tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post2136586489563323362..comments2024-01-20T15:51:35.268-06:00Comments on And So it Goes in Shreveport: Justice Delivered for Braveheart: The SentencingPat Austin Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767059128758168960noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-79633774197137971882015-03-23T13:13:57.186-05:002015-03-23T13:13:57.186-05:00The punishment should be equal to the crime. This...The punishment should be equal to the crime. This man should be starved. If not starved all the way to death, then at least starved close to it so that he can FEEL what his poor dog felt. I really do not think a punishment like that would be inhumane when the one being sentenced is inhumane. This sentence that he got is far far less than what he should have received.Spitting Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547049547728849256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-43504086028935812202015-03-22T18:47:11.239-05:002015-03-22T18:47:11.239-05:00thank you for this update; i had been wondering ho...thank you for this update; i had been wondering how the sentencing went. i am angry and sad that the sentence wasn't harsher but as you said the laws regarding animal abuse and cruelty need to change, as well as the public's understanding and level of compassion. i'm glad braveheart is loved now by so many. maryhttp://facebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-59072546816927115582015-03-22T18:06:55.235-05:002015-03-22T18:06:55.235-05:00I agree the punishment does not fit the crime, let...I agree the punishment does not fit the crime, let us change the choices of punishment juries have by demanding tougher laws.<br /><br /> probably the only disappointment was with the jury. The line between simple and aggrevated was "intent". To me the answer was easy, if you do what he did and he was not drunk at the time, he knew what he was doing...being awake and unimpaired (besides being evil) is intent every day of the week and twice on Sunday, but the public defender was better than average (believe me I have seen below average on the jury I served on) and she was able to blurr the lines just enough that the jury leaned toward benefit of the doubt for the human versus compassion for Brave (taking solace that Braveheart survived and is thriving). I have served on a criminal jury, and no matter what you think (arm chair quarterbacking) it is very difficult to sit in judgment of others. Given a "way to resolve" wanting to believe in good versus evil, juries will generally take the lesser of two options. In my case we had a caveat option that fell somewhere in between. I have seen it, it is an interesting group dynamic that takes over. The outcome was one of the strongest sentences in our parish history, think on that a minute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273382810700095002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-67091198389070969472015-03-22T14:39:19.113-05:002015-03-22T14:39:19.113-05:00The punishment hardly seems to fit the crime. 20 m...The punishment hardly seems to fit the crime. 20 months probation, $100 fine, $60/mo probation fees and a ban on pet ownership only for the length of his probation? How about the cost for Brave's vet care? Lifetime ban on pet ownership? And the fine should be much stiffer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241445666161004335.post-86728238860056738902015-03-20T19:04:39.736-05:002015-03-20T19:04:39.736-05:00Thank your for telling Brave's story so well.Thank your for telling Brave's story so well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273382810700095002noreply@blogger.com