From the victim and from the convicted assailant's mother. They are both worth reading. I guess I am more sympathetic to the view that the six-month sentence was light given the jury's findings, but I think far more ominous is the move to recall the judge for acting well within his legal discretion to take into account the defendant's past history. Such a move will only result in more harsh sentencing by more judges, which is not what America, the world leader in incarceration, needs.
Everything you say is true, but what is the alternative? I don’t think people are advocating a return to in-class…




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