The Annoyed Man wrote:After plea bargaining and probation, weapons offenders in Chicago often serve just months or weeks -- if that.
So the punishment does not fit the menace to society in his view?
"Absolutely not, and if you don't believe me, ask the Pendletons," he said.
Fifteen-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was murdered on the way home from school last Jan. 29.
Well, they arrest people, slap 'em on the wrist, and let them go. What do they expect? I'm not suggesting that their laws or their attitude are appropriate, but I'm pointing out that their actions are not consistent with their rhetoric. If they think that the "crime" of carrying a gun is so bad, why not lock people up for 10 years for it? These are not serious people. Too bad they're so daggum stupid.
This is what got me....the chief is complaining about crime and the fact that lenient sentences are being handed out for gun crimes. But wait, I thought guns were illegal in Chicago?? It says something about their entire system in Chicago that guns can be illegal, yet a criminal like the shooter mentioned in this case can be walking the streets...
The suspect in the case -- Michael Ward -- had pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a loaded firearm two months before but was given probation and returned to the street.
Let a homeowner or otherwise law abiding citizen possess a firearm and watch them go to prison for a long time....
