Comments on: Kariem McFarlin gets 7 years for burglarizing Steve Jobs’ home, other Bay Area residences

By: mredofcourse

mredofcourse — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:12:03 +0000

@3l3c7ro,

I see where you’re coming from, and totally agree.

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:34:40 +0000

Society is not benefitted by warehousing this man with seasoned criminals and then putting him back on the street to fleece us better. We need a rehabilitation system that pays for itself and benefits both the convict and society.

By: Really

Really — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:52:37 +0000

Agreed on prison reform.

The reality of things currently is that when he is released he’ll have a hard time finding work (who wants to hire an ex con?) and has a high chance of re-offending as a result.

By: Really

Really — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:40:11 +0000

That is called prison which is the place this fool is going.

With good behavior he’ll be out before 7 years is up.

I suspect within 4 years he’ll be back on the street robbing people again.

By: Mark S.

Mark S. — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:56:59 +0000

Typical liberal response.

By: Mark S.

Mark S. — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:54:14 +0000

Good deal! He gets a scholarship to NU.

By: IT22

IT22 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:28:56 +0000

Sad part is the Death Penalty rarely means that. Instead they sit there through appeal after appeal for years, burning through our tax dollars. The percent that are actually put to death for extreme crimes is not as high as it should be. Gotta love those lawyers!

By: MacRaven

MacRaven — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:24:55 +0000

I don’t want either stealing though a home crime is such a personal invasion, often involving families, it is worse. There was a break in years ago around here and the whole family was killed, 3 kids and parents and of course the teenager was raped by this piece of shit before she was killed.

By: MacRaven

MacRaven — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:22:38 +0000

The sad part is while they are in jail for punnishment or rehab, they end up picking up new tricks and tips from the hard core more experienced criminals in there.

By: MacRaven

MacRaven — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:20:20 +0000

I agree. I think stealing from a home is far worse than stealing from a store. Not that either is right.

By: Dave H

Dave H — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:15:21 +0000

It’s not a case of just one or the other. All the evidence from studies carried out over decades shows that rehabilitating inmates whilst they serve their punishment makes them less likely to reoffend than those that are only punished. It’s a complete no-brainer as far as I’m concerned. Try and educate them, teach them skills or give them therapy whilst they’re in there. Whatever is needed. It leads to less crime when they come out, so it’s worth it.

By: Shipper skipper

Shipper skipper — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:16:44 +0000

US prison industry needs more workers, 7 years is OK. My fellow exporter has a selection of prison made products, it looks like they make everything what you can find from Walmart

By: Vega51

Vega51 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:36:56 +0000

I love it when morons think jail is supposed to “redeem” a criminal. Idiot. Jail is “eye for an eye” punishment. I could care less if someone is rehabilitated. Jail and prison are punishment, just like the death penalty. Murderers get put to death as punishment, not to deter future murders.

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 07:14:55 +0000

I definitely don’t advocate the ‘prison system sucks so you don’t have to go to jail’ approach. See my response to ‘citizen’.

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 07:09:17 +0000

How about a rehabilitation/education centre where they earn their release by demonstrating the desired social norms over a prolonged time period?

By: Weekend

Weekend — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:52:34 +0000

“Steals an I device”? I guess you think it would have been okay if Lorene Jobs and children had been there when this asshole came calling? It might have been more than a simple burglary then. Could have turned very ugly. Idiot!

By: Weekend

Weekend — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:44:52 +0000

Seven years is not too much. Rather, the problem is that murderers don’t get life in prison or death. You are looking at it completely wrong. And while I agree with everyone that white-collar criminals should do time also, they’re not coming through your patio door with a gun. But when they do and it’s my house, they’re all going to be dead. Blue-collar or white-collar. Matters not. Crime doesn’t pay. At least not at my house.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:27:14 +0000

Wall street shysters steal millions EVERYDAY (except weekends and holidays) and no one can do anything. This guy steals an iDevice and everyone wants to string him up.

Martha Stewart gets hung out to dry on a profit of a couple of thousand. Black trader Raja Ratnam (you know who I mean) get it in the neck while admitted manipulator Crammer gets to teach his trade to others. Samdung gets away with blatant copying while Apples’ court wins gets delayed past “Justice denied”. NSA whistle blower who sacrifices his NSA executive job for IDEALS and a job at the Apple Store gets crucified by the government. This IS America.

By: mredofcourse

mredofcourse — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:16:56 +0000

It’s really 3.5 years if he “behaves”. I don’t think that’s unreasonable.

But that’s different from looking at murderers. Many murderers also get the death penalty, so there’s a certain logic fail in comparison. At issue here, with this one case, is whether 3.5 to 7 years makes sense. I think it does.

Additionally, there’s the issue of what happens in prison. I totally believe we need prison reform in a major way. Ideally, he should be released better equipped to handle functioning as a productive member of society, and that’s what our prisons need to become.

But that’s a separate issue. We can’t just say, “well, our prison system sucks so we’re going to just release you back on the streets”.

By: Danox

Danox — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:09:28 +0000

His crime is a Blue Collar crime, therefore 7 years.

By: Ronald Begg

Ronald Begg — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:40:38 +0000

Yes, he got his just deserts! Now if only Lance Armstrong copped an appropriate penalty! Off topic, I know, but…..!!
Crooks and cheats ( sometimes ) get caught!
How desperate can you get?
Hard for us in Australia to understand, but we have our share of crooks too.
On the matter of Samsung, It is just beyond my understanding that SS are selling so many crap phones!
Says something about the general populace! They are made of plastic…..did you all see the drop tests with the iPhone??
The SS just fell to bits……and, as far as I know, no Android apps are pre tested, unlike Apple. They stole the iPad, what’s next??

By: leodavinci1

leodavinci1 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:50:47 +0000

Yeah, let’s blame (and hold responsible by convictions and incarceration) those on Wall St (and other such places), while allowing those with much greater culpability off the hook altogether by reelecting them to public office… over and over again.

Government corruption is far more dangerous and far more responsible for what has gone wrong with this country (and world) than the supposed greed of monied interests.

And if anyone thinks that getting rid of monied interests will end government corruption, I know a bridge you’ll want to buy.

By: Now, Now...

Now, Now... — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:36:28 +0000

You know why don’t you? “Money, money, monnnnney. MONEY!”, sing it baby! Politicians of both stripes wine and dine the bankers for their bigger contributions then either you or I could give to their bundlers. Thus, the overlooking part of Eric Holder’s Justice Department, in this case since it is the Democrats in power. Republicans, it would have been, whoever they would have in charge of Justice Dept. Sure both sides might have some lower hung fruit do the perp walk, but the game goes on.

Same crap, different day.

By: KarlV

KarlV — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:04:42 +0000

7 years? Sounds a but extreme. It wasn’t murder or anything. Anyway. Crime does not pay. If you get cought.

By: JawsMac

JawsMac — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:42:26 +0000

Only if the 2nd Amendment stays intact.

By: qka

qka — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:13:43 +0000

Corrected Take: Crime doesn’t pay… unless you ARE Scamdung, of course.

By: Jax44

Jax44 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:54:34 +0000

Eternity using Windows Vista…
I know, cruel and unusale

By: citizen

citizen — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:38:35 +0000

What would you suggest? Flogging? Working the rock pile with a sledge hammer?

By: citizen

citizen — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:35:48 +0000

+100%

By: 3l3c7ro

3l3c7ro — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:35:06 +0000

Seven years seems to be harsh when you consider that many murderers get much less. In this case, putting this man in jail for that long has little chance of turning out a redeemed man but instead will likely turn out a well seasoned well trained criminal to prey on society. I don’t think that US jails benefit society because they don’t teach the inmates to adopt societal values but instead teach them to adopt better criminal methods and values.

By: Thelonious Mac

Thelonious Mac — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:29:51 +0000

I think it might be the ultimate outcome of every democratic society.

By: Cubert

Cubert — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:26:33 +0000

Love the take, MDN.

By: castelbuono

castelbuono — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:25:32 +0000

So true.

There exists massive injustice in the world with the scales heavily tipped favorably towards the most well-to-do. While punishment for robbery set out in this article is certainly warranted, the lack of prosecutions for what occurred (and still occurs) on Wall Street etc. ultimately sows the seeds for social unrest and sometimes revolution. Didn’t we learn anything from the French Revolution? History has a predictable way of repeating itself when the lessons are not learned.

By: R2

R2 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:11:54 +0000

From iPads to iRapes.

By: Thelonious Mac

Thelonious Mac — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:05:05 +0000

Meanwhile bankers who stole billions dine on the finest and laugh at us all. I’m just sayin’ is all.