What would you do?

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Comment by Michael R. on November 11, 2009 at 6:16am

I wish Indiana was as strict as New York with gun laws.

Comment by Cissi Sherlock on November 4, 2009 at 9:48pm

I think that giving him a dose of the concepts behind "Scrooge" or "It's a Wonderul Life" would prove to be punishment enough for him - as well as scare him to death - or to life!

The ghost of the future would come down and show him, three scenarios: 1) What life would be like if he robbed the clerk and got away with it, leading him to a continue life of crime and injustice, 2) What life would be like if he had "accidentally" shot the clerk, and 3) What life would be like if he would just stand up and be a man about the whole thing and do the right thing.

Thanks for your comment.

We all go thrugh trials and tribulations in life. It's like what they say, "What doesn't break you only make you stronger!"

Comment by Ricky Potts on November 4, 2009 at 8:54pm

I am curious now what radio station this was on. I would love to have been on that panel. But please, allow me to provide my insight here.

As far as punishment is concerned, I would have to let a judge decide that. I would say at least six months in jail and multiple hours of community service. But again that is not for me to decide.

There is no excuse, economic state or not, for him to point a gun at anyone. And if $20 would be enough for him to pull himself out of this hole he has found himself in, then maybe he should sell the fun. And does he need a cell phone? Remember the days when there were no cell phones? That might have been a long time ago, sure, but I remember those days. I remember being sixteen years old begging my parents for a cell phone. I got one, for emergencies only of course, but it was a long fought battle.

I do not want to hear the excuse that he could not find a job either. There are countless services available to him that could help him fin a job. Whether he is flipping burgers at McDonald's or he is cleaning toilets at IUPUI, there is work to be had. Especially if he is only robbing for a cell phone and a $20 bill.

This man deserves much more than community service for this crime. Hands down you are right about this changing these people's lives forever. He needs to be put in place for his actions, regardless if this is his first time or not, and be shown the hand of the law that he broke. I am not trying to be too hard on him or anything, I am just saying he deserves a deeper punishment!