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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:37 AM Original message |
Poll question: Does people bringing up Libby's or anyone's children as a reason not to go to jail bother you |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. Jail is a hardship for the children, true - all the more reason a responsible parent should |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. agreed. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. our prisons are full of parents |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. A lot of women in prison are single parents |
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Philosoraptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's an insulting defense. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Exactly. nt |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. the same people who are bringing that up would put a homeless mother in prison for life for |
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sallyseven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. Because of him and Cheney and Bush |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. What sallyseven said! |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
6. well, libby needs to get tough |
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candymarl (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. Poor Scooter |
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katmondoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. What about the victim's children |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'm sorry, but one of the results of committing a crime is PUNISHMENT. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. Perhaps he should have thought of the ramifications before he perjured himself & |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
12. People should |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
13. shouldn't the children learn that there are consequences for breaking the law...? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
15. Kids are being orphaned every single day in Iraq |
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sutz12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
17. Does anybody think that Libby's children will suffer because of this? nt |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. It's really about the idea of anyone having children being considered |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
49. To be honest--yes they will suffer |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
19. Yes, it's ridiculous |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
20. How much compassion did Scooter have for the Wilson's children when he destroyed Valerie's |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. How much compassion did he have for anyone's children when he participated in a fraud,... |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:38 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Exactly! eom |
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brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
22. Doesn't bother me. |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
23. for those of you who answered yes, do you believe in mandatory minimum sentences too? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:05 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. So you would punish people in part based on what their spouse does for a living? |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:15 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. I don't believe in mandatory sentencing, I believe in giving the judge discretion |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:21 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Would you also sentence people harsher or more leniently because they are white or black? |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. no, race doesn't matter unless it contributed to their circumstances |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Scooter's kids aren't charged. They will bear the burden their father has placed on |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. I believe the judge should have discretion with regard to matters salient to the crime. |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
25. Thousands of "enemy combatants" have been imprisoned for over 5 years |
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ellenfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
26. total double standard and being used shamefully in this |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
28. Does having pets count? Bush has a dog. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
29. Scooter Libby sure wasn't thinking about his children, |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
30. There weren't too mant GOP types thinking about... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
32. Being a parent of young children gave him a greater responsibility to not commit crimes that could |
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M155Y_A1CH (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
34. The issue should be raised |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
35. Parenthood should be a consideration. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
37. A lot of the uncharged, guilty until proven innocent detainees in GITMO |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
38. I think it should be a consideration, if it is so for EVERYONE |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
39. There's a saying |
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Ino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
41. The kids are better off without him |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
42. Parentship is something that should be considered during sentencing |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. But a single female with no children with the same amount of pot would not get leniency from you? |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
43. The reason it bothers me... |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
45. Not to be heartless, but Libby should have thought of his kids before he LIED TO A FEDERAL PROSECUTO |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
47. The GOPers use the Children Card all the time... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
48. When it is a matter of consideration for each and every defendant |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
50. If anything he deserves extra jail time. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
52. Not just to be contrarian, I voted "No." |
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