based on "deferred prosection..."

Quote :

"Under the terms of the diversion program, the charges would have been dismissed after Finnerty completed 25 hours of community service. But the agreement called for Finnerty to refrain from committing any criminal offense."

http://www.wral.com/news/8986157/detail.html

conviction:
http://www.wral.com/news/9500183/detail.html


Soooooo, lemme get this straight. Because he was accused of committing another crime, he gets punished for "breaking" the agreement of a diversion program? Sounds like some bullshit to me...

[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 8:06 PM. Reason : ]

7/11/2006 8:02:42 PM

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[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 8:04 PM. Reason : .]

7/11/2006 8:04:06 PM

Quote :

"Soooooo, lemme get this straight. Because he was accused of committing another crime, he gets punished for "breaking" the agreement of a diversion program? Sounds like some bullshit to me..."

He was accused of committing a rape. I agree that being accused of something shouldn't count as "committing another crime." But he also admitted to underage drinking at that infamous party...and, under the deferred prosecution system, they can pretty much do whatever they want...they're doing you a favor...and you're not supposed to fuck around...

Interesting fact: underage drinking is not a criminal offense in DC...but Finnerty did it in NC, where it is a criminal offense so he still committed a criminal offense...

(And he's getting it appealed so hold your horses...)



[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 8:46 PM. Reason : sss]

7/11/2006 8:38:11 PM

Quote :

"Soooooo, lemme get this straight. Because he was accused of committing another crime, he gets punished for "breaking" the agreement of a diversion program? Sounds like some bullshit to me..."

sounds like common sense

people with clean records get treated best. thats common sense.


notice how we have a white male here. thinly veiled racism.

you get yourself tangled up in shit with the law, your prior shit is gonna get worse. it happens all day long, every day, to everyone.

[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 8:52 PM. Reason : 234]

7/11/2006 8:50:56 PM

So "innocent until proven guilty" doesn't mean anything to you, or this judge for that matter?

7/11/2006 8:53:19 PM

i never said he was guilty of rape

[Edited on July 11, 2006 at 8:57 PM. Reason : white male]

7/11/2006 8:56:32 PM

and let's be clear:

his conviction, for a crime he was found guilty of mind you, is six months probation.

7/13/2006 2:56:10 PM

Quote :

"So "innocent until proven guilty" doesn't mean anything to you, or this judge for that matter?"

Innocent until admiting guilt of the crime...the underage drinking at the party. Not the rape...not...the...rape

Fuck, reading must be tougher than I remember

7/13/2006 2:59:17 PM

Quote :

"his conviction, for a crime he was found guilty of mind you, is six months probation."

IF THATS NOT UNJUST I DONT KNOW WHAT IS

7/13/2006 3:37:52 PM

Yeah because having an assault charge on your record is just peachy when you are trying to get a job.

7/14/2006 7:15:18 PM

well, he shoulda thought about the conditions of his probation before he went off and broke the law again. underage drinking, like it or not, is against the law.

7/14/2006 8:08:18 PM

^^It definitely sucks. BIG TIME. That's why you don't fuck around when you're in the program.

[Edited on July 14, 2006 at 8:14 PM. Reason : sss]

7/14/2006 8:10:52 PM