Scruggs gets 5 years

[redfish66]

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[redfish66]

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[BriantheDawg]

<17>him.

 

[patdog]

For what he did, he needed to get the maximum. The only bad thing is the maximum for bribing judges should be more than 5 years.

 

[BriantheDawg]

and get 5 years. You ride in a car with someone who has some cocaine, you get 25 years. Go figure.

 

[patdog]

You ride in a car with someone who has some cocaine, you get 25 years.

I can't believe anyone really believes that's the reason Dontae is doing hard time. That sounds like something straight off of Gene's Page (if Dontae hadn't quit the team before being arrested).</p>

 

[BriantheDawg]

Because I don't think the punishment fits the crime, you think that's sheepish?

So, a rich white guy bribes a judge for millions of dollars and he gets 5 years. Meanwhile, a poor black kid gets popped with some yayo and he gets 5x the sentence. I guess you obviously think that's fair.

25fuckingyears for some cocaine is @$@%%$ up. Sorry, but it is. People kill people and get waaaaaay less time than that. I think Dontae should have to pay for what he did wrong, but come on. 25 years???

 

[Ivehadbetter]

but I read this statement:

That sounds like something straight off of Gene's Page

and imagine a response similar to that of the "You play ball like a girl" from Sandlot.

 

[patdog]

Bribing a judge ought to get you more than 5 years and trafficking in cocaine ought to get you less than 25. My only point was that this story about sweet little innocent Dontae just being in the wrong car at the wrong time that's been making the rounds lately is total and complete ********.

 

[BriantheDawg]

<span class="post-title">the law is screwed up.</span>

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I don't think #3 is innocent by any stretch of the imagination. It's just totally messed up that he will serve 5x the sentence of someone who bribed a judge for MILLIONS of dollars. I don't know how much blow Dontae had, but I guarantee you he wasn't going to be a millionaire after he sold it all. It pales in comparison to what Dickie would've gained had that judge been corrupt like him. And yes, I know selling drugs is bad, mmkaay, but I just think it sucks that someone will sit in jail for basically the rest of their life for selling some freaking cocaine. Again,</span>

<span class="post-title">the law is screwed up.</span>

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[rhs43]

i couldn't agree with you more BriantheDawg

 

[Dawgbreeze]

After looking at the letters of support for Dickie, it seems he had the Ole Miss heirarchy writing letters. I assume the school and athletic dep't will be hurting some without the slush money for recruiting. I guess I was surprised Goldie McLendon didn't write one or the Strong family. Five years seems bad but with all themoney he has, I'm sure he'll get first class treatment. I think it would be fitting to let him room with Paul Minor and they could rehash old times.

 

[dawgoneyall]

5 years into 1/2 a Billion dollars.

Sign me up.

 

[Ivehadbetter]

That ought to hurt him.

/Is that like a week's interest on his money?

 

[Mutt the Hoople.buhoops]

That ought to hurt him.

/Is that like a week's interest on his money?

</p>That's what he tips the waiter at the Country Club

 

[bonedaddy401]

will need to learn the ropes on how to bribe with cigarettes and porn. I wonder if he and Jimmy "Scarface" Johns can work a deal out and get a hustle up in the pokey?</p>

 

[slickdawg]

I don't know why DOJ didn't crucify his ***. They could have tagged on so many other things, wire fraud, mail fraud, multipliers to keep him in jail for many years.

 

[BriantheDawg]

I don't know why DOJ didn't crucify his ***.

 

[DerHntr]

more like because he is:

<span class="post-title">Because he is a rich guy............. OJ ring a bell for ya?</span>

 

[davatron]

I don't know why DOJ didn't crucify his ***. They could have tagged on so many other things, wire fraud, mail fraud, multipliers to keep him in jail for many years.

He obviously knows how to handle a court case and his political connections have no end. I'm not suggesting that he paid anyone under the table, but the guy knows how to cop a plea bargain (or whatever the term is).
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[patdog]

DOJ could have gone after him for a lot more stuff, but it would have taken years and millions of dollars to continue the investigation and then let it work its way through the legal system. During that time, Scruggs would have still been practicing law and abusing the whole legal system. With the deal, he'll never practice law again and he goes to jail within 6 weeks. And for a 62 year old, 5 years is a pretty significant portion of his remaining time on this earth. I agree, he should have gotten at least twice that long, but it's worth settling for 5 years and saving millions of dollars to take the plea deal.

 

[Agentdog]

That is normally what happens. A defendent is indicted on wire fraud, mail fraud, conspiracy, etc.... Then it is worked out between the AUSA and defense lawyer to plead guilty on the main charge and all the others are dropped. Happens all the time with drug dealers charged with money laundering. Even with cases that are a slam dunk, going to trial is alot of work for the court, jury, prosecution team, and defense team.

It would be interesting to see what he was indicted on and plead guilty to.

 

[ArrowDawg.bulldogsonlymessageboard]

.....that Dontae got. After all, he played at Alabama.

I'm not a defender of Dontae Walker. He deserves hard time for what he involved himself with. But 20+ years of hard time? We're talking about someone who had just been convicted of his first felony. If he had been a repeat offender I would have understood the sentence he got.

 

[engineerdog]

My opinion:

selling cocaine - death penalty
bribing a judge - death penalty

That would be a start in cleaning up crime in this country.

 

[Ford76]

No being put to sleep either. I say go back to public hangings, so every one can see these "tough" individuals as the cry for mercy, too. I know some people would say that is a little barbaric. I think it is pretty obvious though that "enlightened and progressive" methods aren't working.