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Quincy resident who used his car to twice ram a Vietnamese man and push him into a ditch while yelling at him to go back to China only gets 18 months because he's old and remorseful (www.universalhub.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Since when is remorse a legal defense?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When you're an old white dude who committed a hate crime

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

"But if we held him accountable, they might come for us next."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"If the defendant were not a senior citizen and did not suffer from physical infirmities, the government would be recommending a sentence within the relevant guidelines."

It's the old part that got him a reduced sentence. Anything to avoid giving free healthcare in 'Murica.