WI: punks in mob beating get three months probation

[Monkeyleg]

That's right, folks! The same Milwaukee criminal justice system that has lobbied against concealed carry, that has given every career criminal a slap on the wrist, has now given two "youths" a pass for their role in the near-fatal mob beating of a 50 year-old man.

Notice the ages of the two. My guess is that the two already have rap sheets a mile long.

Here's the story: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 

[Mongo the Mutterer]

Figure it out yet Monkeyleg?

Here is the deal. Lets say you are a socialist scumbag who believes that the state is the be-all end-all method of society. (lets put a "D" behind your name, just for example)

To achieve your goals you see to it that the proletariat are kept poor (so they need to vote for you), kept afraid (so they need your protection), and kept stupid (so they don't figure out that is YOU who are keeping them poor and afraid).

Then you can further your goals by simply avoiding problem by putting up strawman arguments like "he needs another chance" and "he had a bad childhood" (which you had a direct part to play in), and let him back out on the street to terrorize and continue the climate of fear.

Sound Familiar?

Oh, and as a result, you can count on votes from the trial lawyers, the judges, the rest of the law industry, the police unions, and several other groups who feed off the system that they have created.

 

[CZ 75 BD]

The article says 3 years. Still not a proper response.

 

[MechAg94]

If you tolerate the little crimes, it only encourages the bigger ones.

 

[progunner1957]

What happened to "Let the punsihment fit the crime?"

I'm not savvy on the nuances of WI law, but it sounds like a gang of thugs beating down one defenseless man would be a FELONY crime.

Probation for a violent felony? Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice. That will make the streets of Milwaukee safer!

Wisconsin is a state that is controlled by leftist/socialist bottom-feeders. Beautiful scenery, absolutely worthless politicians.

 

[Pilgrim]

I'm sure the thinking behind this sentence goes like this:

"It's just a bunch of animals fighting over a drug deal gone bad."

"The victim forgives them."

"There's no room in the juvenile detention center."

"They'll be back."

 

[longeyes]

Maybe it will change when it's the judges taking the beatings?

 

[No_Brakes23]

Sad, but that's one more state off my list of where to migrate to.

 

[longeyes]

Christenson and McClain: another twisted parable of misguided "forgiveness." Two people with Jesus Complexes. That's how I see it. The Left has managed to banish God and Jesus but somehow has retained an inappropriate and exaggerated notion of "compassion." Very, very strange.

This case is not about McClain's goodheartedness, it is about society's tolerance of violence. It is arrogant NOT to punish those who violate society's most basic principles.

 

[Preacherman]

Note to self: If assaulted while visiting Wisconsin, do not rely on the alleged "justice" system to actually administer justice.

 

[Lucky]

Doesn't it say that they couldn't be charged with the serious crime because the witness disappeared, and the victim forgave them? That doesn't sound like the judge's problem.

 

[bearmgc]

Maybe I'm wrong about this, but wasn't the victim developementally disabled or disabled because of mental illness or something? A friend called me from Wisconsin awhile back, and I think she referred to a crime as thugs beating on a developementally disabled guy. If this is true, its even more heinious. The Milwaukee justice system has a long history of scandels and internal investigations, a sad ongoing situation.

 

[Chawbaccer]

The victim was beat up for complaining about being ripped off over a drug purchase. When crooks attack crooks it is just a sideshow for me.

 

[ilbob]

I don't have much sympathy for people who get beat up by their drug dealers. Want to bet that had a lot to do with the light sentences?

 

[Working Man]

That crowd beat McClain Dec. 26 in the 4700 block of N. 36th street after he complained to them that he had been ripped off when he tried to buy crack cocaine, according to the criminal complaint.

So was he charged for buying drugs?

I don't have much sympathy for people who get beat up by their drug dealers. Want to bet that had a lot to do with the light sentences?

....and the forgiveness, can't forget that.


Yes, they should be taken off the streets but the McClain should also be charged for the drug purchase
as well.

 

[longeyes]

Drug use and addiction is one thing. Beating people half to death is another.

I think a lot of these new wave judges are reality-challenged.

 

[Oleg Volk]

Prison sentences are NOT justice for the victim. RESTITUTION would be.

 

[Monkeyleg]

bearmgc, that was another mob beating. The guy was, as you noted, mentally impaired.

There have been many mob beatings in Milwaukee over the past couple of years. Everytime there's another one, the Journal Sentinel gives a brief synopsis of the ones that have happened prior.

But there's one mob beating they leave out of every story. It involved a 60-some year-old man from Arkansas who was visiting relatives here in Milwaukee and got lost. He stopped at a service station to ask directions, and a mob of punks started beating him. He managed to get back to his truck, pulled a gun from under his seat, and shot one of his assailants. The others took off running.

I wonder why the newspaper leaves that one out?

 

[Waitone]

Prison sentences are NOT justice for the victim. RESTITUTION would be

Thank you! I'll see you restitution and raise you RESTORATION.

While it is a sick episode, I'm glad to see other locales have problems with disproportionate sentencing.

 

[Working Man]

Originally Posted by Oleg
Prison sentences are NOT justice for the victim. RESTITUTION would be

I agree, coverage for medical expenses and lost wages should be part of the
sentencing but how does one make restitution when medical science can't
fully fix the body? Sometimes a person is never the same again.

What happens if the attacker has no money or assets? Can confiscated drug
money be used to make financial restitution? Would the state even go for
that? To sue most of these people civilly would be pointless as many will
spend the greater part of their lives in jail for one crime or the next.

 

[romma]

Drug use and addiction is one thing. Beating people half to death is another.

+1 Longeyes

 

[Chawbaccer]

Prison sentences are NOT justice for the victim. RESTITUTION would be.
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How to restitute him? Give back his drug money?
I'll bet my last nickle that he didn't pay a cent out of his pocket for medical care, nor is it likely that he lost any time on the job or a paycheck. Give these kind of people a ball bat and let them work it out among themselves.

 

[ajax]

Just goes to show you. Justice isn't just blind it's stupid and more than likely a liberal judge.