Anonymous wrote:You are unfamiliar with South Boston, aren't you?
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/03.09/ed7southie.html
Not to excuse anything a 16 year old does, but this area is notorious for racial tensions.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.
Wait, I thought aggravated shoplifting meant you should be shot dead in the street...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He paid his debt to society. Restitution? It might be nice if he did, but if it's not in him to do that, I have no problem with that.
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Anonymous wrote:If a black man who had been convicted of a similar crime asked for a pardon, he'd be laughed out of court.
I say it is time to agree that he turned his life around, but I wouldn't grant him a pardon. He should continue to live with the consequences of his actions. No, he should not be able to become a reserve police officer.
Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If a black man who had been convicted of a similar crime asked for a pardon, he'd be laughed out of court.
I say it is time to agree that he turned his life around, but I wouldn't grant him a pardon. He should continue to live with the consequences of his actions. No, he should not be able to become a reserve police officer.
Since 2002, pnly 7 pardons have been grantedin Massachusetts. So black or white, getting a pardon is unlikely.
You'll never get one if you don't ask, though. Why shouldn't he?
And you think if he is granted one (which would entirely be due to his Hollywood status), there is nothing wrong with that picture?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:He paid his debt to society. Restitution? It might be nice if he did, but if it's not in him to do that, I have no problem with that.
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Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If a black man who had been convicted of a similar crime asked for a pardon, he'd be laughed out of court.
I say it is time to agree that he turned his life around, but I wouldn't grant him a pardon. He should continue to live with the consequences of his actions. No, he should not be able to become a reserve police officer.
Since 2002, pnly 7 pardons have been grantedin Massachusetts. So black or white, getting a pardon is unlikely.
You'll never get one if you don't ask, though. Why shouldn't he?
Anonymous wrote:He was a kid. He served time. Insisting he pay restitution because he made money from Hollywood? That seems a little nuts, tbh.
Anonymous wrote:If a black man who had been convicted of a similar crime asked for a pardon, he'd be laughed out of court.
I say it is time to agree that he turned his life around, but I wouldn't grant him a pardon. He should continue to live with the consequences of his actions. No, he should not be able to become a reserve police officer.