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Derf wrote:She should be jail. Period.

The trouble with our judicial system is that the only punishments are fines, imprisonment, and various degrees of confinement such as house arrest.

Mr. Gonzalez was awarded $55,000 for legal fees, which his ex avoided by filing for bankruptcy, and an undisclosed settlement for defamation.

Imprisonment costs the state money several ways, including child support for the imprisoned parent.

Sometimes one could wish we still had real hard labor or flogging.

- Jim

In Simi Valley, California, in 2008, a woman accused her estranged former boyfriend, the father of her son, of a violent assault that approached attempted murder.

The assailant curiously left no DNA or other forensic evidence. He allegedly wore gloves and put gloves on the victim so that she would not have his DNA under her fingernails.

The accused suspect was arrested the same day and jailed in solitary confinement without bail. He was also virtually tried and found guilty by the local media.

Then his made-for-TV defense team began to pick apart the slim prosecution case and build an alibi for their client.

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It looks like this is the beginning of a series that will unfold a day at a time.

- Jim