--- Chris Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Barbara Lickness wrote:
> > Forwarded to the list:
> >
> > SAFE3.1
> > Serving the 3rd Precinct, SAFE District 1
> > ---------------------------------------------
> > Basim Sabri will be sentenced in approximately 30
> days
> > for his conviction of bribery (3 counts) and one
> count
> > of attempting to bribe former City Council member
> > Brian Herron.
>
> Wow. I'm dumbfounded. 30 days for 4 felony counts?
> They were felonies,
> weren't they?
>
> One can get 30 days for simply breaking the speed
> limit, if a prosecutor and
> judge decide they want to throw the book at you for
> a misdemeanor speeding
> charge. Unlikely, but possible.
>
>
> What kind of message does that send to Minneapolis
> citizens? To Minneapolis
> youth?
>
>
30 days isn't Sabri's sentence. This email was
suggesting that people concerned about Sabri - and the
impact of what he did, send a community impact
statement to the appropriate judges.
Sabri deserves at least as much prison time as Heron
got.
=====
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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