OT: Maim a cyclist, get your hand slapped

still just me said:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/06/backpage/1_5_0812_30_46.txt

Hand slapped? They didn't say anything about punishment because he
hasn't been tried yet, but one count of felony vandalism carries 16-36
months in prison.

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still just me said:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/06/backpage/1_5_0812_30_46.txt

Hand slapped? They didn't say anything about punishment because he
hasn't been tried yet, but one count of felony vandalism carries 16-36
months in prison.

Yawn. On a practical basis, one count of felony vandalism is still
just vandalism. It's like to throwing a brick through an expensive
window. The judge will rule in accordance with a typical vandalism
sentence. He'll get a slap.

They should have hit him with a slew of charges related to knowingly
endangering the cyclists. You could start with attempted murder, since
one of the cyclist could easily have died from head injuries as a
result of a fall from his intentional actions - actions specifically
designed to injure a cyclist.

A vandalism charge doesn't even acknowledge that he put the cyclists
in harm's way.

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still just me said:

Quoted message said:

still just me said:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/06/backpage/1_5_0812_30_46.txt

Hand slapped? They didn't say anything about punishment because he
hasn't been tried yet, but one count of felony vandalism carries 16-36
months in prison.

Yawn. On a practical basis, one count of felony vandalism is still
just vandalism. It's like to throwing a brick through an expensive
window. The judge will rule in accordance with a typical vandalism
sentence. He'll get a slap.

They should have hit him with a slew of charges related to knowingly
endangering the cyclists. You could start with attempted murder, since
one of the cyclist could easily have died from head injuries

Fortunately he was wearing a helmet.

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as a
result of a fall from his intentional actions - actions specifically
designed to injure a cyclist.

A vandalism charge doesn't even acknowledge that he put the cyclists
in harm's way.

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Michael Press