Proportionality? Pt. 2
Back in July, I posted about an off-duty firefighter who shot a cyclist, because the firefighter thought the cyclist was endangering his child by riding on a road.
The charges were reduced by a grand jury to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and he recently pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail anger management classes, another 12-24 months of a suspended sentence, and ordered to pay $1,200 in restitution. The fire department fired him after he was indicted.
State sentencing guidelines are 20-39 months in prison, but the judge found that mitigating factors included that he served in the military and was a fireman. One would think that a military veteran would understand the lethal power of a firearm, and would have had enough practice with one to not hit someone with a "warning shot" as he claimed.
On the same day, a man was sentenced to 14 years and a $200,000 fine for selling LSD at a concert in Asheville. No one claimed to be injured by the substances he sold. The seller apparently was not a fireman or military veteran.
The charges were reduced by a grand jury to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and he recently pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail anger management classes, another 12-24 months of a suspended sentence, and ordered to pay $1,200 in restitution. The fire department fired him after he was indicted.
State sentencing guidelines are 20-39 months in prison, but the judge found that mitigating factors included that he served in the military and was a fireman. One would think that a military veteran would understand the lethal power of a firearm, and would have had enough practice with one to not hit someone with a "warning shot" as he claimed.
On the same day, a man was sentenced to 14 years and a $200,000 fine for selling LSD at a concert in Asheville. No one claimed to be injured by the substances he sold. The seller apparently was not a fireman or military veteran.
