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Post by mikef6 on Mar 10, 2022 18:57:28 GMT
In 2018, a handful of students had to cross a rural highway to get on their school bus in Fulton County, Indiana. Despite the safety arm of the school bus extended, signaling to all drivers to stop while kids crossed the road, 24-year-old Alyssa Shepherd ran through it, killing three children from the same family and severely injuring a fourth child.
It was an accident, yes, but a reckless one.
Over a year later, in December of 2019, Shepherd was handed a ten-year sentence. She would spend four years behind bars, three in home detention, and another three on probation. Considering she faced up to 21.5 years behind bars, given the nature of her crimes, this was a surprisingly lenient sentence. The earliest day she could have been released was September 22, 2022. So why is she being released now, 6 months early?
Because Shepherd took a Bible study course called “Plus Faith 2.0: Criminal Lifestyle, Attitudes & Behavior,” and that shaved an the six months off of her sentence.
Why is taking a Bible course enough to cut six months off of someone’s sentence? Without further information, we have to guess it was because she Gave Her Life To Christ. Christianity was literally her Get Out of Jail Free card.
The next question is: it there a way open for cutting down the prison sentence of a non-Christian? Would a class on the Koran, the Vedas, or the Kama Sutra qualify for a reduced sentence?
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Post by Rodney Farber on Mar 31, 2022 10:41:35 GMT
I don't know what your source of information was, but.... I discovered an online letter with the same date as your post. The letter was from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (ffrf.org) to the Indiana Department of Correction which protested the reduced sentence policy. Coincidence?
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 31, 2022 22:00:51 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Apr 5, 2022 20:44:45 GMT
Worth a shot.
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