18 months is long enough to bankrupt someone and ruin their life. What a shame. No one should have that kind of power.
replyThis is a tough one for me.
replyThis guy took millions of dollars in people's private investment. Found the treasure, hid the treasure, and then refused to comply with a court order to make the investors whole.
What should the punishment for this be?
I'm saying that a judge having the power to do that to anyone is wrong. I'm not talking about this particular case.
replyThe power of a judge should never exceed scolding and recrimination.
replythey invested 12 million and he provided 50 million no?
replyPeople can lose that much of their life just waiting for trials sometimes, I think.
replyThe system has a lot of problems for the number of “criminals” we arrest.