Janklow sentence

[Jackrat]

The American Sentator Janklow was sentenced today to 100 days jail.
He will be eligible for work release after thirty days.
His time will be done in the local jail,not in the state penitentary so he avoids
having a large boy friend to play mommys with.

For those who don't know about this guy,He ran a stop sign at 70mph and killed a biker.He had twelve speeding tickets and tryed to say it was because
he hadn't taken his insulin that day.

[Vagabond]

The American Sentator Janklow was sentenced today to 100 days jail.
He will be eligible for work release after thirty days.
His time will be done in the local jail,not in the state penitentary so he avoids
having a large boy friend to play mommys with.

For those who don't know about this guy,He ran a stop sign at 70mph and killed a biker.He had twelve speeding tickets and tryed to say it was because
he hadn't taken his insulin that day.

I wonder what his sentence would have been, had he not been a Senator ?

[Hitcher]

I wonder what his sentence would have been, had he not been a Senator ?

You said it mate! Land of the free, home of the brave...

[jrandom]

In related news, several thousand years of recorded history culminates in the realisation by a girl sitting on her own in a small cafe in Rickmansworth that shit does, indeed, happen.

[mangell6]

I guess that the comments about equal justice only applies to some.

This habitual or should I use recidivist speedster regularly injures people at that particular intersection. At least according to the public record that can be read on any US bike forum.

I wonder how many HD boys will allow themselves to be placed in the local jail and meet out some real justice.



Mike

Off now to see the reaction across the pacific . . .

[mangell6]

AND I just read that his conviction will be wiped from his record when he completes his whole sentence.

Good grief.

[riffer]

He had twelve speeding tickets and tryed to say it was because
he hadn't taken his insulin that day.

Just thought I'd add my $0.02 as an insulin-dependent diabetic and this one has pulled my chain a bit.

There seems to be a bit of a misconception about that diabetics will run into trouble if they don't take their insulin. I see it all the time - you know - diabetic guy looks like he's falling over drunk and not making sense and they give him insulin and he comes right.

Well its fucking bollocks. These are symptoms more like of hypoglycaemia, a lack of sugar in the blood. If you don't take insulin then you will get hyperglycaemia, a surplus of sugar in the blood.

Speaking from experience, what happens when you get really high blood sugar levels (and I mean REALLY high) you tend to get a feeling a bit like being claustraphobic, a bit stuffy and hot, kinda sweaty, and a bit irritable.

Contrast that with really low blood sugars, where you will struggle to maintain concentration, feel like fainting/collapsing, stagger, slur, get numb lips, shake, and not make a lot of sense at all.

I can't believe that the prosecution couldn't make a meal of this defence with any doctor being able to do this.

I have NEVER had blood sugar levels high enough to cause me to act in a way this idiot has. But I sure as hell have had blood sugar levels low enough to cause it. And that's caused by TOO MUCH insulin or TOO MUCH exercise.

sorry to bore you all. I'll shut up now.

ps edited my post as I stuffed up - hyperglycaemia is too much SUGAR in the blood, not too much INSULIN.

[Big Dog]

A lot of medical conditions are poorly understood by doctors let alone the poor plebians who make laws.

1 in 10 New Zealanders will experience a epileptic seizure in their lives. 1 in 100 will have more than one. 1 in 500 are diagnosed as epileptic (as opposed to the seizure being a part of another condition). Of those 500, 450 are medicated.

Pretty big stats, but 6 doctors and 2 specialists later I still knew nothing about my condition.. other than the stats and how it affected my ability to hold a license. 14 years on and I have had to correct emt's and every doctor or nurse who hears I have epilepsy wants to know what I know. It's kinda scary that the ones handing out the drugs know less about what's going on than I do.

[Lou Girardin]

Everyone's equal in the eyes of the law. It's just that some are more equal than others.
Lou

[Vagabond]

Everyone's equal in the eyes of the law. It's just that some are more equal than others.
Lou

Hey we all have excuses, hell I know I've used a few in my days.
Once I tried to get a speeding fine reduced by telling the truth and the Public Prosecuter laughed at me !

Went back to his office half an hour later with an explanation that I'd been stung by a bee on the throat and was having difficulties breathing, was speeding to the doctors !
Got me fine squashed from R300 to R100 (Thats South African Rands)

[wkid_one]

Don't worry tho - coz now Arnies a Senator - all sorts of previous'y illicit drugs will also be legal - imagine the spike in Road Rage incidents then!