ronpaulvoter
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Mychal Bell and his partners in crime need to do some time for the assault they committed against the kid they attacked.
However, all of the juviniles in the group need to serve thier sentence(s) in juvenile facilities. Mychal Bell needs to be given a suspended sentence of 15 years in prision, which is suspended as long as he does not commit another crime (minor traffic offenses excepted). Should Bell violate the law again, his sentence should be unsuspended and he should immediately be incarcerated for however many years remain at the time of his offense.
Furthermore, the DA assigned to this case knowingly violated Louisiana law when he tried Mychal Bell as an adult; therefore, the DA must be removed from his position and disbarred IMMEDIATELY.
:shock:
You think the jail time for attempted murder should be suspended?
I have a big problem with sentencing minors as if they were adults. There are extreme cases that justify doing so. This is not one of them.
Mychal Bell needs to be given a suspended sentence of 15 years in prision, which is suspended as long as he does not commit another crime (minor traffic offenses excepted).
Should Bell violate the law again, his sentence should be unsuspended and he should immediately be incarcerated for however many years remain at the time of his offense.
Furthermore, the DA assigned to this case knowingly violated Louisiana law when he tried Mychal Bell as an adult; therefore, the DA must be removed from his position and disbarred IMMEDIATELY.
He was already on juvenile probation, 2 of them, for previous assults. Charging him as an adult was perfecting reasonable and should not have been reversed.
He did exactly as he should have done.
Stinger,
Louisana statute prohibited charging Bell as an adult; however, a corrupt DA ignored that statute and charged Bell as an adult anyway.
Oh cease the hyperbole.Therefore, the DA is a criminal and the charges had to be dropped as a matter of law.
In Jena, LA, Mychal Bell and five other black students brutally beat and nearly killed a white student. Mychal slammed the student's head against a brick wall and then the six of them repeatedly beat him until he was nearly dead.
Mychal was charged with attempted murder and received a stiff sentence that many activists say was too severe. After all, they claim, Mychal was only 17 years old.
According to (black) Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, who appeared on a radio talk show, the white student had NOTHING to do with the nooses hung on the tree at the school or any other racist remarks or actions. He was just picked out at random. In addition, Mychal had a violent criminal record as long as his arm. Most major news media have not mentioned this.
In short, if Mychal was turned loose, he would likely continue to be a dangerous criminal for many years to come. If Vick could receive an extremely severe sentence just for killing a dog or two, why should Mychal Bell receive anything less for his vicious attack on an innocent human being?
1.) Bell served 7 months for what he did.
2.) The DA violated Louisiana statutory law when he charged Bell as an adult.
3.) Like it or not ... this case made national news.... and must face the scrutiny attached thereto.
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As a result of the DA's poor behavior and intentional violation of Louisiana laws regarding who can be charged as an adult; and because another group of kids did the same thing and were charged with a misdemeanor offense; there is no other viable option at this time.
The DA's failure to do his job has cost the victim in Bell's case any shot at justice.
:doh
I have a big problem with sentencing minors as if they were adults. There are extreme cases that justify doing so. This is not one of them.
That said, I find busing people in from across the country to defend 6 boys who savagely beat another boy unbelievable. This event was used to raise political consciousness, IMO. I think the most telling statistic in the whole trial is that 50 jurors showed up out of 100, and 0 were black.
Whatever the result, I will not find myself shedding a tear for Mychal Bell.
In MANY states, you are charged as an adult at 16 years old by statute.
My state is one of them.
If you can be responsible enough to be trusted to drive a motor vehicle on the public streets, you can be deemed as responsible as an adult for your own actions.
Therefore, I have no problem with him being tried as an adult.
Thats what would happen in North Carolina regardless.
Especially with his prior record, that's why it is so absurd that they are putting him on a pedestal with all the Rosa Parks comparison. Imagine what he must be thinking. But the irony is he may do more time because of it.
I have a big problem with sentencing minors as if they were adults. There are extreme cases that justify doing so. This is not one of them.
He was already on juvenile probation, 2 of them, for previous assults. Charging him as an adult was perfect[ly] reasonable and should not have been reversed.
In Jena, LA, Mychal Bell and five other black students brutally beat and nearly killed a white student. Mychal slammed the student's head against a brick wall and then the six of them repeatedly beat him until he was nearly dead.
He was already on juvenile probation, 2 of them, for previous assults. Charging him as an adult was perfecting reasonable and should not have been reversed.
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