Pubdate: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 Source: West Hawaii Today (HI) Copyright: 2008 West Hawaii Today Contact: http://westhawaiitoday.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/644 Author: Dave Lucas Hawaii Justice MISPLACED PRIORITIES Am I nuts or is there something wrong with our system of justice on this island? From page 10 of today's paper I see a young man without any prior criminal record sentenced to 10 years in prison (translation: By the time you get done with 6 or 7 years of being a boy toy in OCCC you will wish your life was over) while on the same page two women who participated in the kidnapping and attempted murder of a 24-year-old woman are walking away without any jail time. Personally, I would rather live next door to a marijuana grower than a kidnapper and murderer. It should be noted that the attempted murder case involved ice users. In fact, the victim was apparently going to tell the police about the perpetrator's ice use. Good to know our legal system is serious about stopping ice use, murder and kidnapping. Dave Lucas Kailua-Kona - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake