No thanks. That is a mistake. The sentencing should have been harder for that.

Just not a life sentence.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Well he got 3 of his felonies during time he should have been in jail for the first. That is a problem.

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Except at that point he was already CLEARLY a career criminal. If they couldn't put him away from life the least they could've done is not given him the absolute minimum sentence allowed by law. And community service for a two time felon convicted of battery and resisting arrest? Wtf is that shit?

Croissant America is getting stale. Either take it up a couple of notches or find new material.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

That is sickening.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Don't make me agree with America We do do this all the time. Look at even the simplest of offenses where having priors will amp up your punishment because you have a propensity to repeat. DUI, Domestic Violence and many more.

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I was under the impression that parole is served concurrent to the initial sentencing. If that is the case I dont see how one can still wind up serving less time in prison than they were initially sentenced when they are caught with a gun with no serial number, body armor and drugs during the period which they should've been in prison anyways.

I am clearly mistaken somewhere here.

that ship sailed a long time ago

3-Strike type stuff? I don't know, I'd have to do more reading on it. However the Booker decision I showed you yesterday says that enhance penalties need to rest on facts put before a jury and proven beyond a reasonable doubt, so I guess that's our starting point.



He was found in possession of a gun and body armor after doing 16 years for armed robbery, and got 3 years. Then 4 years later he committed his second violent crime, battery, and got community service. Then the drug charge. A then three-time loser with multiple instances of violence, and two gun charges probably shouldn't be given 2 years on his next offense. And a violent armed robber shouldn't do 3 years when he is found in possession of a gun (State law gives judge 2-10 year range not incorporating previous offenses). And a felon possessing body armor is a Class X felony in Illinois for which the state requires a sentence of no less than 10 years.

He shouldn't have gone away for life, but the gun/armor possession charge in 2007 should have put him away for at least 15 years, and that's using the lower rungs of the sentencing guidelines.

You missed the point.

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Yesterday on the news, I saw several residents of his district being interviewed and it seemed as though this cop was definitely one of the good ones. They said he was approachable, friendly, was regularly out and about in the community, and trained his officers to be transparent with good communication skills. Seems like this country needs more cops like Bauer.

Godspeed to his family.

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I'm pretty sure they wouldn't interview anyone that would say "that guy was an asshole", Frank.

Try to understand something, Bob. When WGN shows multiple interviews with people from different races and walks of life, and they all pretty much say the same thing about the guy, I think its safe to assume that he was pretty good at his job.

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You're missing Bob's point. The news is not going to show an interview with someone who says "This cop was an asshole" on the day he was murdered.

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Well, if Bob gets shot in the face I'll go on the 10:00 news and let the world know he was an asshole.

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What?

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Think they will send a crew up to Wrigleyville?

Less than 24 hours and we're already calling the dead cop an asshole. Did I not fucking call this?

No "we're" not you dumb cocksucker.

Fuck man how do you manage to walk upright?

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Before anyone wets their pants over this, let me translate:

"Within 24 hours there was a nearly immediate reaction by some in this thread to discredit reports that the murdered cop was a 'good one'."

And yes, in response to a post about multiple interviews from people that knew the cop and how he conducted himself and his unit, immediately replying with "well, if he was an asshole, it's not like they're going to put that on the news the day he gets killed" is unquestionably attempting to discredit that reporting. It's shameful, you who have done it should be ashamed.

The croissant is trolling Peeps, or should I say rolling?

Stretch!

No, not really. It is casting doubt on the narrative creative by the interviews. Casting doubt on reporting is attempting to discredit it. I should know, I cast doubt as a means to discredit, like, all the time.

Stop doing your fake outrage bit. You're terrible at it.

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I like thinking big. . . If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.
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I have no doubt this officer was a solid dude. One of the good guys. I was simply replying to Frank's amazement regarding the positive interviews. Not intended to be a shot at all. Sorry if it came off that way, I do feel bad now, but at least I'm not defending child rapists..so I have that going for me...

It only came off as a shot to a brain-dead asshole.

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Ok.

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I prefer the other 50% of JLN's posts where he is confused. A better fit.