I get that he may likely only serve part of those 60 years, but still part of the sentence he was given makes me smile -- if he only serves 20, it's highly unlikely his neighbors will still be here for restitution to be served or for him to stay away from them, and if he does serve all 60 he'll be 102 and unlikely be in any shape to do anything. But, seriously, who attacks 85-year-olds who don't want to drive them somewhere? How terrifying it must have been for them, and that poor woman -- it is hard enough to heal from broken bones when you are young; a broken hip is often a death sentence for the elderly. (My mom was gone a year after her hip broke, and she didn't have all the trauma this poor woman did.) I can't imagine having to go through all that at 74.
Every now and then I look at one of these stories and think, "He did what!?" And I know "criminals is stupid," but this isn't some meth-head climbing through a window while someone in the kitchen is pointing a gun at him -- it's a man who has a job deciding that he should go to his elderly neighbors' house and attack them.
He did what!?
And you're right, it could have been a death sentence for the woman with the broken hip. I couldn't find a source that said that, though.
I get that he may likely only serve part of those 60 years, but still part of the sentence he was given makes me smile -- if he only serves 20, it's highly unlikely his neighbors will still be here for restitution to be served or for him to stay away from them, and if he does serve all 60 he'll be 102 and unlikely be in any shape to do anything. But, seriously, who attacks 85-year-olds who don't want to drive them somewhere? How terrifying it must have been for them, and that poor woman -- it is hard enough to heal from broken bones when you are young; a broken hip is often a death sentence for the elderly. (My mom was gone a year after her hip broke, and she didn't have all the trauma this poor woman did.) I can't imagine having to go through all that at 74.
Every now and then I look at one of these stories and think, "He did what!?" And I know "criminals is stupid," but this isn't some meth-head climbing through a window while someone in the kitchen is pointing a gun at him -- it's a man who has a job deciding that he should go to his elderly neighbors' house and attack them.
He did what!?
And you're right, it could have been a death sentence for the woman with the broken hip. I couldn't find a source that said that, though.
Well, having made it to 85, and still having her husband to love and care for her, she may have enough grit to still make it to 100!
That's a lovely thought. Thanks. :)