...or maybe you're just going to keep suggesting outlandish circumstances that will prop up your position in response to every citation of fact to the contrary. Please, continue. It's almost entertaining.
When is someone going to write a story about the curious pattern of published flawed/fatally-simplified comparisons that are inevitably pro-MS? I see a lot of people starting to "follow the money" already...it'd make a great term paper, kids.
WACO, Texas (AP) -- A convicted felon who went on profanity-laced tirades in court and told jurors he didn't care if they gave him life in prison was sentenced to 99 years for stealing a cell phone.
Jurors deliberated about 15 minutes before convicting Glenn Alvin Reed of robbery Thursday.
Reed, 31, was convicted as a habitual criminal because he had prior felony convictions for injury to an elderly person and robbery, which bumped the minimum sentence from five to 25 years. He also had 15 misdemeanor convictions dating to 1991.
Reed testified during both phases of the trial, swearing and telling jurors he didn't care if they sent him to prison for life.
"There's things I choose to do, like, if I go in a store and choose to take a Snicker's bar," Reed testified. "If you catch me, you catch me. If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."
At one point, he made an obscene hand gesture toward a retired Texas Ranger who testified against him. Reed had tried to rob the retired officer four years earlier but was overpowered by him.
In the cell phone incident, the owner had another phone with him and called the missing cell phone's number as he walked up the street. He could hear its distinctive "Aggie War Hymn" ring coming from Reed's pocket, so he followed him and demanded the phone back.
Reed gave back the phone but then hit the owner several times.
Prosecutors had offered Reed a 15-year plea deal before trial, but he rejected it."
Now that the facts are straight, does anyone care to dispute the fairness of the sentence?
Yes, if you're a "habitual criminal" who, after having been through the legal system multiple times, still rejects a plea deal, your sanity is questionable. Your intelligence is also questionable...and in light of his statement about stealing a candy bar, I'd say he's more stupid than insane. Completely OT at this point...but history has proven time and time again that if a defendant has even a 1% chance of successfully making an insanity defense, they will attempt that. I don't believe that guy ever attempted an insanity defense, so in the end it seems most likely he's just *really* dumb.
"Said Glenn A. Reed, 31, upon being sentenced in Waco, Texas, in July to 99 years in prison as a habitual criminal (after rejecting a plea bargain that would have meant a 15-year sentence): "There's things I choose to do, like, if I go in a store and choose to take a Snickers bar, if you catch me, you catch me. If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."
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...or maybe you're just going to keep suggesting outlandish circumstances that will prop up your position in response to every citation of fact to the contrary. Please, continue. It's almost entertaining.
Flawed comparisons like this one are worthless.
When is someone going to write a story about the curious pattern of published flawed/fatally-simplified comparisons that are inevitably pro-MS? I see a lot of people starting to "follow the money" already...it'd make a great term paper, kids.
And also, here's the full story on the snickers thief: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/040700-01.ht m ...again, I think the jury did their job in light of all the facts.
It looks like I *did* confuse this with another case. Here's the contents of a (reprinted from AP) wired story on the matter (don't go to http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?secti on=Breaking&storyId=1062025 if you're anti-wired heh):
"Monday, July 11, 2005 6:36 p.m. ET
WACO, Texas (AP) -- A convicted felon who went on profanity-laced tirades in court and told jurors he didn't care if they gave him life in prison was sentenced to 99 years for stealing a cell phone.
Jurors deliberated about 15 minutes before convicting Glenn Alvin Reed of robbery Thursday.
Reed, 31, was convicted as a habitual criminal because he had prior felony convictions for injury to an elderly person and robbery, which bumped the minimum sentence from five to 25 years. He also had 15 misdemeanor convictions dating to 1991.
Reed testified during both phases of the trial, swearing and telling jurors he didn't care if they sent him to prison for life.
"There's things I choose to do, like, if I go in a store and choose to take a Snicker's bar," Reed testified. "If you catch me, you catch me. If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."
At one point, he made an obscene hand gesture toward a retired Texas Ranger who testified against him. Reed had tried to rob the retired officer four years earlier but was overpowered by him.
In the cell phone incident, the owner had another phone with him and called the missing cell phone's number as he walked up the street. He could hear its distinctive "Aggie War Hymn" ring coming from Reed's pocket, so he followed him and demanded the phone back.
Reed gave back the phone but then hit the owner several times.
Prosecutors had offered Reed a 15-year plea deal before trial, but he rejected it."
Now that the facts are straight, does anyone care to dispute the fairness of the sentence?
Yes, if you're a "habitual criminal" who, after having been through the legal system multiple times, still rejects a plea deal, your sanity is questionable. Your intelligence is also questionable...and in light of his statement about stealing a candy bar, I'd say he's more stupid than insane. Completely OT at this point...but history has proven time and time again that if a defendant has even a 1% chance of successfully making an insanity defense, they will attempt that. I don't believe that guy ever attempted an insanity defense, so in the end it seems most likely he's just *really* dumb.
If you're talking about Glen A. Reed, here's the real scoop, from http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/index.html:
"Said Glenn A. Reed, 31, upon being sentenced in Waco, Texas, in July to 99 years in prison as a habitual criminal (after rejecting a plea bargain that would have meant a 15-year sentence): "There's things I choose to do, like, if I go in a store and choose to take a Snickers bar, if you catch me, you catch me. If not, I'm going to go home and eat it up and go on about my business, dog."