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This one is really interesting.
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Convicted of robbing a Burger King in 2000 (embarrassing enough in itself I'd imagine). He was released on bail pending an appeal. His appeal failed and he was told to await further instructions regarding his incarceration. Further instructions never arrived. He contacted his legal team in 2000 about this, and they told him just to wait. So he did ...
In the 13 years since then, Mr Anderson turned his life around: family, 4 kids, small business owner, local soccer coach, fair dinkum pillar of the community etc
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Turns out it was a clerical error that was only discovered when it came time for his release ... of course, they sent SWAT team over to knock down his door down
What to do?
I like the idea that he should serve out the remainder of his sentence as a suspended sentence. He seems like a completely reformed character. Then again, I have my doubts about how much our legal systems are about actual reform as opposed to flat-out revenge. Norway takes reform very seriously and they have a reoffending rate of 16%. The rest of Europe and the US is somewhere around 70%.
But, there may not be any direct legal mechanism to allow that. The Governor of Missouri is a known hard-on when it comes to leniency, and he may be the only legal recourse.
Seems like a good point of discussion.
Cliffs:
Convicted of robbing a Burger King in 2000 (embarrassing enough in itself I'd imagine). He was released on bail pending an appeal. His appeal failed and he was told to await further instructions regarding his incarceration. Further instructions never arrived. He contacted his legal team in 2000 about this, and they told him just to wait. So he did ...
In the 13 years since then, Mr Anderson turned his life around: family, 4 kids, small business owner, local soccer coach, fair dinkum pillar of the community etc
FROM:
TO:
Turns out it was a clerical error that was only discovered when it came time for his release ... of course, they sent SWAT team over to knock down his door down
What to do?
I like the idea that he should serve out the remainder of his sentence as a suspended sentence. He seems like a completely reformed character. Then again, I have my doubts about how much our legal systems are about actual reform as opposed to flat-out revenge. Norway takes reform very seriously and they have a reoffending rate of 16%. The rest of Europe and the US is somewhere around 70%.
But, there may not be any direct legal mechanism to allow that. The Governor of Missouri is a known hard-on when it comes to leniency, and he may be the only legal recourse.
Seems like a good point of discussion.
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