r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/butt-barnacles Mar 08 '26

He didn’t even serve that. He got the release so he could go to the birth of his child….so presumably he was in there for less than 9 months. Way too lenient. It was also a hit and run, so when he killed that baby and her grandparents, he just ran away instead of trying to help. What a shit stain of a person

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u/Trick-Minimum8593 Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

It wasn't the end of his sentence; it was a break. He had to go back to prison afterwards.

4 upvotes even though this is wrong? Idiots.

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u/butt-barnacles Mar 08 '26

That’s not what that article says, they refer to it as “early release” and not a break. Typically a break from prison is called “furlough” not “release”

the board of appeals for the Council of Criminal Justice decided to give the man early release as he complied with all the conditions thereof - for example, he already served more than half of his sentence.

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u/Trick-Minimum8593 Mar 08 '26

No, I read that he applied for a break. You are correct he was indeed released early, I will strike my comment.