blorbo [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoMan who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prisonwww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down11
arrow-up1426arrow-down1external-linkMan who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prisonwww.npr.orgblorbo [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·6 days agoPrison or a psych ward should absolutely be the answer to someone trying to kill a stranger with a hammer because of what they heard on radio/TV. I don’t care how bad someone’s month was if they’re trying to kill me.
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down10·6 days agocorrect but we use the “attempted murder solution” on everything, which is the problem.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 days agoSeems unrelated to a post about literal attempted murder??
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoHe wasn’t convicted of Attempted Murder. He was convicted of: Federal: 30 years Kidnapping First-degree burglary False imprisonment of an elder State: Life without parole Aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily harm False imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult Threatening family of public officials First degree residential burglary Preventing or dissuading a witness by force or threat
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoDo you think he wasn’t trying to kill him? What people are charged with and what actually happened don’t always overlap.
minus-squarepinkystew@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·6 days agoHe’s in prison. My comment was about prison. Media literacy matters.
Prison or a psych ward should absolutely be the answer to someone trying to kill a stranger with a hammer because of what they heard on radio/TV. I don’t care how bad someone’s month was if they’re trying to kill me.
correct but we use the “attempted murder solution” on everything, which is the problem.
Seems unrelated to a post about literal attempted murder??
He wasn’t convicted of Attempted Murder. He was convicted of:
Federal: 30 years
State: Life without parole
Do you think he wasn’t trying to kill him? What people are charged with and what actually happened don’t always overlap.
He’s in prison. My comment was about prison. Media literacy matters.