Firefighters shot dead while responding to fire (Rochester, NY)

[SigKapSweetie]

Originally Posted by adpimiz

Apparently the killer had been in prison before for the death of his grandmother. I'm not sure why they ever let him out.

Seriously. He beat his grandmother to death with a hammer, and he only served 17 years in prison. Clearly we did an excellent job of 'rehabilitating' him while he was there.

[navane]

Support for my brothers at West Webster Fire Department.

......Kelly

[adpimiz]

Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie

Seriously. He beat his grandmother to death with a hammer, and he only served 17 years in prison. Clearly we did an excellent job of 'rehabilitating' him while he was there.

There is something wrong with the system when you can torture someone to death and only get 17 years. Ugh.

[navane]

Originally Posted by adpimiz

There is something wrong with the system when you can torture someone to death and only get 17 years. Ugh.

Just to clarify, my understanding is that he was originally charged with murder, but was allowed to plead guilty manslaughter instead. It was a lesser charge, but it allowed them to lock him up right away without having to go to trial. Manslaughter carries a sentence of 7 to 20 years; therefore, he did receive a sentence in alignment with the charge.

However, as others noted, 17 years in prison did not fix him and now 3 people are dead and many homes destroyed.

.....Kelly