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Ruby


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That is a long time, but I think it sends a message. Maybe if they stole food- the sentence might not be so severe.


KENNER, Louisiana (AP) -- Three people convicted of hauling away liquor, wine and beer from a grocery store after Hurricane Katrina were sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison.


The judge said he wanted to send a message that looting would not be tolerated when he gave the maximum sentence to Coralnelle Little, 36, Rhonda McGowen, 42, and Paul C. Pearson, 36, all of Kenner.


A jury convicted the trio May 2 on a portion of the state's looting law that took effect two weeks before the Aug. 29 storm. The amended law set a three-year minimum sentence, and a maximum of 15 years in prison, for looting during a declared state of emergency.


They were convicted of attempting to leave the grocery with 27 bottles of liquor and wine, six cases of beer and one case of wine coolers, six days after Katrina made landfall.


Little, McGowen and Pearson each testified that they were not looting, but they offered conflicting accounts of matters such as who drove to the store.


Pearson's attorney, Bruce Netterville, said the sentence and conviction would be appealed.


"We believe the sentence is excessive," said Netterville.


Attorneys for the other defendants agreed



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I'd rather see the people looting (and I'm sure reselling) electronics and that sort of thing get this sentence. I'd bet these people just drank the alcohol.

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I think its a bet excessive, but I believe a message needs to be sent. That town is going to be vulnerable to punks like this for awhile yet.

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  they are lucky to get 15 years , I would have given them at least 45 years each ; there is no way they carried that much booze in 1 trip out the door , which means they made multiple trips , which means EACH TIME they ILLIEGALY entered and STOLE something I would have given them the max.  If you robbed a bank and got the hundreds , then went back in robbed them of the fiftys , didn't you just rob the bank twice ?


  Hope their collective azzes get sent to Angola .


  Also- booze or electronics , whats the dif ? stealing property is stealing property. And in this case that property is someones way of making a living . It is like stealing cash from the register.  And from the tally , it was A LOT OF CASH. 


 PS_ Let someone steal over a thousand dollars worth of property from you and you'll start agreeing with the sentences....   hate a frkn thief . kill the MF's if it's left up to me.



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Oh, I'm not saying what they did wasn't wrong, I'm saying that the law enforcement isn't doing enough. This is only one case out of hundreds, if not more. Where's the rest?

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Ruby


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They honed in on this one cause it was caught on tape!

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gass their azz.  no tolerance for theft.  i have been a victim of theft and it completely and totally sucks.

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