tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post6881017212358810895..comments2024-03-28T14:19:33.056-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: Welcome to Amercia!David Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-1319531836473134022012-05-31T16:38:34.995-04:002012-05-31T16:38:34.995-04:00The Judge did the right thing. It is sad that the ...The Judge did the right thing. It is sad that the other kid killed himself. But that's not the roommates fault. The roommate did something nasty and stupid. Its good that he should spend a couple of weeks in the clink, and 3 years probation and 300 hours of community service (that's 2 months of full time work) is nothing to sneeze at. <br /><br />The increasingly harsh punishments handed out in our system do nothing to mitigate crime in our society, and instead may actually have the opposite effect. Five years in the can with hardened criminals would probably turn the roommate into someone that is not prepared or fit to rejoin the rest of us as a productive member of society. The sentence issued is much more likely to have a rehabilitative effect on the roommate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com