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fisker		2011-08-11 05:10:11 AM

The kid they interviewed at the end actually made me sympathize for the judge in a way.

nekom		2011-08-11 01:35:43 PM

They should send him to a good for-profit prison for irony's sake. Might I suggest:

img37.imageshack.us

/also +1, good headline.

serpent_sky		2011-08-11 01:38:12 PM

This is another side effect of for-profit prisons.

You know these judges are not the only two, and it's not always kids.

thismomentinblackhistory		2011-08-11 01:41:11 PM

I remember a Dateline story about this from forever ago. Glad this guy is finally going away.

Sybarite		2011-08-11 01:41:18 PM

His attorneys had asked for a "reasonable" sentence in court papers, saying, in effect, that he'd already been punished enough.

"The media attention to this matter has exceeded coverage given to many and almost all capital murders, and despite protestation, he will forever be unjustly branded as the 'Kids for Cash' judge," their sentencing memo said.

How was he "unjustly branded" with the thing he just got convicted for?

nekom		2011-08-11 01:47:59 PM

serpent_sky: This is another side effect of for-profit prisons.

You know these judges are not the only two, and it's not always kids.

It undermines the public trust, I think the penalties should certainly be stiff for that. It's no wonder why people have absolutely no faith in the justice system in this country. You know they execute people in China for stuff like that.

ArkAngel		2011-08-11 02:04:15 PM

FTFA: "He backdoored me, and I never saw it coming."

Get ready to be thinking that a lot, your dishonor

Weaver95		2011-08-11 02:06:01 PM

"He backdoored me, and I never saw it coming. Those three words made me the personification of evil," Ciavarella said. "They made me toxic and caused a public uproar the likes of which this community has never seen."

STFU - you're scum who sold kids to private run prisons for kickbacks. you ARE the personification of evil.

Now what about the guys who run those prisons? why aren't THEY in a jail cell? hell - far as I know their names have never been released. SOMEONE gave these judges over a million dollars. so where's the other half of the bribery scandal?

nekom		2011-08-11 02:09:39 PM

Weaver95: Now what about the guys who run those prisons? why aren't THEY in a jail cell? hell - far as I know their names have never been released. SOMEONE gave these judges over a million dollars. so where's the other half of the bribery scandal?

That's a good question indeed. It takes two to tango, so where's his dance partner? I'm no legal expert, but I'm pretty sure that bribing is every bit as illegal as receiving a bribe.

Godscrack		2011-08-11 02:11:56 PM

Enjoy jail your honor.

Weaver95		2011-08-11 02:12:36 PM

nekom: Weaver95: Now what about the guys who run those prisons? why aren't THEY in a jail cell? hell - far as I know their names have never been released. SOMEONE gave these judges over a million dollars. so where's the other half of the bribery scandal?

That's a good question indeed. It takes two to tango, so where's his dance partner? I'm no legal expert, but I'm pretty sure that bribing is every bit as illegal as receiving a bribe.

that's the one thing about this mess that's never made sense - there has been ZERO calls for investigation into who runs these prisons and how they run that business.

ElizaDoolittle		2011-08-11 02:14:39 PM

Weaver95: "He backdoored me, and I never saw it coming. Those three words made me the personification of evil," Ciavarella said. "They made me toxic and caused a public uproar the likes of which this community has never seen."

STFU - you're scum who sold kids to private run prisons for kickbacks. you ARE the personification of evil.

Now what about the guys who run those prisons? why aren't THEY in a jail cell? hell - far as I know their names have never been released. SOMEONE gave these judges over a million dollars. so where's the other half of the bribery scandal?

Amen. Someone paid bribes; someone knows who did.

This story is so repulsive. A judge making decisions on the basis of how many children he can sentence to jail so he can earn more?

Sybarite: His attorneys had asked for a "reasonable" sentence in court papers, saying, in effect, that he'd already been punished enough.

"The media attention to this matter has exceeded coverage given to many and almost all capital murders, and despite protestation, he will forever be unjustly branded as the 'Kids for Cash' judge," their sentencing memo said.

How was he "unjustly branded" with the thing he just got convicted for?

Amen to that too. He has not been punished enough.

Weaver95		2011-08-11 02:19:48 PM

the utter silence from Harrisburg on this matter is very troublesome. this was a major bribery scandal...and nobody called for an investigation into these companies. how far does the corruption go? did they have improper contact with the legislature? were other judges bribed? what about the cops? did they bribe police officers as well?

Cubansaltyballs		2011-08-11 02:48:38 PM

Weaver95: the utter silence from Harrisburg on this matter is very troublesome. this was a major bribery scandal...and nobody called for an investigation into these companies. how far does the corruption go? did they have improper contact with the legislature? were other judges bribed? what about the cops? did they bribe police officers as well?

This is PA we're talking about, so I'm thinking everywhere.

The reason the bribers aren't being charged is because they just bribed their way out. That's what they do... bribe people.

basemetal		2011-08-11 02:59:57 PM

I hope he likes having things shoved in his face.

vygramul		2011-08-11 03:03:12 PM

I'm tempted to commit a crime in his state just so I could meet him in jail and beat the ever-living crap out of him.

/not really

Tigger		2011-08-11 03:05:45 PM

Is he going to end up in jail with a bunch of people he convicted. Because that would be fitting.

nekom		2011-08-11 03:07:24 PM

vygramul: I'm tempted to commit a crime in his state just so I could meet him in jail and beat the ever-living crap out of him.

/not really

I know you aren't serious, but your cunning plan has one little flaw. It's very difficult to guess what prison you'd wind up in. They don't necessarily put people in prisons anywhere near where they live or where the crime was committed. A LOT of inmates in the prison here (southwest PA) are from the Philadelphia area. I don't know WHY they don't just take them to the nearest prison, it would make more sense logistically but they don't.

violentsalvation		2011-08-11 03:25:38 PM

Didn't I see this on Law&Order? Or Cold Case maybe?

Cubansaltyballs		2011-08-11 03:28:57 PM

nekom: I know you aren't serious, but your cunning plan has one little flaw. It's very difficult to guess what prison you'd wind up in. They don't necessarily put people in prisons anywhere near where they live or where the crime was committed. A LOT of inmates in the prison here (southwest PA) are from the Philadelphia area. I don't know WHY they don't just take them to the nearest prison, it would make more sense logistically but they don't.

You guys have not thought this through.

Do an inmate search. Find an inmate in whatever prison he's in. Make sure the inmate is doing life. Load his books full of cash and have him spread the word that if they make this guy their personal wiener pincushion, they'll be swimming in Top Rammen.

pamdora.com

violentsalvation		2011-08-11 03:31:08 PM

Ah yes, Cold Case episode "Jurisprudence" Season 7 Episode 3

JerseyTim		2011-08-11 03:36:06 PM

I hate these farkers with a burning passion. I think the bribers got off easy. Can anyone confirm that? A lot of anger is directed at the judges, but it needs to be spread around to the people who paid the bribes, too.

Cubansaltyballs		2011-08-11 03:39:54 PM

JerseyTim: I hate these farkers with a burning passion. I think the bribers got off easy. Can anyone confirm that? A lot of anger is directed at the judges, but it needs to be spread around to the people who paid the bribes, too.

No. This guy was the one with the power to destroy people. Then he was a monumental prick when he did it.

Here's what I'd do: close down the prisons, seize their assets, and charge them in federal courts for tax evasion, money laundering, etc...

Make sure none of these people ever see the streets again, and make sure their families, friends, and anyone who ever came in contact with them are left destitute.

Why so harsh? Because f*ck you, that's why.

jimpoz		2011-08-11 04:52:37 PM

♪♫...One eight seven seven cash for kids,
K-A-S-H cash for kids...♪♫

/not obscure if you listen to WFAN

ZeroCorpse		2011-08-11 05:04:17 PM

Yeah! We should privatize everything. Nobody will ever become corrupt or break the law if we just let the market regulate itself!

The Flexecutioner		2011-08-11 05:08:14 PM

i remember some episode of Law and Order (SVU or regular) dealing with the same thing. Got the judge arrested while she was on the bench, too. Was a great episode.

kd8our		2011-08-11 05:08:19 PM

Weaver95: Now what about the guys who run those prisons? why aren't THEY in a jail cell? hell - far as I know their names have never been released. SOMEONE gave these judges over a million dollars. so where's the other half of the bribery scandal?

if the economy tanks it it all turns to waste; i have said it before.
i know who i will meet, who i will beat and who i will eat.

nytmare		2011-08-11 05:08:31 PM

12349876		2011-08-11 05:08:43 PM

violentsalvation: Didn't I see this on Law&Order? Or Cold Case maybe?

Ripped from the headlines. That's the way they all work. I think there might have been an SVU episode too.

Cpl.D		2011-08-11 05:10:09 PM

Am I reading this right? Someone guilty of corruption actually got charged with corruption? And someone charged with corruption who was guilty of corruption actually got sentenced for being corrupt?

A good start.

ZMugg		2011-08-11 05:12:31 PM

nekom: They should send him to a good for-profit prison for irony's sake. Might I suggest:

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/also +1, good headline.

Maybe not "for profit", but a better choice. (IMHO)

www.ditl.org

UNAUTHORIZED FINGER		2011-08-11 05:12:33 PM

28 years? Goddamn right. I hope they're all leap years.

I_Can't_Believe_It's_Not_Smegma		2011-08-11 05:12:51 PM

There is no justice in the USA Justice system. Most punishments are more politically motivated. Human warehouses full of people who could be helped with treatment rather than damaged by incarceration.

drjekel_mrhyde		2011-08-11 05:13:10 PM

violentsalvation: Didn't I see this on Law&Order? Or Cold Case maybe?

Law&Order SVU
/The rerun came on yesterday

Because People in power are Stupid		2011-08-11 05:13:10 PM

ciberido		2011-08-11 05:14:16 PM

nekom: They should send him to a good for-profit prison for irony's sake. Might I suggest:

I vote for Rura Penthe. And may he get kicked in the knee a lot.

jaytkay		2011-08-11 05:16:03 PM

Either he takes it to the Supreme Court where people like this get favorable treatment. Or Governor Corbett (R) commutes the sentence in deference to the criminal's status as an upper class white man.

cowgirl toffee		2011-08-11 05:16:08 PM

Judge Judy would have never behaved like this.

farbles		2011-08-11 05:17:16 PM

And the best bit? This Republican sociopath STILL thinks he's done nothing wrong, the million dollars he got in rebates from Prisons'R'Us is perfectly legal and he's been unfairly convicted because of the cash for kids monicker.

Dear farkwad. Yes, you are indeed the personification of evil and deserve every nanosecond of the 28 year sentence and more. The wailing of your loved ones is music to my soul. You sentenced 10 year olds to hard time for money in your wallet. You caused an untold amount of misery. It's only a shame we don't still hang, draw and quarter scum like you. Rot in jail till your asshole falls out and you beg to be shanked in the shower. I hope you live a long, long life and come to hate every moment of it.

When he dies his remains should be thrown out with the garbage.

ongbok		2011-08-11 05:18:01 PM

The Flexecutioner: i remember some episode of Law and Order (SVU or regular) dealing with the same thing. Got the judge arrested while she was on the bench, too. Was a great episode.

I remember a year or 2 back mentioning this case in some thread and some other Farker thought he caught me lying and tried to rip me because he said it was a plot for an Law and Order Episode, not real life. A few other Farkers quickly, and rather snarkily, pointed out to him that the episode was based on a real case. Needless to say that Farker didn't post anything else in that thread.

offmymeds		2011-08-11 05:18:06 PM

"He backdoored me, and I never saw it coming."

Uhhh...yeah...well that's gonna be happening a lot from now on your honor.

libranoelrose		2011-08-11 05:18:18 PM

nytmare: Weaver95: "He backdoored me, and I never saw it coming. Those three words made me the personification of evil," Ciavarella said. "They made me toxic and caused a public uproar the likes of which this community has never seen."

STFU - you're scum who sold kids to private run prisons for kickbacks. you ARE the personification of evil.

Now what about the guys who run those prisons? why aren't THEY in a jail cell? hell - far as I know their names have never been released. SOMEONE gave these judges over a million dollars. so where's the other half of the bribery scandal?

Let me Wikipedia that for you.

Kids for cash scandal

I don't see how that answers his question. You might also try using links that pop to a new tab.

the cake is a pie		2011-08-11 05:18:19 PM

He got $1 million from people who ran a for-profit prison and were in need of warm bodies to fill it. Immediately thereafter, he sent a bunch of warm bodies to that very same for-profit prison. Exactly how does his mind work that he can say those two things aren't related? What was his defense? "They said it was a gift" ?!

Atomic Spunk		2011-08-11 05:18:32 PM

There aren't too many non-murder convictions that I believe deserve the death sentence. This is one of them. The number of lives he's ruined is staggering, and he violated public trust to the extreme. I hope some crazy mofo kills this guy in prison.

RatMaster999		2011-08-11 05:20:27 PM

Here come da judge!

crab66		2011-08-11 05:20:29 PM

Why do libs want to infringe on this mans free market rights?

Cubansaltyballs		2011-08-11 05:21:27 PM

Atomic Spunk: There aren't too many non-murder convictions that I believe deserve the death sentence. This is one of them. The number of lives he's ruined is staggering, and he violated public trust to the extreme. I hope some crazy mofo kills this guy in prison.

If there are any Lexington Steele's in the prison he's going to, I'd gladly smuggle them some Viagra and Meth...

iaazathot		2011-08-11 05:21:47 PM

That is unpossible.

I read on Fark almost weekly that for-profit is ALWAYS better, more efficient, and more ethical than government run endeavors. So, it is unpossible that this judge was in collusion with a for profit prison. Fark told me so.

numbone		2011-08-11 05:22:18 PM

Bet his * will grow to () before he can stand up straight.

DSEILXYC		2011-08-11 05:23:15 PM

I'm not defending the Judge for taking kickbacks. He should be reprimanded.

But come on, let's not get soft on juvenile criminals because one judge made a mistake.

The vast majority of these delinquents are guilty of much more than what they were charged with. We should be sending more kids to jail. The more the better.

Little shiats.

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