Everything's Bigger In America

[douglas9401]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ex-usa-gymnastics-doctor-sentenced-to-175-years-in-prison-for-sexual-abuse/ar-AAv7Hlr?ocid=spartanntp

Seems fair enough.

[Mamyalynne]

//" It is my honor and privilege to sentence you because you do not deserve to walk outside of a prison ever again.” //

I can't improve on the words spoken by the Judge.

[douglas9401]

I wonder if she does taxi drivers.

[mikey4444]

Glad to see he has been convicted but a completely ludicrous sentence !

[Mamyalynne]

I'm sure there's a way you could find out Douglas.

[douglas9401]

What is your sentence of choice then Mikey?

Worboys too short, this perv too long, where's your Goldilocks zone?

[ichkeria]

Originally it was 60 years.
These huge sentences, way beyond the life span of a human being, do seem bizarre. Presumably it is because the crimes are sentenced consecutively

[naomi24]

//completely ludicrous sentence ! //

It doesn't matter, neither would 1000 years. He's never coming out.

[anneasquith]

No parole then?

[mikey4444]

To sentence a 54 year old man, who is already serving a
60 year sentence, to a further 175 makes no sense at all.

He will serve the rest of his life in prison, which I think he deserves.

[ichkeria]

Parole in 87 and a half years :-)

[mikey4444]

When he is 141 years old Itchy !

[naomi24]

I'm not that picky. He's never coming out. That suits me.

[NoMercy]

"125 years... Oh God, Oh God... I'll be 161 when I get out."

Harry Monroe, Stir Crazy.

:-)

[kvalidir]

It's not ludicrous at all mikey, it gives gravitas to his crimes and a sense of closure to his victims. Just as Worboys sentenced only equalled about 6 weeks per victim if he has indeed assaulted all those who claim he has, this man's sentence will be considered by his victims and they have a bench mark that their suffering was taken seriously.

[pixie374]

Yes, it looks far less ludicrous than the Buy one get one free offers, that we seem to specialise in here.

[ToraToraTora]

now that's proper sentencing!

[ToraToraTora]

mikey: "to sentence a 54 year old man, who is already serving a
60 year sentence, to a further 175 makes no sense at all. " someone always says that but think about it, who cares about life expectancy? basically he's been given life, proper life like what life should mean, bravo.

[ToraToraTora]

wish the septics had sentenced that animal Worboys.

[ToraToraTora]

why does it have to make sense arithmetically mikey?

[ichkeria]

It is daft.
Are they going to leave the body in jail for 150-odd years after he’s died :-)
I’d have thought as a victim it would be more satisfying to hear ‘sentenced to life and you’re never getting out’