tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1980158661419706708..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Should harm to reputation be taken into account during punishment?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84055387525893773882008-02-04T20:48:00.000-06:002008-02-04T20:48:00.000-06:00guess I just made so much sense you were speechles...guess I just made so much sense you were speechless grits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47918642464941558522008-02-02T21:38:00.000-06:002008-02-02T21:38:00.000-06:00and grits,on the other hand, if Jones and Stubblef...and grits,<BR/>on the other hand, if Jones and Stubblefield hadn't lied to federal investigators they never would have faced jail time. They had their chance to let disgrace be enough and chose to lie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78464769645248601412008-02-02T21:32:00.000-06:002008-02-02T21:32:00.000-06:00Such are the risks/rewards of public life. She got...Such are the risks/rewards of public life. She got famous and wealthy by engaging in illegal activity. so now because she is famous she shouldn't be held as accountable? round and round in circles we go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26032513154107351402008-02-02T11:02:00.000-06:002008-02-02T11:02:00.000-06:00"another way wealthy people avoid justice"OTOH, wh..."another way wealthy people avoid justice"<BR/><BR/>OTOH, when you're talking about Marion Jones and Dana Stubblefield, e.g., I think there's no way they'd have been prosecuted if they weren't famous. The whole goal of the prosecutors is to get in the newspaper.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47703030741320600982008-02-02T10:20:00.000-06:002008-02-02T10:20:00.000-06:00sounds like just another way wealthy people avoid ...sounds like just another way wealthy people avoid justice as applied to the lowly masses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46647767057801619102008-02-01T07:56:00.000-06:002008-02-01T07:56:00.000-06:00That is pathetic! Police are role models? Not in m...That is pathetic! Police are role models? Not in my town! They are pathological liars who only tell the truth when it suits their political or personal agenda. I've heard so many accusations of police corruption that my ears burn - and this is from die hard "tough on crime" types. It's too bad they can't connect the dots between corruption and busybody laws like the bans on [arbitrarily banned]drugs, prostitution, and gambling.JT Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571868033521182864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31330728112236848612008-01-31T09:20:00.000-06:002008-01-31T09:20:00.000-06:00Except in rare case, almost any downward departure...Except in rare case, almost any downward departure for any reason could be justified. The guidelines are BS and have been from the start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com