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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This family is clearly loaded. I hope that did not have anything to do with the outcome.[/quote]
Of course it did.  They persuaded the judge to give an even lower sentence.  Effective advocacy isn’t cheap.  Although the prosecutor’s actions were disgraceful, rich people who commit DUI homicide get away with this everywhere. [/quote]

[u]The judge[/u] decided the sentencing, not the CA.  :roll: [/quote]
The CA decided to try to him as minor.  That was her decision alone.[/quote]

Good. Either you're a minor or you're not, and I think people should be tried as minors until they have reached the voting age. You want to lower the age at which someone can be tried as an adult? Fine, lower the voting age.

And again, for the people who don't seem to get it: the CA asked for a longer sentence than the judge gave.

The Meade family is suffering now and will be suffering for years to come. You don't have to deny that to think that they shouldn't be the ones determining the punishment.

There was a great episode of the You're Wrong About poscast recently titled "What even is justice?" [b]which makes the point that our desire for vengeance is linked to our inability to acknowledge and validate grief[/b]. [/quote]

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve read here. The Meade’s grief is 100% valid and many of us are acknowledging it. We can also expect that serious crimes come with serious consequences, and the law does allow for juveniles to be tried as adults so you’re whole bright line rule about being a minor or not is bunk.

What absolute drivel from apologists for rich kids committing serious crimes. [/quote]

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