California man arrested for threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. His mother blames Fox News. (Glenn Beck, radical)
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I think the mother's statement might describe half of the posters here.
"In 2004, Giusti was convicted of criminal threats. The San Mateo District Attorney's office says he was trying to evade the fare on a Caltrain, and when the conductor tried to kick him off, Giusti started yelling and threatening the conductor's life. As a result, Giusti was sentenced to one year in county jail and three years supervised probation".
Don't you think the sentence of one year in jail just for threatening a train conductor is a bit much? Sounds like the guy is unstable & needs monitoring but I wonder if putting him jail all the time is the best solution. I admire Nancy Pelosi, by the way, and hope she is re-elected but this nutty man seems better suited for a mental hospital instead of jail.
"In 2004, Giusti was convicted of criminal threats. The San Mateo District Attorney's office says he was trying to evade the fare on a Caltrain, and when the conductor tried to kick him off, Giusti started yelling and threatening the conductor's life. As a result, Giusti was sentenced to one year in county jail and three years supervised probation".
Don't you think the sentence of one year in jail just for threatening a train conductor is a bit much? Sounds like the guy is unstable & needs monitoring but I wonder if putting him jail all the time is the best solution. I admire Nancy Pelosi, by the way, and hope she is re-elected but this nutty man seems better suited for a mental hospital instead of jail.
Yes. I think there are a lot of people in prison who would be better off in a mental hospital, but unfortunately, our system of justice is often inconsiderate of those with mental problems.
This guy, who obviously has a mental problem, is a perfect example of why it's irresponsible for people like Sarah Palin to do things like post government officials' pictures on her website with cross-hairs overlaid on the pictures like they're a target for a gun. She very well may have just meant those posting as symbolic for the upcoming elections, but to a mentally unstable person they can see that sort of thing as a mandate to do harm. Too many pundits on the right do things that are deliberately meant to whip up hate and it needs to stop before a lot of innocent people get hurt.
I think the mother's statement might describe half of the posters here.
Funny, isn't it the Liberals that say TV, music, violent games, does not cause people to do things?
I guess again this is just a just not to me concept!
This guy, who obviously has a mental problem, is a perfect example of why it's irresponsible for people like Sarah Palin to do things like post government officials' pictures on her website with cross-hairs overlaid on the pictures like they're a target for a gun. She very well may have just meant those posting as symbolic for the upcoming elections, but to a mentally unstable person they can see that sort of thing as a mandate to do harm. Too many
pundits on the right do things that are deliberately meant to whip up hate and it needs to stop before a lot of innocent people get hurt.
If I eat a bunch of ice cream and get sick can I blame it on the commercials on tv or hey what about Winn Dixie for offering free ice cream with the purchase of the ham. Its their fault for me getting sick NOT me making the choice to do something
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