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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 5768798" data-attributes="member: 12952">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/12/04/sweet-plea-deal-for-two-charged-with-arson-of-wendys-during-blm-riots-leads-to-outrage-n2167172[/URL]A first-degree arson sentence <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-16/chapter-7/article-3/section-16-7-60/#:~:text=A%20person%20convicted%20of%20the,than%2020%20years%2C%20or%20both." target="_blank">could get you a lot of time</a>, assuming someone chooses to hold you accountable. So what sentence did these people get when pleading to a very serious crime like arson in the highest degree? They have to <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/2-accused-burning-down-wendys-where-rayshard-brooks-died-accept-plea-deals/XNNAKY5HRJBX5NOGBBLWK4NP4M/" target="_blank">pay a $500 fine</a>, do 150 hours of community service, and serve five years of probation. That&#039;s just ridiculous, and many sounded off on X about the two-tiered system of justice. How much damage was there? I&#039;d venture far more than $500 dollars. How could anyone consider this to be a serious punishment for the offense to which they pled?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 5768798, member: 12952"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2023/12/04/sweet-plea-deal-for-two-charged-with-arson-of-wendys-during-blm-riots-leads-to-outrage-n2167172[/URL] A first-degree arson sentence [URL='https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-16/chapter-7/article-3/section-16-7-60/#:~:text=A%20person%20convicted%20of%20the,than%2020%20years%2C%20or%20both.']could get you a lot of time[/URL], assuming someone chooses to hold you accountable. So what sentence did these people get when pleading to a very serious crime like arson in the highest degree? They have to [URL='https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/2-accused-burning-down-wendys-where-rayshard-brooks-died-accept-plea-deals/XNNAKY5HRJBX5NOGBBLWK4NP4M/']pay a $500 fine[/URL], do 150 hours of community service, and serve five years of probation. That's just ridiculous, and many sounded off on X about the two-tiered system of justice. How much damage was there? I'd venture far more than $500 dollars. How could anyone consider this to be a serious punishment for the offense to which they pled? [/QUOTE]

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