No wonder the Prisons are so full in the US

[Logwyn]

https://www.ajc.com/news/man-wanted-...elony%20amount.

Don't do donuts in your car or you get criminal Damage to Property, 2nd Degree: Felony; 1 to 5 yrs. in prison, plus fine.

https://statelaws.findlaw.com/georgi...other%20person.

[Easo]

Chances are that I'll be settled with no criminal charges if the amount is 1.5k. The car park is private property just like if some guy did donuts in your yard. You can pursue charges if you wanted to.

Maybe let's not have laws which allows pressing dumb charges in the first place?

[BlackDruid96]

https://www.ajc.com/news/man-wanted-...elony%20amount.

Don't do donuts in your car or you get criminal Damage to Property, 2nd Degree: Felony; 1 to 5 yrs. in prison, plus fine.

https://statelaws.findlaw.com/georgi...other%20person.

If it's his first offense he will likely plea out.

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Maybe let's not have laws which allows pressing dumb charges in the first place?

What punishment would you wright against someone creating a dangerous situation and doing property damage?

[Themius]

If it's his first offense he will likely plea out.

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What punishment would you wright against someone creating a dangerous situation and doing property damage?

Probably not the same punishment you could get for actually physically assaulting people to begin.

Property damage, fine... why any jail time?

"Oh but they created a dangerous situation!" mmhm did anyone get hurt?

[Easo]

What punishment would you wright against someone creating a dangerous situation and doing property damage?

If there was a dangerous situation in the first place... No info whether there were other people or the place was empty. We really do not need even more jailed people in USA.
Also, someone explain to me what property damage there was? Tire marks on asphalt are property damage now?

[Svifnymr]

If there was a dangerous situation in the first place... No info whether there were other people or the place was empty. We really do not need even more jailed people in USA.
Also, someone explain to me what property damage there was? Tire marks on asphalt are property damage now?

They mention $1500 worth of damage, presumably they'd have to justify that if it went to court. The article focuses on tire marks, but possibly there was much more stuff done and it didn't fit the theme of their article. Equally possible the parking place wants him to pay for a previously needed re-surfacing of their parking lot under the pretext of tire marks.

[Witchblade77]

The reasons they’re full is we have a for profit prison system that pays judges to make sure they stay packed.

this. and getting non violent offenders jailed is always preferable, cause they are not going to give you as much trouble, while still resulting in good profits

[BlackDruid96]

Probably not the same punishment you could get for actually physically assaulting people to begin.

Property damage, fine... why any jail time?

"Oh but they created a dangerous situation!" mmhm did anyone get hurt?

Why should that matter? We arrest drunk drivers and they go to prison if arrested enough even though they did not kill anyone.

[Logwyn]

So i can do donuts in your yard now? Sweet.

But seriously chances are it won't make it to court because courts will be much more than 1.5k. Given the choice between paying or having a felony. I'd pay.

Would be better to maybe charge him with some reckless driving charge except it was done on private property. Just needs to be a civil case where the guy ends up paying for 1.5k in damages and court costs.

If you did donuts in my yard I'd expect you to pay for the cost to fix it I wouldn't want you to spend 5 years in jail with a felony on your record for it.

[Themius]

Why should that matter? We arrest drunk drivers and they go to prison if arrested enough even though they did not kill anyone.

You think having two bad practices makes it good?

[Doctor Amadeus]

I fully support this. It was deliberate and stupid the fact none was hurt is irrelevant.

[Mayhem]

The reasons they’re full is we have a for profit prison system that pays judges to make sure they stay packed.

You can just call it a government-sanctioned slavery system because that's what it is.

[Easo]

So i can do donuts in your yard now? Sweet.

But seriously chances are it won't make it to court because courts will be much more than 1.5k. Given the choice between paying or having a felony. I'd pay.

Bruh.
Ever heard of administrative punishments? No need to go into criminal charges, unless that is really appropriate.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Bruh.
Ever heard of administrative punishments? No need to go into criminal charges, unless that is really appropriate.

Wreckless endangerment is pretty serious and appropriate.

[Zeth Hawkins]

You think having two bad practices makes it good?

Perhaps I am misreading. Are you saying that arresting drunk drivers is a bad practice?

[Orange Joe]

https://www.ajc.com/news/man-wanted-...elony%20amount.

Don't do donuts in your car or you get criminal Damage to Property, 2nd Degree: Felony; 1 to 5 yrs. in prison, plus fine.

https://statelaws.findlaw.com/georgi...other%20person.

So I'm free to come do donuts in your front lawn?

[Themius]

Perhaps I am misreading. Are you saying that arresting drunk drivers is a bad practice?

Who is talking about arrest? We were clearly talking about punishment for the crime. Arrest isn't "punishment" for the crime, so we very clearly aren't talking about arrests.

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So I'm free to come do donuts in your front lawn?

If you do doughnuts on my lawn... i would say you need to pay for the damage... not that you need to go to jail for it. What are you confused about?

[Elegiac]

Perhaps I am misreading. Are you saying that arresting drunk drivers is a bad practice?

Y'all really need to learn the difference between arrest and incarceration.

[Orange Joe]

If you do doughnuts on my lawn... i would say you need to pay for the damage... not that you need to go to jail for it. What are you confused about?

And If I just say f-off?
[Infraction]

[Stelio Kontos]

And If I just say f-off?

Well, if you say that to him, he'd start calling you a racist and a homophobe. And send you a long, rambling letter about how right he is.