Florida prosecutors offer Patriots' Robert Kraft deal to drop solicitation charges

[Power 2 the People]

Surprised anyone? Laws are just "suggestions" when it comes to the wealthy.

[link:https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-florida-prosecutors-offer-robert-kraft-deal-to-drop-solicitation-charges-173620196.html|]

[RandySF]

1. Sounds about white.

[Power 2 the People]

2. Bravo

[louis c]

3. Florida Justice

First the Epstein Case and now this. Don't forget the Bush's stole the 2000 election in Florida.

[RandySF]

4. When I was a kid in Michigan

Florida was a haven for men who didn’t want to pay “too much” child support.

[donkeypoofed]

5. I'm never going to Florida again, ever

I've had enough of that state and the things their politicians do. I'm just done. Hello, California instead. You and Las Vegas will be getting all my vacation money for the rest of my life. I've already forgotten where the state of Florida even is!

[IluvPitties]

7. There are a lot of great things down here.

Great weather, fantastic beaches, excellent universities, nice theme parks and lots of great people. Stuff like this happens across America. We just need more progressives down here.

[IluvPitties]

6. It seems the human trafficking aspect of this case fell apart.

Haven't heard anything about this case being anything but a case about rich white guys getting busted for handjobs.

[onenote]

8. Standard operating procedure. Same deal offered to everyone charged with solicitation

First offense solicitation in Florida is a misdemeanor with a mandatory penalty of 100 hours of community service, required attendance at a prostitution and human trafficking awareness course, screening for sexually transmissible diseases, and a $5,000 civil fine.

Sounds like Kraft and the others charged will incur these mandatory penalties.

In addition to these mandatory penalties, a judge has discretion to impose the following penalties on a first time offender:
•Up to one (1) year in jail.
•Up to one (1) year of probation.
•Up to $1,000 in criminal fines.

Typically, these additional penalties are imposed only in cases that go to trial. If the defendant pleads guilty or enters in an Alford plea, sparing the need for a prosecution, the defendant only gets the mandatory punishment.

There are a lot of DUers, including the OP, offering opinions about this without having any knowledge whatsoever of the law and practice in this area.

[Power 2 the People]

9. They key is he will walk. There will be no guilty plea and no admission of wrongdoing.

His money will tie up the court system until it's dropped. Like I said,laws are just "suggestions" when it comes to the wealthy.

[onenote]

10. Again - standard operating procedure

And (I) Alford pleas are not only used by the wealthy and (ii) are, technically speaking, guilty pleas (unlike nolo contendre pleas).

[Power 2 the People]

12. Like I said

[link:https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142289014|]

[Baltimike]

11. John Edwards was right: there are two Americas. nt