Opinion - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:51:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Plea deal sends wrong message https://bahamascourtnews.com/plea-deal-sends-wrong-message/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plea-deal-sends-wrong-message https://bahamascourtnews.com/plea-deal-sends-wrong-message/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:19:22 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4134 The plea bargain that kept Marty Sawyer from going to prison for shooting two uniformed officers sends a regrettable message. Permitting Sawyer to escape the threat of a prison term by paying $70,000—a $10,000 fine and a total of $60,000 compensation to the wounded officers—downplays the seriousness of his behavior and highlights the disparities in […]

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