Bizarro Posted November 18, 2002 #1 Share Posted November 18, 2002 pay attention to why the man is imprisoned for life... that's harsh law for ya. http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/18/scotus.prisoner.semen.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinsupreme Posted November 18, 2002 #2 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Gerber is serving a life sentence for firing a gun into his television set. He was previously convicted of illegally firing a gun and making terrorist threats. He was sentenced under California's three strikes law, which requires tougher sentences for repeat offenders. The Supreme Court is reviewing the three-strikes law in separate cases that challenge its constitutionality. Very harsh law... :s3 Odin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted November 18, 2002 #3 Share Posted November 18, 2002 That is really sad.. Now recently I heard that a man was inprisoned in Afghanistan because he had sex with a camel . Apparently though the law states that having sex with camels is not illeagle unless it is a male camel because thats just wrong ...... It's a sick world :s3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 18, 2002 #4 Share Posted November 18, 2002 I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but he knew he was getting life in prison before he did it, and it dumbfounds me why people do the things they do :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted November 18, 2002 #5 Share Posted November 18, 2002 Nice point Homer.. I am allways telling my kids that if they know they are going to be punished for misbehaving and then they misbehave then they have no one to blame but them selves when they get punished . However The mans wife should be allowed to have a baby after all she didn't do anything wrong except maybe she didn't choose to wisely when she got married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarro Posted November 19, 2002 Author #6 Share Posted November 19, 2002 punishment should fit the crime- i can't see why shooting a weapon into a TV is worth life in prison. maybe a few years given his history, but not life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat Posted November 24, 2002 #7 Share Posted November 24, 2002 If the man doesn't have kids that's one thing but what kind of a justice system gives a man life for shooting a television and then gives a man less for shooting a person :-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloated Corpse Posted November 24, 2002 #8 Share Posted November 24, 2002 Im not sure wheter firing a weapon within city limits is a felony or misdermeaner. Considering that her had 2 strikes against him, and that in order for him to get the third strike it would have to be a felony. Thus making it the third strike and a sentence for life, if there were exceptions to the laws there would be a lot of criminals trying to use the exception to get out of jail time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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