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  • [OT] Student sets homeless man on fire and gets 5 and a half years in prison

    From Rhino@no_offline_contact@example.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jun 25 13:52:35 2026
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    I saw this story and was shocked:

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/us/high-school-prison-homeless-man-fire-nyc-subway

    He's caused life-altering injuries to his victim and it's a miracle that
    he didn't die but the judge only gives him 5 and a half years in the
    slammer. What is he'd actually killed him? Would the sentence have been
    6 years? Is that how little we value human life now?

    The victim was sleeping and had done nothing to his attacker. In what
    universe did he deserve anything that his attacker did to him? In what universe does the attacker deserve to be given such a meagre sentence
    for this horrific crime?
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  • From The True Melissa@thetruemelissa@gmail.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jun 25 14:24:22 2026
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    Verily, in article <111jpt3$3p8vi$1@dont-email.me>, did no_offline_contact@example.com deliver unto us this message:
    I saw this story and was shocked:

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/us/high-school-prison-homeless-man-fire-nyc-subway

    He's caused life-altering injuries to his victim and it's a miracle that
    he didn't die but the judge only gives him 5 and a half years in the slammer. What is he'd actually killed him? Would the sentence have been
    6 years? Is that how little we value human life now?


    According to the story, he was charged only with arson. The judge gave
    him a fairly stiff arson sentence. The judge isn't allowed to add more charges, so I guess that was the DA's decision.

    It's so strange to me that he wasn't charged with attempted manslaughter
    or something, or even attempted second-degree murder since he seemed to
    have intent in the moment. I guess this is what the DA thought would
    stick?
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jun 25 20:36:54 2026
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    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:
    did no_offline_contact@example.com deliver unto us this message:

    I saw this story and was shocked:

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/23/us/high-school-prison-homeless-man-fire-nyc-subway

    He's caused life-altering injuries to his victim and it's a miracle that >>he didn't die but the judge only gives him 5 and a half years in the >>slammer. What is he'd actually killed him? Would the sentence have been
    6 years? Is that how little we value human life now?

    According to the story, he was charged only with arson. The judge gave
    him a fairly stiff arson sentence. The judge isn't allowed to add more >charges, so I guess that was the DA's decision.

    It's so strange to me that he wasn't charged with attempted manslaughter
    or something, or even attempted second-degree murder since he seemed to
    have intent in the moment. I guess this is what the DA thought would
    stick?

    If the man had died, it would have been second-degree murder, equivalent
    to first-degree murder in other states. Does New York have an attempted manslaughter charge?

    But you are right. The prosecutor had the evidence he needed of intent
    and should have charged attempted murder to obtain a longer sentence.

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