Nassar Sentence: 40-175
The judge brings the hammer.
Judge sentences Nassar to 40-175 years. "I just signed your death warrant. You don't get it. You're a danger."
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 24, 2018
I believe a C-ya is in order.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:04 PM ^
Is he sentenced to federal pound me the ass prison?
January 24th, 2018 at 1:09 PM ^
January 24th, 2018 at 2:41 PM ^
No mercy.
January 24th, 2018 at 2:36 PM ^
January 24th, 2018 at 12:54 PM ^
January 24th, 2018 at 12:54 PM ^
eye for an eye justice. I just hope those pricks that enabled him get their day as well.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:00 PM ^
I commend you for having the courage to say what I find myself thinking quite often.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:07 PM ^
from one of the victims as she gave her impact statement. She stated that Nassar should have to listen to all of their statements over and over again while in his cell...for the rest of his life!
January 24th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
The 8th Amendment is in there for a reason.
January 24th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
Actually, the founding fathers should be thanked for the constitution.
January 24th, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^
and sorry for bringing up God, but it's the Founders' belief "that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights" that inspired the Constitution. So, let me rephrase, thank the Creator, whoever he, she, or it may be.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:30 PM ^
Thank you!
I was starting to get upset that we had forgotten Odin slaying the demi-gods and forming the land of their flesh and the clouds of their brain matter.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:42 PM ^
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January 24th, 2018 at 1:31 PM ^
If the ol World spins enough times, anything might happen -
I just upvoted Sydney! Did not see that ever happening!
One of us has taken leave of his senses on this day!
Good on ya, mate!
January 24th, 2018 at 1:44 PM ^
Why would someone neg this comment?
January 24th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
Either Larry will kill himself or one or many inmates will. Even some of the most violent criminals don't like child sex abusers.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:13 PM ^
He may spend the rest of his days in solitary confinement
January 24th, 2018 at 1:25 PM ^
I cannot imagine they don't put him in solitary confinement. Either way, he won't be in prison for long because his life will end very soon. It will be similar to the guy from Cleveland who detained those women for ten years. The guy was in prison for a short time before he took the cowardly route and killed himself.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:39 PM ^
just saying
January 24th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
gen pop molestors for that very reason. they go to a seperate wing. He will kill himself
January 24th, 2018 at 1:22 PM ^
sounds like music only someone much younger and hipper than me would know about.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:26 PM ^
"Gen pop." Do you work for a prison? Is that prison jargon? Come on, man.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:33 PM ^
not sure what the hang up is about saying "gen pop". That is pretty well known terminology for the "general population", I don't understand the ball busting here. Since we are on the subject, he is probably going to go into PC in a cell by himself. I imagine they will also place him on suicide watch, which will limit what he is allowed to have.
January 24th, 2018 at 2:33 PM ^
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January 24th, 2018 at 2:37 PM ^
Given the testimony of 140 girls and young women, the "wayyyyy more" comment is ignorant and gross to me.
EDIT: Bluesalt's post says it well. Way more abuse isn't possible.
January 24th, 2018 at 3:34 PM ^
He'll be in federal prison (I believe) and the guards run the roost there. Probably won't be abused and WD remember the Constitution.... no cruel or unusual punishment.
January 24th, 2018 at 4:13 PM ^
I really hope my kids don't grow up to see the world the way you do, in pretty much every way.
January 24th, 2018 at 12:46 PM ^
January 24th, 2018 at 12:47 PM ^
Should be noted that this is on top of the 60 years from the federal sentence.
January 24th, 2018 at 12:47 PM ^
January 24th, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
the upper term was already set. he won't be paroled.
and as much as we all agree the guy needs to go away, the judge's comment about the 'death warrant' was totally inappropriate for a judge. we can say that all we might want, but the judge needs to be above that type of unprovoked chatter. she turned the sentencing into a circus and let it get out of hand, not unlike judge Ito in the OJ trial.
January 24th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
Yeah seems pretty unprofessional to me that she said that.
January 24th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
January 24th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
I agree. Her tone of voice and the things she said were phenomenal. You could tell at some point, simply by her tone, that she was going to give him a long sentence.
January 24th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
trial was more like reality TV than a trial.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^
I see your point re: the judge and it's certainly not how you want most trials to go, but given the extraordinary circumstances and the potential for a nationwide sea change of result of assault survivors now feeling empowered to come forward and speak truth to justice, a media circus is not only a small price to pay but a necessary catalyst to change our national conversation.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:07 PM ^
disagree Melanin. In particular, the comparison to Ito doesn't even make any sense.
And what she said would only be inappropriate if it could have any impact on an appeal of his sentence and there was a sentencing agreement in this case, so good luck with that. Judge's don't have to be robots, and I have seen Judges (as I am sure you have) go far beyond that. It's her courtroom. He is an admitted sexual abuser of children. She can say what she wants to him.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:17 PM ^
doesn't make it helpful or wise. she allowed the defense attorneys to be verbally abused by the victims - totally inapprpropriate and she may have a JTC complaint filed about that. and my comparison to Ito had to do with the lack of control, albeit for different reasons. Ito looked over his head, my understanding of this judge is that it was a media frenzy she helped whip up.
for sex cases the sentencing can be a helpful and catharctic time for the victims, and that is a very good thing. but the TV coverage (she could've prevented or limited that) and the inflammatory language and circus atmosphere have turned what should be a clean, efficient sentencing into the jerry springer show. i blame the court and definitely not the victims for that. thus my comments.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:26 PM ^
have some good points here. Frankly, due to the very detailed coverage on this blog, I haven't had occassion or need to watch a lot of the sentencing or the impact statements. I was just responding to the "signed your death warrant" statement. That, by itself, isn't problematic to me.
I didn't see any of the victims insult or direct their statements to defense counsel. You are very correct, that is wholly inappropriate and should not be allowed. I just also read Everyone Murders post above about her grandstanding also and her extensive discussion about herself before passing sentence. That really has no place either.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:39 PM ^
Especially given your background as a criminal defense attorney. However, some would argue that without the media frenzy, MSU and USAG may have been able to sweep this under the rug.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:45 PM ^
like everybody here i think nassar is a monster and am very glad he'll never be free, all of that. my point only has to do wth the judge: she is/was the referee. the referee doesn't spike the football, pat the buckeye on the behind (remember 2016!), or jump around when one or the other team wins the game at the last second in some exceptional fashion. they call balls and strikes, and go on to the next game.
leave the show-boating for the parties, their attorneys, the media types, even the grand and bold statements of our fellow mgobloggers, the sentiments many of which we share. but not the judge.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:52 PM ^
we are splitting hairs here, but I think they need to be split. If a Judge is going on and on about themselves and the very act of sentencing the defendant becomes about the Judge, then yes, things have gone awry and the Judge is not handling the case in a professional way.
But a Judge is not merely a "referee." Whether it is reality or not, Judges hold a position of legal and moral authority within the justice system. When a defendant is convicted and it is time for him to face the music, it is not inappropriate for a Judge to "feel" a certain way about a particular crime or defendant and for them to express that during sentencing.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:22 PM ^
Yes, she can say what she wants, but hopefully it would be related to one of the purposes of a sentencing. I do not have a major problem with what she said; however, I am not going to disagree with Melanin from an intellectual point of view. He is right.
And I believe his comparison to Ito was allowing the courtroom to be the venue for agendas other than for that which the courtroom was intended.
As far as other judges go...
Q. What do you call an attorney with a low I.Q.?
A. Your honor.
On the whole though, I would say Aquilina did a professional job in this case from what I have read.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
Really? Maybe it's time for all the "proper" ways to act get re-assessed.
Two thumbs way up for her to come out and make sure he 100% understood that he doesn't deserve to breath one more breath of fresh air as a free man.
The only thing that was inappropriate was his treatment of the hundreds of victims that have come forward. Now he can pay with his life.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:15 PM ^
Spoken like a professional. Well done, even if the lynch mob mentalities might disagree.
January 24th, 2018 at 1:18 PM ^
(See? We agree sometimes)
While I like the humanity with which the judge treated the victims, it's not her place to be an advocate for either side. The "death warrant" comment was totally improper, much though it might have summed up how everyone not named Larry Nassar feels about it.