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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
At least he can still operate a boat.
You or I would be slapped with the maximum fine and at least the minimum sentence.
This is pathetic.
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Actually, he can't. He can't even board a boat for the next 3 years. There was a better write-up in today's New Bedford paper.
The charge he faced is a misdemeanor. If he was drunk, it would have been a felony which carried mandatory jail, or even state prison, time, but he was sober. The Bristol County DA, Sam Sutter, was personally present in the courtroom yesterday when this happened, and was in agreement with the plea and sentence--and most importantly, so was the deceased's family.
But ignorance of all of the facts never stopped a tirade before, so carry on.