Man feeds children lighter-fluid laced soup

[Herr Magoo]

A Georgia man has admitted forcing his young children to eat soup laced with hot peppers, lighter fluid and prescription drugs in an attempt to extort money from the Campbell Soup Company.

What I find as odd as anything is that this guy is facing about half the sentence that Anna Ayala and husband got for putting a severed finger in some chili.  Dad tries to poison his own kids, hospitalizing them twice, and he's looking at half the sentence?  Huh.  Sorry kids.

[justme]

sentencing seems to have no logic when you compare crimes.  For example, the same week the drunk driver was sentenced that killed my cousin, a man charged with animal cruelty was sentenced.  He got more time than the drunk that killed my cousin.  :?

[lagatta]

Well, drunk drivers who kill humans and sadists who torture non-human animals are two categories I have little use for, to put it mildly.

There are many different factors in sentencing, including prior records.

[deBeauxOs]

The key words are:

Under a plea deal, Cunningham faces up to five years in prison.

As a 'reward' to the accused for admitting his guilt, thus avoiding a lengthy trial based on circumstancial evidence that could possibly lead to his acquittal, the prosecution may have offered him a lesser charge and sentence.  Even if it's called the criminal justice system, it doesn't mean it works fairly.   :roll: