I chose to do my essay on the sentencing some people are given because some people do need to realize just how small minded our country is. I know some people deserve the sentencing they get but let’s face it; some of the sentencing for these convictions is ridiculous. Something more serious, someone more harmful could be on the loose or given a small amount of time. Not everybody will agree with this paper but I can guarantee they will when it comes to their own loved ones. Nobody looks at these cases the same way. When the Jury see’s a rapist on the stand versus a person who committed murder, they might think, “the murderer deserves more time than that, and the rapist should die”. Some may see it as, “the murderer needs to die now not be
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To start off “small”, the first website I found, introduces a lady by the name of Betina Young. Betina Young was convicted of a driver’s license scam that involved illegal immigrants. Cganemccalla (2011). This is one perfect example of a conviction that could have used a little more punishment. Instead she was sentenced to missing the next five Christmases and only Christmases. She spends the three days surrounding Christmas in prison and then she’s free the other 362 days of the year. I don’t understand …show more content…
His mediate family has not been the same since that day the police showed up. His mother wears sunglasses everyday to this day because she cries for her son every single day. It’s taken a great toll on his family, and there’s no coming back from it. Every year on his birthday and death anniversary my brother cries for him like he was still at his funeral. I’ve never seen brother cry that much till his best friends funeral. He was quiet and sad when he heard the news but being at the funeral, I think made him realize it was all real. I held him morning, day and night, tear after tear. We lost a great and amazing person; we only wish that this guy would have made a better choice so we can still have our dear friend here with us today. He would have been something big. He would have made us all proud. He would have been proud of all of us. As every family member and every friend said, he’s the “Trophy
To start off “small”, the first website I found, introduces a lady by the name of Betina Young. Betina Young was convicted of a driver’s license scam that involved illegal immigrants. Cganemccalla (2011). This is one perfect example of a conviction that could have used a little more punishment. Instead she was sentenced to missing the next five Christmases and only Christmases. She spends the three days surrounding Christmas in prison and then she’s free the other 362 days of the year. I don’t understand …show more content…
His mediate family has not been the same since that day the police showed up. His mother wears sunglasses everyday to this day because she cries for her son every single day. It’s taken a great toll on his family, and there’s no coming back from it. Every year on his birthday and death anniversary my brother cries for him like he was still at his funeral. I’ve never seen brother cry that much till his best friends funeral. He was quiet and sad when he heard the news but being at the funeral, I think made him realize it was all real. I held him morning, day and night, tear after tear. We lost a great and amazing person; we only wish that this guy would have made a better choice so we can still have our dear friend here with us today. He would have been something big. He would have made us all proud. He would have been proud of all of us. As every family member and every friend said, he’s the “Trophy