You Be the Judge

JollyRoger said:

Inspired, in part, by recent threads on who should be shot. An employee of a big retailer steals $400,000 from his employer. He somehow avoids getting shot by a citizen-crimefighter, but is apprehended by law enforcement authorities. Also assume that no lives were put in danger during the theft. What should his punishment be?

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Rossiya said:

The only judge is God.

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RedRalphWiggum said:

Try saying that next time your up in court for driving with no pants on

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RedRalphWiggum said:

Try saying that next time your up in court for driving with no pants on

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JollyRoger said:

Inspired, in part, by recent threads on who should be shot. An employee of a big retailer steals $400,000 from his employer. He somehow avoids getting shot by a citizen-crimefighter, but is apprehended by law enforcement authorities. Also assume that no lives were put in danger during the theft. What should his punishment be?

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Eran of Arcadia said:

Of course, knowing the OP, this is actually based on a real event, and he will pull it out and wave it around and show that we wouldn't really do what we said or something. A trick going back to King David and Nathaniel.

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Polygamy: Legal or not?

Please help me understand this statute:

(a) Polygamy in this state shall consist only of the union of one person and more than one person of the opposite gender.
(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to polgamy.

Does this mean polygamy is legal or illegal?

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The Million Dollar Slip & Fall Lawsuit

Here are the facts:

An 80 year old man is set to give a speech at a club and falls. He files a lawsuit claiming the club failed to provide steps and a handrail to climb onto the dais. As a result, he fell backward as he was attempting to climb the dais, striking his leg on the stage and his head on a heat register.

Plaintiff claims he suffered a large hematoma, or swelling of blood, in his lower left leg as a result of the fall and the hematoma eventually burst. The injury required surgery and months of physical therapy, according to the complaint. He claims to have suffered “excruciating pain” as a result of the injury and continues to walk with a limp, according to the complaint.

The lawsuit seeks $1 million in actual damages, as well as punitive damages.

What is you opinion of such a lawsuit, including the amount claimed?

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A federal judge in Arkansas decided Friday that home detention and probation were sufficient punishment for Cleveland native and former Wal-Mart executive Thomas Coughlin, who was brought down by stealing $400,000 from the global retailer through bogus expense accounts and gift cards.

U.S. District Judge Robert Dawson reiterated his original sentence of five years' probation, including 27 months' home confinement with electronic monitoring, for the one-time protg and hunting buddy of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton.

The judge added 1,500 hours of community service to Coughlin's punishment during a resentencing hearing in Fort Smith, Ark., 80 miles south of Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville.

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"Coughlin's offense reflects a disturbing presence of deceit and self-dealing in the most accomplished of corporate executives," he wrote. Revelation of the crimes "filled the greater community with concern as to the integrity of corporate America and resentment for Coughlin."

But Dawson also noted that Coughlin, 58, had medical problems, no criminal record and a history of community service.

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.Shane. said:

Ah, yes, white collar crime = lighter sentencing.

Sucks and its wrong. Of course, I advocate the death penalty for white collar crime.

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warpus said:

I say he pays back the $400,000 plus interest and goes to jail for 10 years.

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