hard being black? Yeah, but life is hard in general and there are people throughout this world that are in situations way more fricked up than these two morons grew up in. The problem is the lack of character that people have today. My father had 11 siblings. My grandparents were mere sharecroppers. All the children worked out in the field while growing up. They didn't have much, but the morals and character. My grandmother knew that she would never leave that farm, but her mission was to get all 12 of her children away from there forever. Out of the 12 children 8 went to college and graduated, 4 with advanced degrees, 2 are millionaires and only one didn't get married. She accomplished this by educating them and instilling discipline and morals in them as early as possible. She didn't have much education herself, but she taught them all to read and do simple math. Anything one learned had to be taught and passed on to the rest. My grandmother had strong character and she passed it on. I often think of how proud her and my grandfather must be.
Is it hard being black? Yeah, but life is hard in general and there are people throughout this world that are in situations way more fricked up than these two morons grew up in. The problem is the lack of character that people have today. My father had 11 siblings. My grandparents were mere sharecroppers. All the children worked out in the field while growing up. They didn't have much, but the morals and character. My grandmother knew that she would never leave that farm, but her mission was to get all 12 of her children away from there forever. Out of the 12 children 8 went to college and graduated, 4 with advanced degrees, 2 are millionaires and only one didn't get married. She accomplished this by educating them and instilling discipline and morals in them as early as possible. She didn't have much education herself, but she taught them all to read and do simple math. Anything one learned had to be taught and passed on to the rest. My grandmother had strong character and she passed it on. I often think of how proud her and my grandfather must be.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 9:22 pm to MontyFranklyn
My Ninja 
Posted on 4/15/15 at 9:28 pm to wadewilson
What's the minimum?
Seems comparable to getting like 5years and getting out early on good behavior. But like I said I'm not a lawyer
Seems comparable to getting like 5years and getting out early on good behavior. But like I said I'm not a lawyer
Posted on 4/15/15 at 9:43 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
1 year minimum.
The problem with probation for an offense like this is that he'll probably do it again with a year and his next victims won't live.
The problem with probation for an offense like this is that he'll probably do it again with a year and his next victims won't live.
Posted on 4/15/15 at 9:50 pm to wadewilson
I was just saying that if you look at it like 1.5 years in jail (which is how I read it) and then out on probation probably happens a lot for people with no violent history or however it was represented in that article
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Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:55 pm to MontyFranklyn
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This is complete bullshite. This judge needs his arse kicked and kicked damn good. This is why we have to fight for universal gun laws that carry harsh punishments. You can't make excuses for senseless acts of violence like this. Is it hard being black? Yeah, but life is hard in general and there are people throughout this world that are in situations way more fricked up than these two morons grew up in. The problem is the lack of character that people have today. My father had 11 siblings. My grandparents were mere sharecroppers. All the children worked out in the field while growing up. They didn't have much, but the morals and character. My grandmother knew that she would never leave that farm, but her mission was to get all 12 of her children away from there forever. Out of the 12 children 8 went to college and graduated, 4 with advanced degrees, 2 are millionaires and only one didn't get married. She accomplished this by educating them and instilling discipline and morals in them as early as possible. She didn't have much education herself, but she taught them all to read and do simple math. Anything one learned had to be taught and passed on to the rest. My grandmother had strong character and she passed it on. I often think of how proud her and my grandfather must be.
Cosigned
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