Another major flaw exposed in the justice system
Here is another example of our sometimes screwed up judicial system being off its rocker. A guy by the name of Mitchell Johnson, has been released from jail after serving seven years for murdering five people and injuring another fifteen in a shooting rampage at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Johnson and another person planned the shooting, pulling a fire alarm at the school and then gunning students and teachers down as they exited the building. Unfortunately, Arkansas law at that time only allowed someone his age (13 at the time) to be tried as a juvenile and would only allow them to be incarcerated until they turned 21. Well good ol Mitch turned 21 and he is out. They really good part? Legally he can even buy a gun (thank you NRA, he certainly deserves that right!) now. The law has since been changed, but that won't help put Mitch back behind bars.
On top of that, a criminal justice "expert" thinks he has served long enough to rehabilitate himself. What the hell? Five dead and fifteen wounded, and seven years is enough? I could give a crap if ol Mitch gets rehabilitated, his criminal ass should rot in prison or better yet give him the needle. If our "experts" on the justice system think that, maybe we need new experts.
You can read the story from msnbc.com at the link below:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8917466/
On top of that, a criminal justice "expert" thinks he has served long enough to rehabilitate himself. What the hell? Five dead and fifteen wounded, and seven years is enough? I could give a crap if ol Mitch gets rehabilitated, his criminal ass should rot in prison or better yet give him the needle. If our "experts" on the justice system think that, maybe we need new experts.
You can read the story from msnbc.com at the link below:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8917466/
posted by bigalsbeans at 9:37 PM
1 Comments:
I don't suppose they ever envisioned a 13-year-old mass murderer when they wrote the Arkansas juvenile code. Someone that young should get a lesser sentence than an adult, but certainly shouldn't automatically get out at 21. He should be on lifetime probation and not even allowed to touch a firearm, let alone own one. As far as that kook who said he'd served long enough, I volunteer one of his bedrooms for the newly free young man to stay in, plus a job as a janitor at the school where his kids, nieces, or nephews attend.
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