tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post7644274687340635119..comments2024-02-23T15:48:24.856-07:00Comments on The Cracked Crystal Ball II: There's A Difference ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-23509442521081541912010-01-30T14:51:18.717-07:002010-01-30T14:51:18.717-07:00I'm not sure I agree entirely with you here.
...I'm not sure I agree entirely with you here.<br /><br />(1) Hypothetical: If the pie was laced with cyanide?<br /><br />- That would be an aggravating factor in the charges and might move it from simple assault to aggravated assault. However, that is not the case here, and is at best a 'what if' that I don't think bears a lot of weight.<br /><br />(2) "It's blatent [sic] assault and people who do it should be sent to jail"<br /><br />Really? I hate to point this out, but assaults rarely result in jail time. They rarely result in anything more than a modest fine, actually. We already have a double standard in law bubbling around in this country because assaulting a politician has tended to result in jail time, where it would result in a simple fine in other circumstances - I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the idea that our politicians are deserving of a "higher standard" of justice simply because of their occupation.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-34953948999921504442010-01-30T14:19:47.473-07:002010-01-30T14:19:47.473-07:00What if the pie was laced with cyannide? Maybe it...What if the pie was laced with cyannide? Maybe it's not terrorism, but it's blatent assault and people who do it should be sent to jail. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com