Just another day in New Orleans (4 Viewers)

[GrandAdmiral]

Excellent autocorrect.

Ugh. Thanks for catching that.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Trial is underway and the defense strategy is to ask for mercy because the defendant wasn't raised right.

“There is no doubt there was a terrible, terrible, awful wrong done,” Boggs said.
But he asked the jurors to confront their definitions of justice as they weighed whether to convict the teenager of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life-in-prison sentence. Boggs argued Honore had been failed by his parents.


“I am going to come to you and say, let’s not throw away another life,” he said.

Attorney admits teenager's guilt in Linda Frickey's death, asks for mercy as trial begins

In opening arguments in the second-degree murder trial of the teenager accused of killing 73-year-old Linda Frickey in a daytime Mid-City carjacking gone awry, a defense attorney acknowledged his client attacked Frickey before dragging her to her death from her stolen SUV.

www.nola.com

 

[bonnjer]

"I am going to come to you and say, let's not throw away another life" and as a juror, I'd say, "Too bad, too sad, you're going to prison."

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

"I am going to come to you and say, let's not throw away another life" and as a juror, I'd say, "Too bad, too sad, you're going to prison."

Which might make some feel good even though it does nothing to help the issue or prevent the next one

 

[DaveXA]

Which might make some feel good even though it does nothing to help the issue or prevent the next one

What if he goes out and does it again? I would not feel too good about that either. I mean, I'm with you though. I don't know how you prevent the next one though.

 

[bonnjer]

Which might make some feel good even though it does nothing to help the issue or prevent the next one

No, it doesn't help or prevent, but there's no way he should be allowed a free pass because he had a tough life. Society is just messed up on so many levels and it's sad.

 

[CajunInVA]

No, it doesn't help or prevent, but there's no way he should be allowed a free pass because he had a tough life. Society is just messed up on so many levels and it's sad.

Isn’t this the opposite but same argument as “affluencey” that the kid in Texas used?

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Isn’t this the opposite but same argument as “affluencey” that the kid in Texas used?

Except that one side has decades of data supporting it

 

[Brennan77]

Which might make some feel good even though it does nothing to help the issue or prevent the next one

Deterrence is not the only purpose of punishment under the law. There's also a matter of justice. The latter demands a very, very harsh penalty in this case.

What do think would 'help the issue' going forward?

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Guilty -

18-year-old John Honore guilty in death of Linda Frickey

Three other defendants pleaded guilty last week to attempted manslaughter in exchange for 20-year sentences.

www.wwltv.com

sentencing is January 12. I would expect him to get life sentence.

 

[brandon8283]

Deterrence is not the only purpose of punishment under the law. There's also a matter of justice revenge.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Deterrence is not the only purpose of punishment under the law. There's also a matter of justice. The latter demands a very, very harsh penalty in this case.

What do think would 'help the issue' going forward?

to your point-->

Derbes, who prosecuted the case with Assistant District Attorney Forrest Ladd, argued the jury's decision was simple.

“It goes without saying that … this probably would not have happened had he have had a better upbringing. And yes, those are awful, awful things. But it does not change the law.”

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

"Revenge" would be letting the family have some time alone with him in a basement at Tulane and Broad for an hour, not a twice-delayed trial.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Deterrence is not the only purpose of punishment under the law. There's also a matter of justice. The latter demands a very, very harsh penalty in this case.

What do think would 'help the issue' going forward?

aside from the rare chemical imbalance, most data is fairly clear that systemic dynamics are primary factors in crime (and especially in sentencing/punishment)
just punishing while being blithe to political/systemic factors that at least contributed (if not being the driving factor) to the crimes, just perpetuates the ****** up dynamics

yes, removed the dude from society, BUT work to make sure the likliehood of the 'next' crime lessens

 

[DaveXA]

@brandon8283

Please don't quote someone and edit their quote for 2 reasons. One, it's not appropriate and two, if someone wants to relpy to your post, nothing is quoted, and people can't quote your post when responding.