Texas woman gets 5 years in prison for voting illegally

[Nithavela]

Sorry, go here: Convicted felon who'd been on supervised release sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for voting

I appreciate the attempt.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Texas woman gets 5 years in prison for voting illegally



Another wonderful example of the color of justice.

She voted for Trump. Put her in a prison cell, burn and throw away the key. But beside that. It's not like she voted for him 20 times. I'm guessing it will be lowered. I'm not sure how she could be forgiven for voting for Trump.

 

[SummerMadness]

Former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party votes for his ex-wife in 2016 election
Sentence: Probation
Former Colorado GOP chairman sentenced for voter fraud

The former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party was sentenced to four years of probation and 300 hours of community service for voter fraud. Steve Curtis blamed a "major diabetic episode" for causing him to vote his ex-wife's absentee ballot in October 2016.

Curtis, 57, told District Judge Julie Hoskins Friday it was "a customary thing" for him to fill out his wife's ballot and he didn't know it was illegal, but he said he didn't remember doing it.

Iowa woman voting twice for Trump in 2016 because she believes election is "rigged"
Sentence: Probation
Iowa Woman Who Tried to Vote Twice for Trump Gets Probation

An Iowa woman charged with attempting to vote twice for Donald Trump last fall has been sentenced to two years of probation and a $750 fine.

District court Judge Robert Hanson said in a sentencing order posted Tuesday that the felony election misconduct conviction will be expunged from Terri Lynn Rote's record once she completes probation and pays the fine.

 

[TerranceL]

Former chairman of the Colorado Republican Party votes for his ex-wife in 2016 election
Sentence: Probation
Former Colorado GOP chairman sentenced for voter fraud



Iowa woman voting twice for Trump in 2016 because she believes election is "rigged"
Sentence: Probation
Iowa Woman Who Tried to Vote Twice for Trump Gets Probation

For those who aren't keeping track, "people who weren't already convicts and banned from voting don't receive the exact same punishment for someone who was. RACISM!"

 

[Nithavela]

For those who aren't keeping track, "people who weren't already convicts and banned from voting don't receive the exact same punishment for someone who was. RACISM!"

5 years still seems a bit excessive.

 

[TerranceL]

5 years still seems a bit excessive.

I agree.

 

[Goonie]

I agree.

Good, we were worried we might be talking to a bot. Seriously 5 years 3 months would be enough.

 

[SummerMadness]

Black men sentenced to more time for committing the exact same crime as a white person, study finds

Black men who commit the same crimes as white men receive federal prison sentences that are, on average, nearly 20 percent longer, according to a new report on sentencing disparities from the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC).

These disparities were observed "after controlling for a wide variety of sentencing factors," including age, education, citizenship, weapon possession and prior criminal history.

This is not something that we haven't seen before. It follows a well-established trend.

 

[Rion]

If you've been here long enough you know 100% of his topics are about "<insert bad thing happening> to black <man or woman>!" Apparently no other race has these issues.

That's not true at all.

(Occasionally it's about some other minority)

Interesting how quickly the subject of the OP has been abandoned. To get it back on track does anyone seriously disagree that 5 years was a massively disproportionate sentence?

The OP made it about race. Otherwise, I don't think there'd be much of a disagreement here.

 

[Rion]

If you've been here long enough you know 100% of his topics are about "<insert bad thing happening> to black <man or woman>!" Apparently no other race has these issues.

That's not true at all.

(Occasionally it's about some other minority)

Interesting how quickly the subject of the OP has been abandoned. To get it back on track does anyone seriously disagree that 5 years was a massively disproportionate sentence?

The OP made it about race. Otherwise, I don't think there'd be much of a disagreement here.

 

[ViaCrucis]

The injustice is that even though people have served their time in prison, as a society we make them second class citizens for the rest of their lives.

If someone has served their time, then they have served their time--punishing them for the rest of their lives even after prison is not justice.

-CryptoLutheran