Justice, But Not Hollywood Justice

COMMENTS (12)

• Thank goodness – seeing justice done!!!

  Comment by F. — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 2:10pm PDT  Reply to this post

• The two died very close to where I live. Last week when I called the police on a very drunk neighbor who was driving out onto the same street, they were the foremost thing in my mind. I hope that this can, at the very least, be seen as a lesson that drunk driving has very real consequences.

  Comment by CTSadler — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 3:10pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Thank you for posting this, Nikki.

  Comment by dvelopment — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 3:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Sam and Rhiannon were talented and good people who continue to be missed. The whole thing is just super sad.

  Comment by Griffin Mill — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 3:28pm PDT  Reply to this post

• 30 years to life? Was he a repeat offender? Not that I disagree with the sentence, I think drunk driving is one of the most despicable and selfish crimes out there, I just didn’t realize that 30-year+ sentences happened. I thought it was 10 or so.

  Comment by Hunter D. — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 3:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I say death penalty. Why does he get to live?

  Comment by Ed — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 3:43pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Justice isn’t done. The fucker should be drown in a pool of pure rubbing alcohol. Drunk drivers that kill someone should all burn in hell. It’s really that simple.

  Comment by Teddy — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 4:31pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • this isn’t the venue for it, but that’s an incredibly stupid comment.

    you sound hysterical. if it’s with grief, that’s fine. but hollywood has nearly 200 bars within a couple miles of this ACCIDENT. late at night, there are a lot of drunk people on the road… up to 50% of all drivers after midnight some nights. we live in a car-mandatory city.

    Justice WAS served. 30 years ain’t a pop song. that’s the focus of this report, imbecile. the system dished out rough justice for the crime.

    Comment by shut it teddy — Thursday October 15, 2009 @ 9:49am PDT  Reply to this post

    • Just because there are lots of bars in the area, doesn’t make it ok to drink and drive. That insinuation of yours is what’s stupid. I realize that people make bad choices, and that unfortunately drunk driving is a fact of life. But that’s no justification for endangering lives. It was his CHOICE to drive while intoxicated; that’s not an accident.

      Also, there is no such thing as justice- rough or otherwise- in this kind of situation. Yes he received a hefty sentence of 30 to life. But you need to realize that the families and friends of these two individuals have been given a far worse sentence: a lifetime without a loved one. There is no “justice” that can be served for robbing two innocents of their lives, and causing the agony that this man has caused.

      Comment by Anonymous — Thursday December 3, 2009 @ 6:48pm PST  Reply to this post

• 30 years is not enough time for taking two lives. Let’s run the math: assuming Rhiannon and Sam would have lived to 80 years, this driver stole a combined 104 years from their families.

  104 years without parole sounds fair to me.

  Comment by The Business — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 4:32pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I was there that night-walked over to Roscoes about 30 seconds after it happened. It was not a a good thing to see–and yes he was a repeat offender-My heart goes out to the families.

  Comment by BG — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 8:45pm PDT  Reply to this post

• They are greatly missed… Thanks for posting this.

  Jen

  Comment by Jennifer Rogers — Wednesday October 14, 2009 @ 11:18pm PDT  Reply to this post