From: Bill Roh (billroh@churchofvirus.com)
Date: Tue Jul 01 2003 - 13:16:20 MDT
I see your point Rhino. It's a good one. I agree that it reads as like
the intended victims will reap the reward. I'm am less supportive of
that than a State fine, which seems the right course, after a prison
term of some sort that is, to me. Had he succeeded, then I can see the
money going to the victims - but not in this case. I hand it to you Rhino.
Bill
rhinoceros wrote:
>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-locpayback28062803jun28,0,5719929.story?coll=orl-news-headlines
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>[Bill Roh]
>If it had read:
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>"Damn... I had been planning to kill someone, I had done it before successfully and was let go cause I squeled on fellow killers. This time I didn't think they would catch me and I had my long knife sharpened and ready, but I got caught again. Do I have to pay damages to his family now? Even though I killed their other son and didn't have to pay for it last time? ;p"
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>I think the answer should be:
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>No, you should just go to jail for the rest of your life.
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>For this guy, I think the fine is just a slap on the wrist anyway.
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>[rhinoceros]
>I am no expert in law or the legalese language, but what was this supposed to mean?
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><quote from the article>
>"U.S. District Judge James Moody ordered the restitution Wednesday, based on a formula of how much Frazier's intended victims, Direct TV and Echostar, would have lost if his scheme had succeeded. The television companies estimate they could have lost $900 million in business."
><end quote>
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>As I read it, that amount does not seem to be a fine but damages to be payed to the would-be victims if the scheme succeded. Isn't it so? Did it mean that it was only a fine which was calculated based on the possible future damages?
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>Damages for the "murder of the other brother" do not seem to have been taken into account.
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