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Post by ninja108 on May 19, 2016 14:10:14 GMT -5
Good, that means he'll never be able to harm another child again.
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Post by ninja108 on May 7, 2016 1:47:40 GMT -5
I would have liked more time as well but from the sounds of it his victims just wanted to move on with their lives and I don't blame them. 18 years is still a long time for someone his age and who knows if he'll survive that long?
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Post by ninja108 on May 7, 2016 0:55:06 GMT -5
I have a feeling this guy is dead. Just given his personality and hatred towards the government and members of his family, just find it hard to believe he wouldn't come back to get them if he was still alive. Just wish there was some way to prove it one way or the other.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 15, 2016 13:31:08 GMT -5
The additional charges are two counts of DUI with Serious Bodily Injury each carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Throw in the charges of failure to appear and bail jumping and there's a good chance Price won't be seeing anything but prison walls for the next couple of decades. Let's hope that will be the case.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 14, 2016 17:36:14 GMT -5
I agree with you about this crime not being treated the way it should (along with con artists and parental abductions.) Probably because unlike a child predator or an abuser, there are many people that sadly can look at this and other cases and say there but the grace of god go I that they weren't Carey Price or other drunks who have maimed or killed people. Until people start putting themselves in the victim's shoes and quit sympathizing with the perps, this crime will keep happening. And as you noted, there were two other victims of this crime besides Grant Hill, but as with many surviving victims of this crime, they are often forgotten since they didn't die. And yet they will often suffer the effects of what was done to them the rest of their lives, long after the person responsible for it has completed whatever sentence they got. Looking up the charges Price faces, he can get up to 25 years and I hope he gets it. It'll be a small price to pay for the damage he inflicted on so many innocent people.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 13, 2016 22:26:41 GMT -5
I'm talking about one of these guys taking it upon themselves to talk about drunk driving to youth without being forced to, and that having no affect on their sentence, that usually indicates some form of contrition. If Carey's convicted, he'll probably give an apology speech like everyone does. Most of them don't mean it and do it hoping for leniency from a Judge. If and/or when he gets out, his actions afterwards will dictate whether he meant anything or not. If he gets drunk again causes another accident he meant nothing. If he lives a quiet law-abiding life, well good. (I should also note Grady's family has every right to forgive or never forgive him for what he did regardless of how remorseless or remorseful he is and what he does with his life before and after) I agree right now he's probably just sorry he got caught. I just hope now that he is caught, he has more time to think about Grady Hill and how beloved he was. Some of them have done that but those are few and far between. Even if you do feel remorse, I imagine it's not easy having to share your story with others, especially if it means reliving not only the crash but prison memories as well. As long as they don't reoffend, that's good enough for me, especially if they do go with the notion that what they did was an accident when it's not. As for Price, I honestly don't think he will give Grady Hill and his family any more thoughts in the upcoming years then he did for the past 12. I imagine the only sorrow he has is getting caught. Sad to say but just given my experience with my friends who have had loved injured or killed by this crime, I've seen the drivers concerns are only with themselves and what freedoms they will have to give up instead of what they've done to others. I wish that wasn't the reality but it is. Whatever sentence he gets, he will have to serve 85% of it per Florida law so there is a good chance he won't be seeing freedom again until his late 50's.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 13, 2016 19:55:13 GMT -5
In Florida, the judge makes a final call on the number of years a defendant gets not a jury and since 2007, there is now a mandatory minimum of four years for DUI Manslaughter. Since this happened before 07, a judge could give him probation but given the fact he fled and the fact the victim's families are asking for prison time, that isn't likely to happen. I'll also say this, drunk drivers may not wake up with the intent to injure or kill anyone but by their actions of getting behind the wheel of a car or boat, they can end up doing just that. As for dui offenders haring their stories, I know some are ordered to do that as part of their probation after prison but IMO, it shouldn't be something they are forced to do. Unless they are truly remorseful and have accepted full responsibility for what they've done, it's a waste of time having them tell their stories. I'll say this, based on his actions so far, Price fits into the not remorseful category. The only thing he is sad about is the fact he got caught, nothing more then that. I hope he gets the max so Grant Hill's family can get justice and then move on as best as they can.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 12, 2016 21:16:00 GMT -5
You aren't wrong, she still claims she was just trying to scare her ex business partner and her mother and grandmother are on board with that logic. Seeing them on these programs certainly explains why she won't take responsibility for anything she's done, not when you have family members who freely admitted to helping her while she was a fugitive and have likely been making excuses for her actions her whole life. Someone should tell them some of the bullets she fired literally missed people in the house by inches, as did pieces of glass from mirrors that were shattered from her bullets. To watch her and her family downplay that and the fear she put her victims through angers me to no end. I wish she had gotten more time, as I think she is one of the people who will be dangerous to others whether she's 28, 30 or 52 (the age she will be at under her current release date.) The only good thing is that she will be on probation, and given her attitude, I don't think it will take long for her to violate it, let's just hope no one is hurt when she does.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 12, 2016 19:21:31 GMT -5
Saw an episode of Snapped the other day on Oxygen Network and it featured Courtenay Savage (AMW direct capture #1033.) She has also shown up on Discovery Network's I Almost Got Away With It and a show called Women behind bars. After watching her on all three of them, I can tell you she's exactly where she needs to be. She still has a LOT of anger towards her ex-business partner and thinks shooting numerous times into a house where you know there are people inside isn't attempted murder and that since no one died (sheer luck) that she didn't deserve to be put on AMW or get the long prison sentence she got. In her mind, she is the victim and what she did was perfectly justifiable. No remorse at all from her. The 20 year sentence she got isn't long enough to protect the public from someone like this.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 12, 2016 19:03:18 GMT -5
On one hand Scumhunter I agree with you that it would have been easier if the plan to turn herself had stayed in place. On the other hand...promises are made to be broken. I've lost track of how many times I saw fugitives on AMW that were going to turn themselves in but never did. Better to be safe then sorry.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 9, 2016 15:17:14 GMT -5
Llorens has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. A relatively light sentence but at least unlike the Genevieve Kelley/Mary Nunez case, Sabrina has been reunited with her father and can spend time with him for the next few years. (And in six years, then she can decide if she wants to forgive Dara for what she did to her and have her in her life as well.) www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/31/mother-gets-6-year-term-for-fleeing-to-mexico-with-daughter.htmlThe saddest part is Sabrina and her father can never get back the time they lost together but at least Dara is paying a price for what she did. I hope the sentence also sends a message that parental kidnapping is still kidnapping and is usually done out of revenge, not love.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 9, 2016 14:02:12 GMT -5
I said this on the other thread but I hope the trend of adding fugitives who have committed recent crimes continues. Putting on fugitives who can't be extradited or have been fugitives for decades is a waste of time and is simply taking up a slot that can be used to get other bad guys/gals.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 9, 2016 2:43:00 GMT -5
Great news!! Glad to see the extra publicity did the trick of forcing Mexico to take action and get her off the streets. I agree with other that the FBI needs to stick with more recent crimes and criminals that actually have a chance of being caught instead of putting fugitives like William Bishop and Semion Mogilevich on the list.
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Post by ninja108 on Apr 7, 2016 0:47:20 GMT -5
Solid add for the Top Ten List in that the publicity could easily lead to her capture, even if she is in Mexico. Let's hope she is captured in short order.
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Post by ninja108 on Mar 12, 2016 0:32:54 GMT -5
I also think Florida's a big state so of course they're going to have more cases than others. Not to mention, they actually have a highway patrol most wanted website. I think if other states bothered to do the same, we'd see a lot more DUI cases come to light. Yes, Florida has a problem, but I think they also should be given credit for being one of the few states to actually try to do something about the problem. (Although preventing them from fleeing in the first place would be good too.) I agree with that statement. If nothing else, the 15 year max sentence is a LOT more then most states when it comes to this type of crime.
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