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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
As a Michigander the Kwame Kilpatrick case is very relevant to me. Today he was sentenced to 18 months to 5 years in prison for a violation of probation. Personally I think the sentence is beyond just, the guy is a gangster that cost one of the most money stricken areas in the country over $8,000,000. What does everyone on TL think about this? News article from today Wikipedia entry for Kwame Kilpatrick Fuck you Kwame | ||
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Aphelion
United States2720 Posts
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AtlaS
United States1001 Posts
i still can't believe he was reelected though. that just shows to say how backwards detroit is right now. | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 00:21 AtlaS wrote: good, hope he gets the full 5 years. this guy was such a piece of shit who completely crippled an already broken detroit. i still can't believe he was reelected though. that just shows to say how backwards detroit is right now. There's no Parole Board int he world that will release him in under 4 I'm think. He will for sure not get released at 18 months. And yes the general population of Detriot is stupid. I was blown away when they reelected him. | ||
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AtlaS
United States1001 Posts
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Southlight
United States11765 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 00:41 AtlaS wrote: Are you from/near detroit diamond? I remember a few years ago when the election was going on and it seemed like everyone I talked to despised Kwame. How the hell did he get reelected? Was it just a silent majority that got him reelected or was there maybe some criminal activity involved in it? I remember that the media didn't really find anything too criminal involved in the election but knowing Kwame, that would be the first thing he'd resort to. Granted, the only people I talked to lived on the outskirts of detroit and were from medium income families I live only maybe 20 miles from Detroit. How did he get reelected? People are stupid. It BLEW MY MIND when they announced he won the election. | ||
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Licmyobelisk
Philippines3682 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
He got re-elected for the same reason that all populists do. | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 01:48 Jibba wrote: I almost wish less attention was drawn towards Michigan. At least the Michigan court system is slightly more tough than California's... He got re-elected for the same reason that all populists do. What's the problem with Michigan? | ||
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Destro
Netherlands1206 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
That's a good question. State government's been trying to answer that for 30 years. It's not like Kilpatrick is solely to lame for the current state of Detroit. Money has been funneled out of Wayne county (legally and illegally) since Coleman Young was mayor... | ||
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Sfydjklm
United States9218 Posts
On May 26 2010 00:29 iCCup.Diamond wrote: There's no Parole Board int he world that will release him in under 4 I'm think. He will for sure not get released at 18 months. And yes the general population of Detriot is stupid. I was blown away when they reelected him. yea right thats why all those wall street guys who collapsed the world economy are serving life sentences. -_- | ||
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Tomnki
United States62 Posts
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meeple
Canada10211 Posts
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NobleDog
United States65 Posts
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Slow Motion
United States6960 Posts
On May 26 2010 02:44 NobleDog wrote: If the community can reject this gangsta pimp then maybe they'll get around to minimizing Sharpton and Jackson (race pimps and professional floggers of victimhood and us-them mentality). Read the wiki articles as needed. Wow where to start. You lump Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in with Kwame Kilpatrick and call them "pimps." Maybe before you criticize Sharpton and Jackson for playing the race card you should examine why you used the term "gangster pimp" to describe Kilpatrick. I'm sure on a white politician you would never use that term for his conduct, which amounts to corruption, adultery, and perjury (pretty white collar if you ask me). That said Kwame Kilpatrick is a piece of shit and this sentence was just what we all needed. | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 02:54 Slow Motion wrote: That said Kwame Kilpatrick is a piece of shit and this sentence was just what we all needed. This. We can now only hope the FBI tears into him about Tamara Greene while they have him in a spot he can't wiggle out of. Stripper or not, she was a mother and a person and did not deserve what happened to her..... | ||
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NobleDog
United States65 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
Now he'll just be wearing the MDOC blues thinking about his former gangster life. Also Compuware already fired him, that was fast.... | ||
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Pawsom
United States928 Posts
P.S. Diamond you from the suburbs? Trenton here ^^ | ||
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ShaperofDreams
Canada2492 Posts
 It's a shame when criminals get away. | ||
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Prdors
United States67 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 03:22 Pawsom wrote: P.S. Diamond you from the suburbs? Trenton here ^^ Yep Sterling Heights here. Suprised to see so many Michiganders here! Maybe we need to get a Michigan LAN going! lol. Yea Kwame deserves every single minute of prison time he gets. | ||
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decafchicken
United States19949 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/245/kwamekilpatrickjpg2.jpg) edit: didn't think there were so many detroiters here ~.~ I'm from northville/novi | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 03:37 decafchicken wrote: From all of us in the detroit area + Show Spoiler + edit: didn't think there were so many detroiters here ~.~ I'm from northville/novi That's crazy I work in Novi. That's where I'm at right now. Small world... And mods plz don't punish that image, if you were from Michigan you would understand the hatred for this guy. | ||
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Jayme
United States5866 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 03:42 Jayme wrote: I didn't think it was possible to fuck up the detroit area any more than it already was but wow was I proven wrong. It's even worse than that. Wiki Monica Conyers, Sam Riddle, Christine Beatty, and more names I can't think of offhand. His criminal enterprise has led to one of the largest corruption sweeps in American history. It's that damn bad. | ||
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decafchicken
United States19949 Posts
On May 26 2010 03:47 iCCup.Diamond wrote: It's even worse than that. Wiki Monica Conyers, Sam Riddle, Christine Beatty, and more names I can't think of offhand. His criminal enterprise has led to one of the largest corruption sweeps in American history. It's that damn bad. Having granholm for governor really just tops it off. | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 03:51 decafchicken wrote: Having granholm for governor really just tops it off. Yea granholm sucks pretty hard too...... We just can't win in this state, qq..... | ||
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
 Right next to Eastpointe and Detroit  I remember when the Red Wings had their parade and he got booed during the celebration lol. He was bad news. So have most of the mayors in that city, Archer was alright though, but he didn't placate the masses and wouldn't give in to their BS. | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 04:11 Slaughter wrote: Im from Warren here Right next to Eastpointe and Detroit I remember when the Red Wings had their parade and he got booed during the celebration lol. He was bad news. So have most of the mayors in that city, Archer was alright though, but he didn't placate the masses and wouldn't give in to their BS.DAMN. man this community is crazy, I live and work just a couple miles from a bunch of members. Too cool. | ||
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tenacity
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AtlaS
United States1001 Posts
You can't really see how bad michigan is in the hole unless you leave ann arbor. ann arbor seems to be separate from michigan's economy since the university employs many people and provides so much for the town. regardless, it doesn't take much to see how bad kwame was for michigan. good riddance, hopefully i won't hear of him on the news til 2015 | ||
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Killy
United States39 Posts
On May 26 2010 03:37 iCCup.Diamond wrote: Yep Sterling Heights here. Suprised to see so many Michiganders here! Maybe we need to get a Michigan LAN going! lol. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I live in Downtown Detroit, we should definetly get a MI LAN going. I've got a giant house behind the DIA and could possibly host if there weren't too many people interested. Or possibly a OSL finals get together. PM if serious. Also, everyone on the streets new Kwame was a real gangster, so all this was just a matter of time. Trust me though, when u live around here, Kwame was the least of our worries. Cops are WAY scarier! /truth\ | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On May 26 2010 03:24 ShaperofDreams wrote: This guy must have some serious hookups It's a shame when criminals get away.Try Roger Penske, Peter Karmanos and Dan Gilbert. Yes, it's deep. EDIT: Lumping him together with Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson is ridiculous, but I'm pretty sure he's a gangster. ![[image loading]](http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/kwamekilpatrickpimp.jpg) | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
That's just scratching the surface. When you get out of jail and get $240k you're fucking hooked. Period. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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Bill Murray
United States9292 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 05:25 Jibba wrote: BTW, he'll probably get more than this. There's a pending Federal case as well. Yep. I have a feeling a couple weeks after his appeal fails a federal indictment coming his way. Like I said he deserves to pay for what happened to Tamara Greene. There's not a shred of doubt in my mind him and his wife had a hand in that murder. | ||
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tonight
United States11130 Posts
All the bullshit he pulled in office and in and out of court he deserves more than this, but he surprisingly still has a lot of Detroit/Flint support which makes me sick. | ||
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ShoreT
United States489 Posts
Southfield here btw. | ||
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DallasTx
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Choo
United States126 Posts
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eXigent.
Canada2419 Posts
On May 26 2010 11:33 Choo wrote: What exactly did he do as Mayor anyways? Killed a stripper, and gave away over 8 million in law suits, nothing major | ||
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Sadist
United States7200 Posts
Michigan Lan gooooooo I dont think Granholm is the problem. More like NAFTA. I dont really see Michigan coming back unless NAFTA dies | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On May 26 2010 12:01 eXigent. wrote: Killed a stripper, and gave away over 8 million in law suits, nothing major None of that would be that bad if he had actually been a good mayor. | ||
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Tomnki
United States62 Posts
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
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erickeK
United States112 Posts
Plymouth, MI Add me. xfire: villagepsycho aim: eric1kek msn: villagepsycho@hotmail.com | ||
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Triscuit
United States722 Posts
4 months for TEN felony counts. That's justice. | ||
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Irrelevant
United States2364 Posts
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ryanAnger
United States838 Posts
And just a little joke my 7 year old brother came up with: Why was Spongebob afraid of Detroit? Because Kwame killed Patrick. | ||
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bdams19
United States1316 Posts
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Tadzio
3340 Posts
-Man is sentenced to 4 months. -After serving nearly 3 1/2 months in jail, he's released on probation. -Man violates his 21 day-long probation. -Man is given a jail term that is between 4.5 & 15 times his original sentence. OR between 26 & 86 times his probation period. --Just imagine, if his probation period had been 6 months, an proportional punishment would've been between 13 & 43 years added to his sentence. W... T... F... That's some psycho justice, right there. It doesn't even approach the realm of reasonable. I don't care how gangsta that corrupt mayor is, he just got crushed. | ||
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SolHeiM
Sweden1264 Posts
On May 26 2010 16:31 Tadzio wrote: Ignore the man's name, status, skin color, reputation and the supposed crimes. Just look at the series of events. -Man is sentenced to 4 months. -After serving nearly 3 1/2 months in jail, he's released on probation. -Man violates his 21 day-long probation. -Man is given a jail term that is between 4.5 & 15 times his original sentence. OR between 26 & 86 times his probation period. --Just imagine, if his probation period had been 6 months, an proportional punishment would've been between 13 & 43 years added to his sentence. W... T... F... That's some psycho justice, right there. It doesn't even approach the realm of reasonable. I don't care how gangsta that corrupt mayor is, he just got crushed. My policy is tit for tat. If you fuck other people over, you deserve to get fucked over yourself. | ||
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Tomnki
United States62 Posts
On May 26 2010 16:31 Tadzio wrote: Ignore the man's name, status, skin color, reputation and the supposed crimes. Just look at the series of events. -Man is sentenced to 4 months. -After serving nearly 3 1/2 months in jail, he's released on probation. -Man violates his 21 day-long probation. -Man is given a jail term that is between 4.5 & 15 times his original sentence. OR between 26 & 86 times his probation period. --Just imagine, if his probation period had been 6 months, an proportional punishment would've been between 13 & 43 years added to his sentence. W... T... F... That's some psycho justice, right there. It doesn't even approach the realm of reasonable. I don't care how gangsta that corrupt mayor is, he just got crushed. This happens all the time. It happens when you can't pin him on what you want so you just try to get him the maximum sentence on a lesser crime. It happened here in Lansing earlier this year after a guy who got off a rape charges a while back. He ended up getting 15 years for something crazy like pissing in public or something. Does someone deserve 15 years for peeing in public? No. Does someone deserve 15 years for rape? Not imo, should be instant death. Anyways the ignore the "supposed crimes"? Wtf? No. You probably aren't from Michigan so you really have no clue how bad this guy really is. This guy got off easy, if it were up to me he'd be locked up for life. | ||
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ShoreT
United States489 Posts
On May 26 2010 16:31 Tadzio wrote: Ignore the man's name, status, skin color, reputation and the supposed crimes. Just look at the series of events. -Man is sentenced to 4 months. -After serving nearly 3 1/2 months in jail, he's released on probation. -Man violates his 21 day-long probation. -Man is given a jail term that is between 4.5 & 15 times his original sentence. OR between 26 & 86 times his probation period. --Just imagine, if his probation period had been 6 months, an proportional punishment would've been between 13 & 43 years added to his sentence. W... T... F... That's some psycho justice, right there. It doesn't even approach the realm of reasonable. I don't care how gangsta that corrupt mayor is, he just got crushed. That is what happens are you act like an arrogant prick to everyone, and don't admit that you did anything wrong. For example, during the hearings before this trial he said he didn't know whether his wife had a job. If he can't admit that he was not following his probation and just acts to cocky all the time then I think the sentence is warranted. | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On May 26 2010 16:31 Tadzio wrote: Ignore the man's name, status, skin color, reputation and the supposed crimes. Just look at the series of events. -Man is sentenced to 4 months. -After serving nearly 3 1/2 months in jail, he's released on probation. -Man violates his 21 day-long probation. -Man is given a jail term that is between 4.5 & 15 times his original sentence. OR between 26 & 86 times his probation period. --Just imagine, if his probation period had been 6 months, an proportional punishment would've been between 13 & 43 years added to his sentence. W... T... F... That's some psycho justice, right there. It doesn't even approach the realm of reasonable. I don't care how gangsta that corrupt mayor is, he just got crushed. Ya if you followed the whole case it was some shady shit. He sat up there and lied his ass off thinking he was smart. But what was most interesting is he caused this to himself. He went to the court and tried to get his payments lowered to $6 a month while living in a $1 million dollar house driving a brand new Escalade. As for the 21 day probation? His probation was for 5 years.... | ||
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Mikilatov
United States3897 Posts
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
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Funnytoss
Taiwan1471 Posts
On May 26 2010 20:22 Mikilatov wrote: Damn, lol. Where'd all these Michigan TL people come from all of the sudden? I thought there were like 3 of us. =P I'm from Fremont, about an hour North of GR. Just the fact that Michigan fielded two CSL teams probably could have tipped you off that there were more than 3 of us, haha ^_^; But yeah, this is even more than I thought as well. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On May 26 2010 23:25 iCCup.Diamond wrote: LOL! 6'4" 310 Holy crap, they should let him go free if he plays for the Lions. | ||
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Sadist
United States7200 Posts
On May 26 2010 16:49 Tomnki wrote: This happens all the time. It happens when you can't pin him on what you want so you just try to get him the maximum sentence on a lesser crime. It happened here in Lansing earlier this year after a guy who got off a rape charges a while back. He ended up getting 15 years for something crazy like pissing in public or something. Does someone deserve 15 years for peeing in public? No. Does someone deserve 15 years for rape? Not imo, should be instant death. Anyways the ignore the "supposed crimes"? Wtf? No. You probably aren't from Michigan so you really have no clue how bad this guy really is. This guy got off easy, if it were up to me he'd be locked up for life. you live in lansing? Me too! | ||
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
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decafchicken
United States19949 Posts
Click here if you guys are interested in michigan lan/meet up! /off topic | ||
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iSop
United States6 Posts
On May 26 2010 23:53 Jibba wrote: 6'4" 310 Holy crap, they should let him go free if he plays for the Lions. HAHA i agree. Im from detroit and i swear the lions suck azz | ||
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erickeK
United States112 Posts
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Prdors
United States67 Posts
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Bub
United States3518 Posts
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Shiragaku
Hong Kong4308 Posts
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