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Can Anyone Explain This To Me?
Sat Apr 09 2005

Two different criminal cases, the first involving a teacher who molested a student. The second involving a man who sent e-mail spam to millions of internet users.

The teacher gets sentenced to 6 years in prison, the spammer gets sentenced to 9 years in prison.

Does this seem remotely just? Is sending spam really a greater crime than molesting a child?

I sometimes have to wonder at what some people consider fair and just punishment.

5 Comments
  • From:
    Teacup (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Apr 09 2005
    what is fun is putting your friends' heads on those fine fireman bodies.
  • From:
    Dreamerbooks2003 (Legacy)
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    Sat Apr 09 2005
    What a wonderful attitude you have
    and how very organized for a Saturday!
    Wow!! Impressive!
  • From:
    ImNotLisa (Legacy)
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    Sun Apr 10 2005
    We watched a Marx Brothers movie last night... No horn in that one though. :o)
  • From:
    TraumaMama (Legacy)
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    Sun Apr 10 2005
    You know what? I seriously think you might be onto something with the Paying to Think idea. I am going to figure out how to make it work so that he doesn't just get $. I'm thinking he would have to write a short essay on the situation.
    Hey, we haven't even talked about Survivor. (Maybe they need to do a Survivor parents vs child reality show?). I'm bummed about Olong, I'm routing for Step, that girl has heart.
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Apr 10 2005
    Perhaps the longer sentence is only because the crime effected such a large number of people. And it could be that the judge in each case gave the minimum sentence in the one case and the maximum in the other....