The system is broken...

[Natebishop3]

http://www.kxl.com/AUDIO--Lighthouse-Vandalism-Case-Resolved/8847659

Prosecutors sought two years behind bars for Pyle and Wilks. Instead of going to trial, they'll pay $30,000 each up front and make payments from their $100,000 railroad construction job over the coming years to pay the debt to society. The men have also taken out Life Insurance policies on themselves should they die on the job.

This shit pisses me off so much. Maybe I should go donkey punch the Lincoln memorial.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Holy crap...a couple of mid-20's construction guys in Oregon make 100k?

 

[Natebishop3]

Holy crap...a couple of mid-20's construction guys in Oregon make 100k?

Supposedly it's extremely dangerous... so dangerous that they had to take out life insurance policies so they can still repay the fines even if they die.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I think this is better. They pay for their damage instead of us paying for them to live in Jail.

 

[Eastoff]

I think this is better. They pay for their damage instead of us paying for them to live in Jail.

For once, I agree. They aren't going to help the economy in Jail.

 

[MARIS61]

I see no reason at all for them to escape 2 years in prison, AND pay the $30,000 up front, and have the rest of the debt garnished from their wages when they get out.

It's a miracle they killed nobody, and those great jobs they have should go to someone more deserving.

If they had sold an ounce and a half of weed they'd be serving time.

 

[Natebishop3]

I think this is better. They pay for their damage instead of us paying for them to live in Jail.

In my opinion, this is way worse than someone who is caught for prostitution or possession of an illegal substance. They destroyed an irreplaceable historical artifact, and they did so in an extremely violent manner. The fact that they can simply buy their way out of prison is absolutely shameful. These men should be serving AT LEAST two years behind bars for what they've done.

 

[jlprk]

We have to make an example to prevent an epidemic. What if every American went out and shot up a lighthouse? What if an innocent baby had been up there cooing in her cradle and gotten her blue little eyes shot out? What about the brave sailors who will crash the rocky shores because on this moonless night, there is no guiding light?

 

[barfo]

We have to make an example to prevent an epidemic. What if every American went out and shot up a lighthouse? What if an innocent baby had been up there cooing in her cradle and gotten her blue little eyes shot out? What about the brave sailors who will crash the rocky shores because on this moonless night, there is no guiding light?

Lighthouses are an affront to American freedom. People should be free to crash into the rocks wherever they please, and government should not try to stop them. This nanny state is destroying the salvaging industry and removing the people's motivation to learn to navigate for themselves. I think Thomas Jefferson said it best: "Every lighthouse vandalized is a blow for Liberty!"

barfo

 

[Natebishop3]

Lighthouses are an affront to American freedom. People should be free to crash into the rocks wherever they please, and government should not try to stop them. This nanny state is destroying the salvaging industry and removing the people's motivation to learn to navigate for themselves. I think Thomas Jefferson said it best: "Every lighthouse vandalized is a blow for Liberty!"

barfo

Lighthouse was a euphemism for slave girls he was impregnating.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I think this is better. They pay for their damage instead of us paying for them to live in Jail.

Although I agree with this, I'd still like to see something like 500 hours of community service each with their weekends for a few years. Maybe like cleaning the lighthouse toilets.

 

[Eastoff]

Although I agree with this, I'd still like to see something like 500 hours of community service each with their weekends for a few years. Maybe like cleaning the lighthouse toilets.

good ammendment.