[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Susan Hagen]

I don't know what is right or what is proportionate.  I wish I knew
what would work to stop people from driving drunk and driving
distracted.  A drunk driver killed and maimed sisters of my
Benedictine community.  Courts had tried to stop him.  His family had
tried to stop him.  It seem nothing will really stop someone from
drinking and driving if they are determined to do so.   I grieve for
those who are killed and for those who mourn them.  It is clear that
Cook's first DUI didn't get through to her.  This one will give her
time for reflection but I doubt that time in prison will be
therapeutic.  It is all such a terrible situation.

Susan

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
> From: Grace Cangialosi
>
>> Well, whether I'm supposed to judge or not, I think this is outrageous.
>> Seven
>> years for taking a man's life...
>
>
> Are you outraged because seven years is way more than typical sentences
> under
> the circumstances, or outraged because you think she's special and needs far
> more punishment than others?
>
> Vehicular homicide and related most always get off with a fraction of a
> sentence for other kinds of homicides. There are situations -- say the
> second or third one where they put someone away for 10-15 years. It's overly
> cynical to suggest it's because she's a woman or was a bishop or some such
> snark I've seen in posts on this thread.
>
> Unless there's a provision in the sentence, I would guess she'll be eligible
> for parole in 2 1/2 year or so.
>
> Just like anyone who drives a private auto benefits from considerable
> subsidies (an unconscionable amount from poor people), drivers get deals on
> things we think of as crimes..
>
> Jim Guthrie



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