I'm not sure how many of you have heard about this but Rep. John Sweeney's son was arrested for assult for a fight that happened in August of 2004 in Stillwater, NY. Sweeney represents New York's 20th Congressional District which is Upstate NY right around Albany. His son was 18 at the time and apparently a huge fight had broken out and one kid ended up in the hospital for such injuries as a broken eye-socket.
Sweeney's son John Sweeney, Jr. pleaded guilty in November of this year to the crime and was about to face either 45 days in jail or up the 4 months of weekends in jail. Well Friday the judge
suspended the sentence and gave him 5 years probation and community service.
Sweeney maintains his son is innocence. It's nice to know that they love to talk tough about cracking down on crime except when their own kid beats the hell out of someone else then he doesn't want to lose him at the tender age of 19 to a system that would have put him in jail for years.
Tender age of 19? Give me a break. He was 18 when this happened, he knows better. I have no doubt that politics played an important part and getting his kid off as does the victim. Sweeney lives in Saratoga County New York in Clifton Park (my home town). It's an affluent area in upstate NY and HEAVILY Republican. Growing up around there this story is nothing but rich kids getting away with beating someone. Perhaps we should be spying on Sweeney Jr. with wire taps? God only knows what else this poor child is up to at the "tender age of 19."