<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sunil,<div><br></div><div>The problem is, "we" the people that elected the prosecutor &nbsp;only know what we know about this case from the press, NOT the elected official.</div><div><br></div><div>What has been released is that two very violent offenders are being released after 30 days detention and 3 years probation.</div><div>IF there is more that what appears, should it be up to the electorate to dig it out or should there be a statement as to "WHY" from</div><div>the elected official? &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>There very well COULD be reasons for this sentence, but don't you think the electorate have a right to know why two juveniles, who have admitted&nbsp;</div><div>to violent crimes with firearms are just getting what appears to be a slap on the wrist?</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 26, 2010, at 12:00 PM, Sunil Ramalingam wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana; ">Clearly the two of you know all there is to know about the boys and the case, more than the judge who dealt with them.<br><br>Sunil<br><br>&gt; From:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">bear@moscow.com</a><br>&gt; To:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a><br>&gt; Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:48:49 -0700<br>&gt; CC:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>&gt; Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Deary Teens Sentenced<br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; Tom,<br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; While you and I disagree on a lot on Vision 2020, on this one we DO<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; agree.<br>&gt; And what i fear is that since they already shot at human beings, they<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; won't be shooting the neighbors cats and dogs, they'll shoot the<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; neighbors!<br>&gt; And as long as they do it in Latah County, it will most likely be<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; prosecuted as manslaughter!<br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; Wayne<br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; On Apr 26, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; &gt; Courtesy of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; ----------------------------------------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Deary teens sentenced to 30 days of detention, three years probation<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Two Deary teens who admitted to shooting at several chip trucks and<br>&gt; &gt; passenger vehicles were sentenced by Lewis County Magistrate Stephen<br>&gt; &gt; Calhoun to 30 days of juvenile detention at the Nez Perce Juvenile<br>&gt; &gt; Detention Center in Lewiston. They will also serve three years of<br>&gt; &gt; probation — the maximum allowed for a juvenile facing these charges —<br>&gt; &gt; effective immediately.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Austin Rickert, 14, and Austin Medlock, 14, each admitted to two<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; &gt; counts of<br>&gt; &gt; unlawful discharge of a firearm at a passenger vehicle, as well as one<br>&gt; &gt; count of unlawful discharge of a firearm at a vehicle at nine chip<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; &gt; trucks<br>&gt; &gt; after they shot at the vehicles Jan. 22 near Helmer.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Rickert faced an additional count of altering a firework.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson asked for a lesser<br>&gt; &gt; sentencing of placing the two boys within the Department of Juvenile<br>&gt; &gt; Correction program where they could obtain therapy and live in a<br>&gt; &gt; group-home setting.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; ----------------------------------------------------------------<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; So . . .<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; As punishment for firing upon passing vehicles on Highway 8, the two<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; &gt; boys<br>&gt; &gt; are sent to bed without supper and told not to do it again.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Had somebody been injured (or worse), these boys may have been<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; &gt; grounded<br>&gt; &gt; for a week (maybe longer, huh?).<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Perhaps now, instead of firing at passing cars, they'll be firing at<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; &gt; the<br>&gt; &gt; neighbor's cat or dog.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; JEEESH!!!<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Seeya at the polls, Moscow.<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; Tom Hansen<br>&gt; &gt; Moscow, Idaho<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; &gt; change<br>&gt; &gt; and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; - Unknown<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt;<br>&gt; &gt; =======================================================<br>&gt; &gt; List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>&gt; &gt; serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>&gt; &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a><br>&gt; &gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>&gt; &gt; =======================================================<br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; =======================================================<br>&gt; List services made available by First Step Internet,<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>&gt; =======================================================<br>=======================================================<br>List services made available by First Step Internet,<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>=======================================================</div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>