this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2023
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These man children playing with their toys and what is the punishment, only 5 years? The victim's child, who will now be 7 has no mother for the rest of his life.

Here is the original story of the homicide https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/09/street-racer-gets-5-year-prison-sentence-in-crash-that-killed-26-year-old-woman-waiting-at-portland-bus-stop.html

You'd get 5 years for trying to hold up a plaid pantry and not hurting anyone, but plow through a bus stop at godknowshowfast while street racing and cream a young mother and alter her child's life forever? 5 years. Appalling.

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[โ€“] mihnt@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plea deal. That's how. The government traded a 100% conviction instead of going to court.

[โ€“] jordanlund@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

And he'll probably be out in 18 months or less.