Kill a man, get 100 days

by Phalamir

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Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004 Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004 at 9:17:14pm PST

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040122/D8085SM01.html

FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) - Bill Janklow, who dominated South Dakota politics for three decades as governor and then congressman, was sentenced to 100 days in jail Thursday for a car crash that killed a motorcyclist and ended Janklow's career in disgrace.
After 30 days behind bars, Janklow will be allowed to leave jail during the day for up to 10 hours to perform community service. After he completes his jail term, he will be on probation for three years, during which he will not be allowed to drive.

Bloody Fucking Hell! Killing South Dakotans evidently isn't that big a deal. I guess that whole "GOP is tough on crime" schtick only applies to non-GOP legislators. Damn, this just steams me, that he killed somebody and gets less time than if he had broken into a liquor store and stole a bottle of Night Train.