Greetings,
I just signed the following petition addressed to: President Obama.
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Help lower 27-year jail sentence of Sholom Rubashkin
The
punishment does not fit the crime. Mr. Rubashkin, a 51-year-old,
first-time, nonviolent offender is a husband and father of 10 children
including one mentally disabled. He committed a financial crime and
deserves punishment . However please join me if you believe that 27
years for a financial crime is excessive especially in this context of
where it is essentially a life sentence.
A group of former U.S.
attorneys general — Janet Reno, William Barr, Richard Thornburgh, Edwin
Meese III, Ramsey Clark and Nicholas Katzenbach — wrote a letter to the
federal judge overseeing the case, Linda Reade, asking her not to impose
a life sentence. In the letter, the former AGs called the government’s
request “extreme,” and cautioned against the “potentially severe
injustice” that could result.
Experts have said the sentence is
disconnected from any common sentencing sense. Indeed, they fall within
the realm of prison terms usually reserved for Mafia bosses, major
international drug traffickers and terrorists.
President Obama please commute 27-year jail sentence of Sholom Rubashkin.
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Sincerely,
[Your name]