TheAdvocate: Convicted New Orleans candy snatcher now officially faces 20-years-to-life sentence, though DA cites wiggle room
[…]“The mayor of this city wants (fewer) people incarcerated. It’s costing the citizens way, way, way too much money. But the opposite side of the coin certainly doesn’t give someone like Mr. Grimes carte blanche to continue to commit crimes,” Zibilich said in handing down his sentence.
“The punishment here is not for the $31 worth of candy. The punishment is, he won’t stop, and if Mr. Grimes were to receive a pass today, the message this court would be sending is, ‘Mr. Grimes, go steal some more Baby Ruths. It’s OK.’ And that’s the wrong message for this court to send.”
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A gallows pole usually fixes the problem permanently.
Someone should have told him that all that candy would stunt his growth!
Give him two years hard labor, that will fix his sweet tooth
That seems like such an extreme punishment…
“Hey, what are u in for?”
“…I stole candy. LOTS of candy.”
“Oompa loompa doompety doo
I’ve got a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa loompa doompety dee
If you are wise you’ll listen to me
What do you get when you guzzle down sweets
Eating as much as an elephant eats…”
Remember that line from Alice’s Restaurant about the mother rapers and the father rapers and the group W bench? Yeah…