I understand the gallows humor as well. What I cant handle are people who dont have a clue about anything. On this surface, this incident is ripe with humor. However, a closer look, shows that there is a lot of pain at work here.
If his name was Jerome Rawlings instead of Jeff Reardon, they wouldn't even consider granting any type of clemency. So, before he even has any excuse, realize that he might have gotten half the sentence of someone not famous and poor, not to mention black, etc... "Sorry officer, my Meds..." (aside) "Christ Deputy, they had this guy on a boatload of Prozac, and he still couldn't control his barbaric urges... Better lock him up good." I don't mean to say that Jeff Reardon deserves a harsher punishment, I'm just wondering why we don't look for extenuating circumstances when Jerome from South Central holds up a Jewlery Store.... "Let's sprinkle some crack on him and get out of here..." Some of the same people who think that every black person is a crack addicted homicide waiting to happen are some of the same folks who want to show some sympathy for XYZ famous redneck that got hooked on pain killers, Ritalin, or Southern Comfort... So, the next time a Tookie Williams comes along, ask yourself what you'd be thinking if his name had been "Reardon". TEAMINCOTTA - He had no gun. Just a note.
where is the sympothy for the poor bastard that was just doing his job earning a living and ending up on the end of a gun! It doesn't appear that he had a gun -- the poor bastard was just doing his job when he ended up on the end of a note about a gun. On this subject, I would be the first to defend Reardon if he had robbed the store armed with a baseball. Back in the day, he could bring the heat.
at my local Denneys . . . the valet that parked my car looked a little nervous. Brilliant!
This man is a common thief and should be treated like one. I am sick and tired of people getting off because of their so called status. Please put this man where he belongs, in jail.
So, the next time a Tookie Williams comes along, ask yourself what you'd be thinking if his name had been "Reardon" O.J.
If he gets off it will remind me of another occasion where an athelete committed a crime and got off with suspension for the remainder of the season (a few games as it was at the end) and probation, all for breaking a guys neck. To bad I'm not Todd Bertuzzi, then I could get away with assault! Btw, would you give any common theif the benefit of the doubt? I think not.
This man is a common thief and should be treated like one. I am sick and tired of people getting off because of their so called status. Please put this man where he belongs, in jail. Well said.
It seems to me that just about everyone I see at my local Denneys must have done something wrong and is just waiting to get arrested. Especially that guy in the kitchen, he looks like a cat burgular and the valet that parked my car looked a little nervous. Comment icon posted by Termite at 10:15 AM CST on December 28 We are a nation of jailers. It is a well known fact that Denny's food is loaded with medications. Did you see "fight Club"? I personally believe that if a man accomplishes a great athletic feat, he gets one free crime. It is of course directly proportional to the athletic feat.300 saves= 1 robbery,3 NBA titles=1 rape,Heisman Trophy, well you get the idea
I hope your kidding...
If he is treated like a common thief, then that means he would be back on the street before the arresting officer even finished the paperwork. Believe it or not, you have to try pretty hard to get locked up these days.
Believe it or not, you have to try pretty hard to get locked up these days. Oh really? That's counterintuitive, considering the US has the highest imprisonment rate in the world, now at 726 per 100,000. sources: BBC, Straight Dope
The Martha Stewart case is the first time in history where they charged an individual with false statements, without her signing the statement or without a tape recording that she even made the statement. And not under oath. That sounds pretty easy... "fewer than 3 percent of federal indictments were tried; virtually all the rest of those charged pled guilty." Seems like it's alot harder to get your day in court.... Indeed, one Lawyer puts it thusly... For people like my clients, they will be arrested and unable to post bond. They will ultimately be forced to choose between remaining in jail so they can go to trial and be vindicated or pleading guilty to an offense they are demonstrably not guilty of just so they can get out of jail. And the desire to get out of jail is not motivated solely by the discomfort of being in jail. For many poor people, a couple weeks in jail can mean losing their job, their housing, and (at least temporarily) their children. If they are on disability, that will be discontinued, and they will have to go through the process of getting their benefits again which can mean going weeks without them, even after being released from jail. Unless they sign the confession before the arresting officer is done doing the paperwork, usfbull's point is well, bull. Sounds like someone's been watching too many Dirty Harry movies.
