Comments on: 3 Men Jailed And Fined For Church Blazes

Former College Students Get A Combined 23 Years In Prison For Setting Alabama Church Fires

[libocrat]

The fun part of this forum is how many NUTS are here.
1)They'd have gotten more time if they were black. {{Injecting race with no basis in fact.}}
2)Their mug shots show they are depraved. ((compared to which 3 black guys?))
Then there are those who think they shouldn't do so much time, because it was only a few CHURCHES!!
Firefighters die in the line of duty all the time, that is what makes arson so very serious.

Personally, I think the sentences are a little soft, but then again,no one was hurt.
This will follow these young MORONS for the rest of their lives. Rightfully so.

[agnim]

7 years in prison for burning down a silly EMPTY church?
That's way too much time.

Have them replace the buildings and a few months in jail to sober up and learn to stay away from drugs should be more than enough.

Hopefully, if they had burn mosques, then they would receive no time but given medals instead. LOL

[hypnotoad72]

Look at that photo. Sheesh. Not the type of guys anyone civilized (or otherwise) would want to meet in a back alley.

Here's an idea: They like to play with fire, make 'em enlist. Lighting their cell on fire is too easy and 'an eye for an eye' is wrong anyway.

[mgibson17]

an ignorant prank?

They burned down 5 churches!!
They sobered had time to think and contemplate their actions before burning down the other buildings. Then they sought to cover up their crime; that would indicate actions to avoid incrimination.
Should we or would we- feel sorry for these young men if they were black?
I think not.
We would throw the book at them and condemn them for the criminals they are.
These were apparently bright- intelligent young men who knew right from wrong; who came from good homes. (I always hear whites say that- no offense)

But decided to burn down a sacred institution where people go to pray for our soldiers in Iraq. They will have a long time to think about their %u201Cpranks%u201D as you put it; and sober up in the process. The double standard surrounding the use of alcohol confounds me to this day. What with all of the crime- death and devastation associated with the liquid; parents are still relieved knowing that their kids are not on drugs. Ascribing the consumption of alcohol to just harmless fun.

They hurt every parishioner who belonged to that church.
God may forgive their sin; but God also punishes sin.
They committed the crime, so let them now do the time.
In biblical times I dare day burning down the tabernacle would have certainly garnered a death sentence.
Hopefully when they get out they will be better %u201CMen%u201D for it.
Just a bunch of selfish, entitled young punks who thought the world was their oyster.
Prank my ***!

[genesauto]

If the government want to actually rehabilitate criminals, then they need to get their *** together and allow all rights to be returned once a sentence is served. The point being that if someone does a minor felony such as I did in 1979, (check forgery), why can't I go hunting with my friends legally? What's the point of rehabilitation if all of a persons rights are lost for life? If your record is not expunged or if you don't get a full pardon, this *** will follow you for life. Might as well rob banks for a living if that's the case. A college degree won't mean *** to a prospective employer when they find out your past.

[nothappyatall]

Burn em ALL down far as I'm concerned and let's get rid of this brainwashing hypocritical cult called organized religion in this country once and for all!

"They were also ordered to pay $3.1 million in restitution to the churches that were burned. "

LOL good luck collecting a dime, besides insurance covers it.

[truthword]

You should know by now that the government never forgives, ask anyone who had a felony 30 years ago, I know someone that runs a bar and has not been in any trouble for decades but he has to put the business in someone elses name because he had one felony drug charge about 30 years ago. Another friend of mine served 8-9 years in the military, he had a minor domestic spat with his now ex wife, but wife at the time about 10 years ago, they found out and took away his FOID card, they wouldn't even give it back to him after she provided a written statement that she wasn't afraid of him and didn't care if he was able to own a gun, they'd still let him join back up in the military in a second though and hand him a weapon. The government never forgives you for anything. That being said these punks still do need to make some atonement for the things they did.

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At least give em the option... bust their ***** but don't take away all hope of redemption.
swhat church be bout anyhow. Hep em GOD !!!
Posted by funkiwiteboy at 08:01 PM : Apr 09, 2007

[funkiwiteboy]

I didn't hear em telling these boyz "ya'll got to choose one more time and it'll be the last one ya'll will get for a long,long,l-o-n-g time."
"It's jail or Afganistan with-out pay .... "
They did'nt kill anyone over drugs, they didn't rob or beat the hell out of some elderly person for profit, they didn't sell drugs (though they may have been on some)!?!
At least give em the option... bust their ***** but don't take away all hope of redemption.
swhat church be bout anyhow. Hep em GOD !!!

[markbrookhar]

I wonder why it is that with so many criminal acts and accidents tied to drinking and drunkeness, the nation doesn't react the usual way and blame the alcohol and make laws prohibiting it's use. Simular to how criminal acts and accidents are tied to guns which produce laws prohibiting their use.

These boys didn't just get drunk and do something stupid that ruined their lives, they were stupid, got drunk, and did something criminal and ruined their lives. If it hadn't bee this, sooner or later it would have been something, perhaps even worse, like burning down a host of bars! (sarcasm)

[mcvet]

Oh for crying out loud! When the Religious Reich burnt Churches during the 60's these low lifes let them go scott free.