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Originally Posted by 4X4
I think that the girl didn't really think that there would be any repercussions from telling the initial lie, and then when it turned out that the actual, real police got involved, and she had to actually make a statement, and then go to court, admitting that she was lying probably seemed like a terrible idea. I don't think it's that difficult to understand how this snowballed for the girl. I'm kind of proud of her for fessing up. She knows she's in big trouble, and yet she went ahead and told the truth and did what she can do to right her wrong.
I'm not sure that putting her in jail for 45 years is necessary. It seems to me that she already feels guilty, so the punishment should be considered accordingly. If the punishment for finally telling the truth is that severe, I think that would discourage any future truth tellers from saying anything until they're on their deathbeds.
I'm not saying that everyone should just forget about it and let her walk, I'm just saying that she doesn't need to be drawn and quartered.
I'll tell you who I'd like to see sent to prison for 45 years - that reporter.
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What happened to 4x4? Did you accidentally take an Elizabeth Fry Society pill? Maybe we should delve into her past to try to figure out why she would do something like this, and that
will absolve her of any sins.
If anything, she should be sentenced to his original sentence as a deterent to anybody else considering such actions, and then the judicial system should be examined to figure out how such a miscarriage could have happened.
I am interested in knowing what exactly happens when a judge wrongly convicts somebody based on flimsy testimony. Is anything done, or does it take 50 cases before anybody looks into it, like for example how medical examiners can be incompetent but their testimony is used send people to prison erroneously. There seems to be no accountability.