Seriously? I don't know how anyone can read that and still argue that 21 months is harsh. As others have said, he got off incredibly lightly. He should have got 4 years+.
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Anthony Weiner gets 21 months in prison in sexting case
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Seriously? I don't know how anyone can read that and still argue that 21 months is harsh. As others have said, he got off incredibly lightly. He should have got 4 years+.
Seriously? Of course it does. If anything, it's too light.
Skellig Gra
Member
He clearly is in need of serious rehabilitation so they should have given him the max to let him work out whatever the hell is going on in his head.
Exactly.
zeioIIDX
Member
Look, instead bashing Spoiled Milk and making him/her feel like shit, it'd probably be more helpful to explain to him/her why everyone else in the thread has an opposing view on the law. I'm just saying. That's more constructive than just going "Ew, gross...you must like pedophiles you sicko!"
It's almost like sending sexually explicit images to a kid is considered a criminal offense or something
Somebody got themselves a burner phone in prison
Anyone who spends a decent length of time on GAF is bound to read a really heinous post.
This tho, this is up there in the "WTF did I just read" hall of fame.
Anthony Weiner is a pedophile and child predator. Full stop.
How many more child predators and pedophiles would 'act out' if they knew the worst punishment they would get is 2 months probation?
Shame can be constructive, too.
What's bonkers is you sticking up for a perv
The dude sent a sex pic to a underage girl. That shit aint right.
Westbahnhof
Banned
Sounds like a good amount of time, to me.
I don't get why so many people seem to think it's not enough. Sentencing is supposed to be not just punishment, but a gateway to rehabilitation. Right?
Make him get therapy instead of more expensive time locked away, therapy using nothing but his own money.
What's wrong with you? To the victim, where is the difference between seeing a real life dick and seeing the image?
Next thing you're going to tell me weirdo sex calls are fine, I mean, it's just sound waves coming from a machine.
I don't get why so many people seem to think it's not enough. Sentencing is supposed to be not just punishment, but a gateway to rehabilitation. Right?
Make him get therapy instead of more expensive time locked away, therapy using nothing but his own money.
You're much worse though.
What's wrong with you? To the victim, where is the difference between seeing a real life dick and seeing the image?
Next thing you're going to tell me weirdo sex calls are fine, I mean, it's just sound waves coming from a machine.
He's not an 18 year old high school student, he's a 53 year old man who was high up in a major political party! The guy is a Predator and deserves a harsher sentence.
fixed that for you.
It's also important to keep sex offenders separated from the general public.
BertramCooper
Banned
The sentence seems reasonably fair to me.
Not a defense of his actions in the slightest, but I'm certainly not in favor of the absolutely excessive sentences some in here are calling for.
Not a defense of his actions in the slightest, but I'm certainly not in favor of the absolutely excessive sentences some in here are calling for.
N7 MRP Weasel
Banned
If you have a daughter and maybe some day some old creep starts sending pictures of his Weiner you might feel differently.
Should be 10 years considering his position status whatever
I don't believe there should be any rehabilitation for pedos. This isn't a drug addiction.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Punishment seems just right to me. Not stupidly harsh and not dangerously light.
perfectchaos007
Member
Hopefully he gets the rehabilitation he needs in USA federal prison
People with money and influence, even the shitty ones who have had their reputation publicly run through the mud over and over again, getting away with lighter punishments than regular folks.
Nothing out of the norm here. I guess just be glad he's doing any time at all and not some probation bullshit? I wish things were different.
Nothing out of the norm here. I guess just be glad he's doing any time at all and not some probation bullshit? I wish things were different.
Westbahnhof
Banned
I'll bite. Is it always?
Why can someone who kills be rehabilitated and "let loose", and someone committing a sexual crime can't?
Modern medicine and therapy are powerful. Technology to control whereabouts exists. Browsing Privacy can be limited and removed.
There is rarely a need for banishment.
Of course. It's mental illness, one of the dangerous varieties.
Which is not a defense of the act.
But it can be treated.
Edit: I'm not saying just trust them.
I'm saying that if professionals think something can be done, something should be done.
I believe therapy and privacy control can also keep people safe way beyond any prison sentence.
NealMcCauley
Member
Hopefully this is the last we'll hear of him, but I doubt it.
Captain Tuttle
Member
You're so wrong, disturbingly so
From what I remember when it was blowing up, he knew she was underage and from my understanding it was unsolicited or trying to use his position to get leverage over her or something like that.
Can't really google the case right now.
Maybe someone else can give more details.
I do remember the case though, like someone mentioned before, he was suppose to be some rising star for the Democrats at one point.
Raptomex
Member
Um, you're crazy. This punishment is not just enough. Dude should be registered as a sex offender, too, as far as I'm concerned. Don't fuck around with children.
BertramCooper
Banned
Of course he's being registered as a sex offender. It was part of the deal.
Spoiled Milk
Banned
Ok, I was thinking of this solely in terms of a single lewd action, not as child predation. Maybe you're right. If this was a one-off, my statement would stand, but grooming is different, yeah. I didn't realize how long these communications were taking place.
Captain Tuttle
Member
This is a violent crime
Westbahnhof
Banned
He should have gotten more but I always think child predators get off lighter than they should. Trying to sex minors is the lowest of the low.
Does anyone know the maximum he could have gotten?
What Wiener did was the direct precursor to the violent aspect of the crime. He was luring the minor.
Does anyone know the maximum he could have gotten?
What Wiener did was the direct precursor to the violent aspect of the crime. He was luring the minor.
Random Painted HIghway
Member
21 months even in federal prison seems light to me for the offense. But I haven't read any of the sentencing reports obviously. Was hoping he would get 36-48.
BertramCooper
Banned
For a bit of perspective, Jared Fogle, who actually had sex with multiple minors, got about 16 years.
So people wanting Weiner to get 10+ years are being pretty unreasonable.
So people wanting Weiner to get 10+ years are being pretty unreasonable.
Spoiled Milk
Banned
It's in the OP, ten years.
This is hilarious taking into account recent events, oh man.
I'm not saying that he can't be rehabilitated, just that certain things can't be written out or undone.
There's a reason the registry for sex offenders is publicly available and why that information has to be made known to employers.
He'll never be and should never be "let loose" from that, rehabilitated or not.
Would it? Please elaborate.
He did much much worse than just send some gross pics. Dude was grooming a little girl
Also please remember that he pled guilty, which usually means making a deal for a lesser charge in exchange for not drawing out a costly trial
He got off easy. He knew it was a fucking kid and in one of the pictures he is laying in the bed with HIS kid. He deserved much more, especially because he has a pattern of doing this sexual shit.
Backpeddle harder