Re: Someone adopts warning sign idea! Details?

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From: PETER YASUDA
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 05:30

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In article <gregor.1122598865B@ra.nrl.navy.mil>, gregor@nrlfs1.nrl.navy.mil (joe gregor) writes...
>In Article <21JUN199400571042@stdvax.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
>peipyy@stdvax.gsfc.nasa.gov (PETER YASUDA) wrote:
> 
>>The story was covered in the Friday June 18 _Washington Post_,
>>"Metro" (C) section, page 1. The man was arrested and has been 
>>charged with a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of one 
>>year in jail and a $1000 fine.
> 
>    Should be interesting to see what penalty this guy gets, vs the average
>penalty for assualt, murder, or rape. which I thing is around 2-3 years
>right now.....

At a MD Senate subcommittee hearing, a prosecuter from the Eastern
Shore said 25% of convicted rapists get probation---i.e. no prison
time, as long as they don't violate the terms of probation. I think
for murder it was 18%. I don't know what the average is, or the 
conviction rate. Uh, guess I've wandered off the thread. Sorry.

pyy

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From: peipyy@stdvax.gsfc.nasa.gov (PETER YASUDA)
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Subject: Re: Someone adopts warning sign idea!  Details?
Date: 22 Jun 1994 00:30 EST
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