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Erasmus
March 16th, 2012, 01:52 PM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-blago-leaves-home-for-colorado-prison-20120315,0,4898824.story

what do you guys think?
Jupiter
March 16th, 2012, 01:53 PM
Good.

It's about time.

BUT, that is a long time. fourteen years?
Erasmus
March 16th, 2012, 01:59 PM
Good.

It's about time.

BUT, that is a long time. fourteen years?

ya, i know. it seems a bit long.
StoppingTime
March 16th, 2012, 03:04 PM
*Rod, and yes I do agree that it was too long.
Sugaree
March 16th, 2012, 06:57 PM
*Rod, and yes I do agree that it was too long.

No, it's not. You can be sentenced up to fifteen years under federal law for corruption. It's perfectly reasonable.
MrJoel
March 17th, 2012, 09:30 AM
He's lucky he got that sentence
Mortal Coil
March 17th, 2012, 09:37 AM
What he did makes me ashamed to be from Illinois, but the sentence is pretty harsh.
Sugaree
March 17th, 2012, 06:18 PM
Good.

It's about time.

BUT, that is a long time. fourteen years?

I don't know the full details, but from what I've gathered I agree that this seems like a harsh sentence...

*Rod, and yes I do agree that it was too long.

What he did makes me ashamed to be from Illinois, but the sentence is pretty harsh.

Good Lord, guys, do you know NOTHING of sentencing by federal law? 14 years is reasonable within the bounds of federal law. He could have gotten a maximum of 20 years, but he got 14 instead. One of these posters is right, he's lucky he got this sentence.
TeddyBearRock
March 17th, 2012, 06:29 PM
what did he do??
Sugaree
March 17th, 2012, 06:33 PM
what did he do??

Attempted to sell the Senate seat held by Barack Obama.
Sugaree
March 17th, 2012, 07:56 PM
I'm not denying that the offence he committed can get him that sentence, just that I personally think the sentence is harsh.

How?