THROW THE BOOK AT THE BUM.....
The terrorist’s attack on 9-11 has been blamed for many things. It brought the possibility of the country’s vulnerability against attack by terrorists; killed over 3,000 innocents; made us reexamine our security at airports, ports, mass transit and borders; All, were found to be terribly lacking. It woke the country up to the fact that we had determined enemies who hated and wanted to defeat us. Possibly the worst thing that happened as a result of 9-11 was it allowed George W. Bush to win a second term easily. Bin Laden you should burn in hell for that alone!
Thousands upon thousands of citizen’s lives changed in an instant. Families grieved, orphans were created, people were just plain frightened out of their wits. Some will never recover and new psychologically damaged victims are found each day.
Case in point – or not. A convicted bank robber in Connecticut is citing stress from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack in a bid for less prison time. This is actually the second time that crazy defense has been used. Who needs Twinkies when we have Osama.
Jason Battista, 28, is expected to be sentenced next month for robbing 15 banks in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. He faces nearly seven years in jail. That’s a helluva lot of stress isn’t it? I’m surprised sensitive, stressed – out Jason didn’t become a child molester or fife player with the Budapest all nude symphony orchestra?.
The former college baseball, who wore white medical tape on his face during the robberies, was “impacted deeply” by the terror attacks, said his attorney. “He was unable to function properly because of what he saw. His drug use seemed to spiral out of control after 9-11. He wasn’t the same individual.” Battista, who was watching a re-run of Gilligan’s Island, when they broke in to show the devastation, was so shocked that he ran out, bought a gun and decided he had this uncontrollable urge to rob banks. If he was watching The Iron Chef, Lord, knows what would have happened? Bottom line: this druggie, bank robber is hoping that some idiot Judge will excuse his crimes because of The World Trade Center.
Could happen. Last year, another convicted bank robber, Pamela Kaichen, won a reduced sentence after arguing she had a mental condition that developed from volunteering at ground zero in New York following the attack. Kaichen, was dubbed the “Blonde Bandit” because she wore a long blond wig during her two-day robbery spree. She could have faced more than seven years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines but was given four years instead. U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns was responsible for the reduction in sentence and should be strangled with one of Judge Judy’s panty hose.
White medical taped, Jason Battista was not dubbed the “Johnson & Johnson Bandit” during his long crime spree. He needed a better PR man.
Defendants have long cited traumatic events, often in their childhood, in bids for leniency, but making the connection to crime is a tough argument. I hope the judge throws the book at Jason. 9-11 had nothing to do with his crimes...he just got pissed off at Bob Denver.
Thousands upon thousands of citizen’s lives changed in an instant. Families grieved, orphans were created, people were just plain frightened out of their wits. Some will never recover and new psychologically damaged victims are found each day.
Case in point – or not. A convicted bank robber in Connecticut is citing stress from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack in a bid for less prison time. This is actually the second time that crazy defense has been used. Who needs Twinkies when we have Osama.
Jason Battista, 28, is expected to be sentenced next month for robbing 15 banks in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. He faces nearly seven years in jail. That’s a helluva lot of stress isn’t it? I’m surprised sensitive, stressed – out Jason didn’t become a child molester or fife player with the Budapest all nude symphony orchestra?.
The former college baseball, who wore white medical tape on his face during the robberies, was “impacted deeply” by the terror attacks, said his attorney. “He was unable to function properly because of what he saw. His drug use seemed to spiral out of control after 9-11. He wasn’t the same individual.” Battista, who was watching a re-run of Gilligan’s Island, when they broke in to show the devastation, was so shocked that he ran out, bought a gun and decided he had this uncontrollable urge to rob banks. If he was watching The Iron Chef, Lord, knows what would have happened? Bottom line: this druggie, bank robber is hoping that some idiot Judge will excuse his crimes because of The World Trade Center.
Could happen. Last year, another convicted bank robber, Pamela Kaichen, won a reduced sentence after arguing she had a mental condition that developed from volunteering at ground zero in New York following the attack. Kaichen, was dubbed the “Blonde Bandit” because she wore a long blond wig during her two-day robbery spree. She could have faced more than seven years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines but was given four years instead. U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns was responsible for the reduction in sentence and should be strangled with one of Judge Judy’s panty hose.
White medical taped, Jason Battista was not dubbed the “Johnson & Johnson Bandit” during his long crime spree. He needed a better PR man.
Defendants have long cited traumatic events, often in their childhood, in bids for leniency, but making the connection to crime is a tough argument. I hope the judge throws the book at Jason. 9-11 had nothing to do with his crimes...he just got pissed off at Bob Denver.
posted by THE RANTING OLD GEEZER at 2:52 PM
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