Hey you PNW boaters, looks like your nemesis has finally been caught. I suspect it's relieved a lot of stress from folks who leave their C-Dorys unattended.
Don
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Don and Brenda
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It's about time!
starcrafttom
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"skilled outdoors man" this loser is a piece of sh!t! You watch he will get a light sentence and TV deal. when are we going to start treating thieves and criminals like the scum they are??
Good. I knew it would be just a matter of time. Seems Bahamian LE does it the way it should be done; according to the article I read, he tried to flee in a boat but they shot out the engine and disabled it. Hopefully, he'll get prosecuted here Federally. The Feds don't mess around. Hope the judge orders he and his "mother" (yes I meant that VERY sarcastically) can't profit from his crime spree and he is made an example of.
With our judicial system he will be out and signing books in 6 months. He needs to be extradited to some country where they know how to deal with thieves, like China or .... Where shoplifting gets the removal of a finger, second offense gets a hand and major crimes get bigger pieces. Remember caning for spiting on the sidewalk?
Society should not have to provide this punk with 3 squares for the next 20 years. He should have to be working to pay for his incarceration. Chain gang highway projects are only a start. Useful hard labor would be more appealing. I'm tired of coddling criminals.
Agree, no possible movie or book deal, ever.
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Society should not have to provide this punk with 3 squares for the next 20 years. He should have to be working to pay for his incarceration. Chain gang highway projects are only a start. Useful hard labor would be more appealing. I'm tired of coddling criminals.
Agree, no possible movie or book deal, ever.
Harvey
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Don and Brenda
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His mother (only by blood) just hired a celebrity lawyer and is working on a book deal.
Harvey,
I agree with the sentiment but the caning for spitting incident was in Singapore. Regardless though, many Asian countries have much stiffer law enforcement and penalties. I remember getting off the plane in Taipei and seeing a sign that read "Possession of Illegal Drugs is Punishable by Death". I thought "geez if I was a drug user, that would have been more useful information prior to getting on the plane in the U.S.!". Most Asian countries also have much tighter gun laws and different societal norms (living as an extended family for example). When discussions about how other countries do things come up, it's often the case the people believe such ideas can't work here. I'm not sure the U.S. is ready to learn anything from examples elsewhere.
On a separate note - I'm flabbergasted by the number of fans this guy has on Facebook. Almost all young, disaffected individuals who see the evading police aspects of the case as "heroic" but who give very little thought to the criminal activities. I'm willing to bet that none of them have ever been robbed.
I agree with the sentiment but the caning for spitting incident was in Singapore. Regardless though, many Asian countries have much stiffer law enforcement and penalties. I remember getting off the plane in Taipei and seeing a sign that read "Possession of Illegal Drugs is Punishable by Death". I thought "geez if I was a drug user, that would have been more useful information prior to getting on the plane in the U.S.!". Most Asian countries also have much tighter gun laws and different societal norms (living as an extended family for example). When discussions about how other countries do things come up, it's often the case the people believe such ideas can't work here. I'm not sure the U.S. is ready to learn anything from examples elsewhere.
On a separate note - I'm flabbergasted by the number of fans this guy has on Facebook. Almost all young, disaffected individuals who see the evading police aspects of the case as "heroic" but who give very little thought to the criminal activities. I'm willing to bet that none of them have ever been robbed.
More like doing the robbing...and living at home, in their mommy's basement, living on her hi-speed wireless on the I-Phone mommy bought them...and all with a cumulative IQ of 50. I run across idiots like that weekly. They have no concept of respect of others or their property. But if you steal from them...they bitch like there's no tomorrow and talk about being "dissed". :roll:
Roger, Thanks for the correction. I didn't remember exactly, just generally and I think if we had more severe, and more rapid justice response, we would have more deterrent to much of the crime we see. If we still had public hanging for steeling horses, would we still see horse theft? If there was an amputation of the dominant arm for any conviction of a crime where a firearm was used, how many street punks would be waking around carrying and using illegal concealed weapons? Just thinking.
Harvey
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hardee":3gqyitey said:
Had he been captured here, perhaps. But, I've read the Bahamas want first crack at him, before any chance at extradition.
If so - he'll likely end up in Fox Hill prison in Nassau...and from what I've read about the place, it's no cake walk. He'd be far better off anywhere here.
starcrafttom
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I just dont get it. one of susans new co workers told her that " hes just stealing from rich people" and " I can't afford a plane so its cool some one stole it , good for Him" she works with a lot of under 30 types. good lord whats wrong with these people. I never felt like that at 20, seeing people with planes, boats, cars and homes just made me want to go get one too , by working. I saw that they had it and I knew in this country i could get one too.
hardee":r0xrve3m said:
I understand your thinking, and I'm not saying I disagree, but you do surprise me, Harvey. I take it you feel the young Iranian woman currently in the news should be stoned to death? It's a dangerous road you are advocating we follow.
If the young man makes any money off of this - and I very much believe he should not but also know he will - it is not his fault, rather, it is the fault of all the free Americans who buy his book or see his movie. Ship 'em all to Iran?
$300 fine in Bahama for illegal entry, $0 for the illegal handgun possession or discharge, $0 for the theft of the boat there and $0 for overboard discharge of toxic waste (batteries) into the water, and the US Embassy paid his fine. We are well on the way to celebrity justice.
Bahama sure gave up easy.
Harvey
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Bahama sure gave up easy.
Harvey
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hardee":16ljzrpg said:
Harvey, the way I see it......they are fairly smart about it. Just get him out of their country and minimize the amount of money they spend on him in court costs, care and feeding in prison, the inconvenience of the influx of the news media and let the U. S. Feds and the individual states spend all their money and time on him. They are done with him!
Don and Brenda
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I agree with Dave, they just want him out of their hair and let the US worry about him and the expense, so I guess he will be coming back to the PNW soon. Sure hope he gets a different judge than the one who let him go to a minimum security facility like last time.
My take: The U.S. Gov't told the Bahamians "do the minimum, get him out of there and WE'LL deal with him". Federal prosecution is next since he committed crimes across state lines. Hopefully, they make an example of him and max out his conviction. I don't fee sorry for him and his "mother" is a total loser.
Now if that had been the first time it might have been different, but it was not. Yes, Bahama got rid of him, the circus, and the expense. They were pretty quick on the uptake there. Hope things work so that those that he wronged will get the proper relief.
Harvey
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