🚀 go-pugleaf

Maybe its because Gary Coleman has never committed felonies as serious as
rape, and did not admit in a Playboy interview that he was a ticking time
bomb ready to explode.

"Ken M." wrote:

> x-no-archive:yes
>
> Gary Coleman pleads no contest
>
> INGLEWOOD, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) - Former child actor Gary Coleman
> entered a last-minute no contest plea to disturbing the peace just as a
> Southern California jury was about to get a case accusing him of hitting
> a disgruntled autograph seeker.
>
> The Hawthorne City Attorney's Office says Coleman entered the plea
> after attorneys gave their closing arguments to the jury Thursday
> afternoon.
>
> The former ``Diff'rent Strokes'' star was facing a possible one-year
> jail sentence if he had been convicted of misdemeanor assault and
> battery, but won't have to serve any jail time under the deal with
> prosecutors.
>
> Meanwhile........
>
> Tyson to serve jail time
>
> ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 5 (UPI) - Former heavyweight champion Mike
> Tyson, who served 3 1/2 years on a rape conviction earlier in the
> decade, was ordered Friday to spend at least a majority of 1999 in jail
> for assaulting two men following a traffic accident.
>
> District Court Judge Stephen Johnson sentenced Tyson to two years,
> then suspended one of them. Maryland State's Attorney Doug Gansler said
> Tyson could be eligible for pre-release after six to seven months.
>
> Tyson's return to jail could mean the end of the boxer's career, one
> that has been filled with violence and controversy.
>
> ``Our office felt that, based on his history and propensity for
> violence and the fact that he has admitted his violent nature, it was in
> the best interest of the public to order jail time,'' Gansler said.
>
> The judge agreed, also fining Tyson $5,000, ordering 200 hours of
> community service and forcing Tyson to pay court costs. Tyson will be on
> probation for two years following his release.
>
> The former ``Diff'rent Strokes'' star was facing a possible one-year
> jail sentence if he had been convicted of misdemeanor assault and
> battery, but won't have to serve any jail time under the deal with
> prosecutors.
>
> Coleman has reportedly been placed on one year probation, ordered to
> attend anger management classes for a year, pay a $400 fine and have no
> contact with the victim, Tracy Field.
> =======================================
>
> What's the deal here? Little people get little sentences?
>
> (ken)