r/BeAmazed • u/girlysunshinehihi • Feb 27 '25

Miscellaneous / Others 96 year old speeder and judge

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u/AverniteAdventurer Feb 27 '25

Personally I think a small misdemeanor is exactly the kind of crime where personal circumstance might warrant discretion.

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u/AverniteAdventurer Feb 27 '25

Agreed on all your points in your second paragraph. And I agree that speeding is far more dangerous than people generally accept. Maybe if you or I were the elected judge we would have given the guy a ticket. I just don’t think this case is an example of the justice system failing. It is simply the normal use of discretion in sentencing guidelines.