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Unjust Sentencing Requires Attention

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Jennifer Mee Sentence is over the top As a nineteen year old Florida woman Jennifer Mee arranged a date with a young man she contacted on Facebook; but rather than have romance on her mind her motive was robbery. With the assistance of her two male friends her would-be date was mugged and it was during this process that one of Jennifer's friends fatally shot the young man. Under Florida law, all participants in a fatal robbery are equally guilty of murder whether they were responsible for the death or not. The trio were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.  In every case of murder there are aggravating and mitigating circumstances.  The most mitigating circumstance is that Jennifer never intended to shoot the victim and nothing came out of the trial suggesting otherwise.  The second mitigating factor is that Jennifer did not pull the trigger. It has to be asked, "Who is responsible for the discharge of a firearm?" I think the one who is in ...

Free Jennifer Mee Petition

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Jennifer Mee petition Florida woman Jennifer Mee was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole as a 19 year old. She is now 30 (2021). She arranged a date with a young man she had contacted on Facebook with the intention of robbing him. Her two male friends carried out the mugging however, this had tragic consequences as Jennifer's date was shot. Jennifer never intended to physically harm the victim let alone murder him. Her reaction after the event clearly shows this. Under Florida law all participants of a fatal robbery are equally guilty of murder; in Jennifer's case, first degree murder. Jennifer received a life without parole sentence. Jennifer's part in the crime barely constitutes murder; according to the dictionary Jennifer committed manslaughter or as it is sometimes called in America, "Involuntary manslaughter." Her sentenced is well out of proportion to her part in the crime since their was a lack of intent (in murder) on her part.  Then t...

Options for Jennifer

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Options for Jennifer I read recently how in California the law regarding murder was changed so that those who may have been an accomplice to murder but were convicted and given the same sentence as the one who did the actual murder were re-sentenced or set free. The law was changed so that those who fit the criteria faced a lesser charge. Criteria is set out for the lesser charge such as a lack of intent or malice. This fits Jennifer's situation perfectly. I have repeated this several times over so for the benefit of newcomers to the site, here is the situation: Jennifer was 19 when she arranged a date with a young man from Facebook. Her motive was robbery, not romance, and with the assistance of her two male friends, robbed the victim at the place which he and Jennifer agreed to meet. It was during the process of the robbery that Jennifer's date was fatally shot. Under Florida law, all participants in a fatal robbery are equally guilty of murder irrespective of whether they ha...

It is what it is but...

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INTRODUCTION It is no secret that the United States has thousands of innocent people incarcerated who have been denied justice; others may be guilty but their sentence is out of proportion to their part in the crime and they have just as much right to fight for their freedom as the innocent. We may not agree with Florida law but... it is what it is! In 2010 Jennifer Mee, then aged 19, set up a date with a young man she contacted on facebook. He was under the impression that he was going on a date but Jennifer's motive was robbery. They agreed to meet at a certain place and it was at this location that Jennifer and her two male friends mugged the victim, a mugging which ended up fatally when the victim was shot. There is no doubt that none of the trio ever intended to kill the victim but that the one who pulled the trigger got carried away with the moment. Under Florida law, all participants of a fatal robbery are as equally guilty of murder as the one who pulled the trigger. Jen...

Free Jennifer

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How does a New Zealander end up campaigning for the "Hiccup Girl." Written by Robert A. Stewart Florida woman Jennifer Mee gained notoriety as a teenager when she suffered from non-stop hiccups. So much so that she appeared on television to tell her story, however, just a few years later and after the hiccup situation had been cured, Jennifer, as a nineteen year old, made headlines for a different reason.  Here is the story: Jennifer set up a date with a young man she had contacted on Facebook. He was interested in romance but her motive was robbery. With the assistance of her two male companions, They attempted to mug the victim at a location which Jennifer arranged to meet her on a date. In the process of the robbery he was fatally shot. Under Florida law all participants of a fatal robbery are equally guilty of murder, in this case first degree murder irrespective of their part igen the murder itself. All three were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life w...

LIFE WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE

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  Is life without parole sentences right? I don't believe so as it leaves those who have made wrong choices without any hope for the future. People can be reformed and are capable of living normal law-abiding lives if given the opportunity to. Life without parole sentences A petition presented to the New Zealand parliament called for life without parole sentences for those who kill a serving police officer. The petition had 39,000 signatures. The petition was organised by the mother of a slain police officer. A life without parole sentence has only been handed down once in New Zealand, for the Christchurch mosque shooter. It is a sentence that tells New Zealand that this is the worst of the worst crime. Once you start lowering the threshold for handing out life without parole sentences you leave people in prison who would normally lead law-abiding lives with maturity on their side without a hope for the future. It also reduces the seri down seriousness of the worst criminal...

AMERICAN PARTIALITY

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  ABOUT THIS ARTICLE The legal system in America does not seem fair when someone who committed manslaughter according to the dictionary's definition of manslaughter can be found guilty of first degree murder and  sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.  Impartiality according to American lawmakers Is the American justice system impartial? I very much doubt it. Like so many things in the US, it is money which does the talking and is the motivating factor in all decisions in the US. If someone has the money they have a better chance of justice.  We sometimes see on television cases of rich celebrities appearing in court for something; it is a sure bet that they have a much better chance of a better outcome for themselves than if they had no means to pay for their legal costs.  In a nutshell, the poor are being denied a fair trial. But that is not the only issue regarding partiality. How is it that some can intentionally murder someone and...