[Newsbot]

Title: 8 years for \"phone threat\"
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: lily
Date: 2008-06-08 09:09:29

[Robair]

8 years and he didn't even own a weapon? Sounds like a prank call to me.

[commanderkai]

Although I agree this kid needs to be smacked multiple times...1 month sounds better than 8 years.

Making any threat, prank or not, is fucking retarded. But having this little moron lose eight years of his life for one is stupid. He'd be much better off seeing how fucked up jail really is for one month.

[kenmore]

terrorism is no joke and the American government takes it seriously.. unlike canada where the plotters in mississauga will probably walk with a slap on the wrist and a scholarship to chemical engineering.. .. sounded tough but an example of no bullshit was made..

[westmanguy]

lol, kenmore you should have a political conversion.

[Mr_Canada]

No Bullshit, Kenmore?

Sounds like the Land fo the Free, alright!

The freedom to be incarcerated for the smallest things!

Fucking lame sentence. A month, or two would be muuuuuuch better. But no, let's OVERKILL the damn punishment.

What next? A jaywalker given the death penalty?

[warwickgreen]

Quote:

A 17-year-old who phoned his rival high school on a school bus and threatened to open fire on students has been sentenced to eight years in state prison.

Some of the so-called Toronto 18 included kids this age. Was it just a prank when they talked about going to Ottawa and beheading the Prime Minister?

Sentence sounds tough but it sends a message. BTW, I suspect it will be reduced on appeal.

[Lavics]

Nice...I can understand really looking into the situation, but seeing it was a prank call, 1 - 3 months would be good enough. Now the judge just fucked up this kids life.

[commanderkai]

Mr_Canada wrote:

No Bullshit, Kenmore?

Sounds like the Land fo the Free, alright!

The freedom to be incarcerated for the smallest things!

This isn't a petty crime. Its fucking threatening a high school. You do not ever do that. A threat isn't a prank.