A devoted father with a zest for life, he was given an indeterminate sentence in 2006. He is still locked up – and losing hope that he will ever be released
  • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
    24·
    5 months ago

    It’s definitely a fucked up sentence and he should have been released by now, but this headline is very misleading. He didn’t get arrested for “stealing a cigarette”, he got arrested for strong arm robbery. He was also a repeat offender who had previously been arrested for assault and theft. He for sure needed to go to jail, just not indefinitely

      • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
        11·
        5 months ago

        Do racist bigots deserve a good punch in the nose? Sure they do! Can we just walk around punching everyone who makes us mad though? No. That would result in everyone getting punched twice a day at least

        • QuantumSpecter@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          28·
          5 months ago

          Yes, because it’s an only way racist bigots learn.

          Hitler is a prime example, he was imprisoned and went back to his party after his release.

          We see the same thing with hate group leaders being arrested and going back to their movements after release.

          • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
            81·
            5 months ago

            This guy didn’t go to jail for punching Hitler, he tried to mug some dude for cigarettes.

          • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
            3·
            5 months ago

            Cool, cool… So I can just punch anyone in the face I want as long as you think they’re a bad person? I’ll make sure to tell that to the police when I get arrested 🙄

          • FireTower@lemmy.world
            2·
            5 months ago

            This logic works well until someone stumbles along with the opinion that QuantumSpecter is a racist bigot and a clenched fist.