| NEWS Judge sentences former Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs to 3-10 years in prison
- Thread starter RTB Twitter Bot
- Start date
Justneedme81
Member
Everyone keeps saying he got off light....
No, he was lucky.
No, he was lucky.
50+yeartidefan
Member
No reason for sure. But is very very a happening!!! I really emphasize to my kids the dangers.
Probably don't listen anymore than i did
50+yeartidefan
Member
Yes. Luvky HE wasn't killed
Justneedme81
Member
Y'all gotta take emotion out of this and realize that punishment handed downnto Ruggs is consistent with other cases....
alabamajack
Member
And that's sad because you could easily say that it could be considered premeditated because everyone with half a brain cell knows that alcohol impares your driving ability.
BamaFan334
Member
Not very smart to say take emotion out of it when someone dies as a result. It accounts for something otherwise there wouldn't be a range of punishment, because it's not like 3 years for this, 4 years for that, 5 for this. At the discretion of the judge who takes it all into consideration.
Justneedme81
Member
Policemen and lawyer do it everyday. I'm saying take emotion out of this and you'll see different perspective on this plea agreement
TerryP
Staff
This is confusing. Taking emotion out of the equation is exactly what you want from a jury of your peers. Emotions effecting judgements is a kangaroo court.
BamaFan334
Member
No, you want someone in your shoes to know the feeling so you properly sentence. This crime meant zero to me, absolutely zero and I personally don't care if I ever heard about it again. Ruggs going to jail for life or never doesn't move my needle one bit. Does that mean because I took emotion out of it that my judgement on the case is actual justice or righteous? No, I want my jury and judge to feel what the victims felt so you can properly sentence someone for the crime commited. If it were as cut and dry as you'rr stating there wouldn't be ranges of 3-10, it'd just be 3 or 5 or 10, black and white.
TerryP
Staff
The exact opposite of an impartial jury.
BamaFan334
Member
Justneedme81
Member
This sound personal.
Justneedme81
Member
Judge are required to be impartial.
Jury are required to focus on facts, not emotional.
BamaFan334
Member
You said emotion should be taken out of it and I said I would not want that. You can suggest an idea and then not accept an opinion on the matter.
BamaFan334
Member
How do you come to that when I literally just said I don't care one way or the other since this means zero to me? Much like the Miles shooting. I have morals that I uphold and opinions, but outside of that it means zero to me or my life and my day goes on.
