Friday, September 7, 2007

Which is worse?

I've been watching the local news for the past few minutes in which abc7 has mentioned two different criminal cases both of which have sentencing as an outcome. The first case mentioned was about the metro bus driver who struck and killed two women last Valentines Day due to his negligence. He pleaded guilty and is receiving 3 years in prison. The second case was about a sports coach (and little league coach) who was caught downloading "kiddie porn" some of which was more sadistic then sexual, he will be receiving 7 years in prison.

Now I'm not implying that what the coach did wasn't worth 7 years in prison, viewing kiddie porn, especially the type that the news was describing is a disgusting, sad thing. BUT the bus driver KILLED two women, he didn't just injure them, he ended their lives. He left people without mothers, wives, and friends. And for that he gets 3 years in jail? They showed the video of the bus crash and the women had a crosswalk--a green light to cross, yet the bus driver drove into oncoming traffic (and caused another car to swerve out of the way) and plowed into the women.

So how is this fair? Luckily for the bus driver the husband of one of the women seems very forgiving. If it were me, I'd have him shipped to Texas and fried.

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