blorbo [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoMan who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prisonwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down11
arrow-up1433arrow-down1external-linkMan who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prisonwww.npr.orgblorbo [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 days agoPrison or a psych ward should absolutely be the answer to someone trying to kill a stranger with a hammer because of what they heard on radio/TV. I don’t care how bad someone’s month was if they’re trying to kill me.
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·7 days agocorrect but we use the “attempted murder solution” on everything, which is the problem.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 days agoSeems unrelated to a post about literal attempted murder??
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·7 days agoHe’s in prison. My comment was about prison. Media literacy matters.
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoHe wasn’t convicted of Attempted Murder. He was convicted of: Federal: 30 years Kidnapping First-degree burglary False imprisonment of an elder State: Life without parole Aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily harm False imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult Threatening family of public officials First degree residential burglary Preventing or dissuading a witness by force or threat
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoDo you think he wasn’t trying to kill him? What people are charged with and what actually happened don’t always overlap.
Prison or a psych ward should absolutely be the answer to someone trying to kill a stranger with a hammer because of what they heard on radio/TV. I don’t care how bad someone’s month was if they’re trying to kill me.
correct but we use the “attempted murder solution” on everything, which is the problem.
Seems unrelated to a post about literal attempted murder??
He’s in prison. My comment was about prison. Media literacy matters.
He wasn’t convicted of Attempted Murder. He was convicted of:
Federal: 30 years
State: Life without parole
Do you think he wasn’t trying to kill him? What people are charged with and what actually happened don’t always overlap.