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02-22-2007, 04:39 AM
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Two Years for Throwing a Cup of Ice
A Virginia woman was sentenced to two years in prison for throwing a cup of crushed ice into another car from her car. The charge was "propelling or throwing a missle"...no one was injured. Although the jury gave her the minimum, how this even went to trial defies any sort of logic. The judge did eventually reduce the sentence to five years probation, but still...
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02-22-2007, 07:27 AM
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More on this - she is a military wife who was traveling north with her three children and her pregnant sister on January 4th, from her NC home into Virginia. She has been in Jail since that time. The conviction is a felony.
Jessica Hall
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The missile--a McDonald's bag containing an ice-cold drink--was launched into the car of another motorist in stalled traffic on Interstate 95 on July 2.
Hall, who was traveling north with her three young children and her pregnant sister, got into an altercation with another motorist involving gestures and abrupt lane switches.
The stories vary on exactly what happened, but everyone agrees that it ended with Hall throwing the bag, spilling drink all over the passenger in the other car.
The case has been dubbed the "McMissile" case and has attracted regional and national attention.
Court sources said CNN and several Washington television stations had requested cameras in the courtroom for the sentencing. No decision has been made on that request.
At Hall's trial, the jury had the option of convicting Hall of "unlawfully" throwing a missile, which would have given them the option of giving Hall no jail time.
But the jury was not aware of the two-year minimum before agreeing on the more serious charge.
Jim Ilijevich, a local defense attorney, said the missile statute is one of several that need some fine-tuning.
He said Hall was properly charged as the statute reads, but, "That statute is ridiculous. It doesn't really distinguish between a cup of ice and a bullet, and I can't believe this is what the legislature had in mind."
Ilijevich said he finds it "unfortunate" that Hall, who had no prior criminal record, is now a convicted felon.
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2 more McMissiles and your out!
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02-22-2007, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by sandgk
More on this - she is a military wife who was traveling north with her three children and her pregnant sister on January 4th, from her NC home into Virginia. She has been in Jail since that time. The conviction is a felony.
Jessica Hall
2 more McMissiles and your out!
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She deserved it. Screwing around like that with kids in the car IS criminal. I once had some damn idiot screwing with me on the interstate, and I would have stepped up and annoyed the hell out of him. But I had two young nieces with me in the car, so I pulled over, took a breath, and let the asswipe clear the area before reentering traffic. I de-escalated. She escalated. Big difference. She's lucky she's not facing reckless homicide charges.
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02-22-2007, 08:58 AM
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He drives around, all over the town...
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I can find no sympathy for this dumbass. However, I might be more lenient if her stupidity resulted in a nice fiery crash.
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02-22-2007, 09:02 AM
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I'd rather be napping!!
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Maybe she just wanted him to "have a coke and a smile"?
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02-22-2007, 09:10 AM
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Heck, I would have voted that moron guilty in a heartbeat. This is the kind of stuff I read to my students before class begins.
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02-22-2007, 09:36 AM
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02-22-2007, 10:03 AM
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Still fortitudinous
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I have no sympathy for this criminal either. People need to learn to control their road rage. You can't throw things at others and not expect to have to answer for your actions.
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