Has Our Legal System Gone Completely Bonkers?

[Joe270]

In light of an NFL player getting 30 days for killing someone while driving drunk, and a child molester gets 60 days, thank god they're finally getting tough on crime:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/18/minnesota.music.download.fine/index.html

A federal jury Thursday found a 32-year-old Minnesota woman guilty of illegally downloading music from the Internet and fined her $80,000 each -- a total of $1.9 million -- for 24 songs.

Finally, our music industry is safe from those dangerous felons who steal $23.76 worth of merchandise.

 

[Vincent]

In light of an NFL player getting 30 days for killing someone while driving drunk

Surely you're not advocating the jailing of celebrities.

I mean, sure, if he'd killed another celebrity I'd understand it. But the dead man was just a construction worker.

 

[Joe270]

Surely you're not advocating the jailing of celebrities.

Certainly not. I'm offended that California put Phil Spector in prison. Tragic. It's not like he killed a real actress.

Besides, she's an actress, hello. I bet she was only acting dead.

Free Phil! Free Phil!

That just doesn't sound right, does it?

 

[dclary]

They caught her with 24 songs.

They also got her to admit in court that she'd swapped out the hard drive that had the other thousands of songs on it, and had deliberately altered her computer's hardware before discovery to defraud the trial.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...s-takes-the-stand-admits-to-major-misstep.ars

 

[dclary]

That said, it's not this case that's a travesty of justice, it's the Donte Stallworth one.

 

[robeiae]

That said, it's not this case that's a travesty of justice, it's the Donte Stallworth one.

Right.

 

[William Haskins]

human beings are expendable. corporate profits must not be fucked with.

 

[Robert Toy]

*subject to fed regulation*

 

[Don]

How about seven days suspension for running over a woman with an SUV?

A rookie police officer was suspended for seven days for running over a woman sunbathing on a north Florida beach.

Giffin was treated for a broken pelvis and ribs, along with head and spinal injuries.

 

[icerose]

human beings are expendable. corporate profits must not be fucked with.

That pretty much sums it up right there. The stiffest pentalties we have overall have to do with money and corporate profits.

 

[scarletpeaches]

Well that's me safe. I've never illegally downloaded anything, so if you'll excuse me, I'm off out to kill someone.

(Probably a black lesbian; kill two PC birds with one stone).

 

[robeiae]

How about seven days suspension for running over a woman with an SUV?

How about an accident being something different than intentional criminal activity, like murder, theft, child molestation, and drunk driving?

You're trying too hard.

 

[Robert Toy]

Well that's me safe. I've never illegally downloaded anything, so if you'll excuse me, I'm off out to kill someone.

(Probably a black lesbian; kill two PC birds with one stone).

you can use a gun and kill a black lesbian bear with a disability and really piss of the PC police.

 

[scarletpeaches]

Especially as guns are illegal in this country too.

I might kill off a couple of gypsies while I'm at it.

 

[Robert Toy]

Especially as guns are illegal in this country too.

I might kill off a couple of gypsies while I'm at it.

i thought the bear was owned by gypsies...must die

 

[Diana Hignutt]

you can use a gun and kill a black lesbian bear with a disability and really piss of the PC police.

Hey, that's not funny at all. My mom was killed by a disabled lesbian black bear.

 

[SPMiller]

Especially as guns are illegal in this country too.

I might kill off a couple of gypsies while I'm at it.

See you after your two-week prison sentence.

 

[dgiharris]

human beings are expendable. corporate profits must not be fucked with.

I sorta agree. Kinda. The problem is, our legal system intrinsically favors those with money and power.

The more money you have, the better lawyers you can get who better know the system, similarly, our system seems to use 'kid gloves' when dealing with the elite.

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