I am French. I have never been to America.
From my point of view, so the view of an European who only know USA through the eyes of various medias.
I am under the impression that justice sentences are very harsh there ! It looks like anybody can be sent to prison for pretty much nothing.
Wow ! 26 months ! In France he would have been sentenced to 4 or 5 SUSPENDED months.
My parents and some of their friends plans to go to USA for tourism I hope they don't get arrested (pulled over). My dad speaks English "like a Spanish cow" and his attempt at making jokes might not please the officers.
Right, because financial fraud measured with 7 digits is exactly the same as being pulled over and talking to a police officer in broken English. (That's sarcasm, in case it doesn't translate well.) I'd argue if all an offender gets for a million dollar crime is a suspended sentence, maybe France needs to get a grip on their white collar crime problem.
Regardless, if all I knew about France was what I saw on "various medias", my view of your country would be just as skewed as your view of mine. It reminds me of an immigrant I worked with in the 80s who spoke of how his relatives and friends back home wanted to know if the U. S. was just like the television show "Dallas". Not in Indianapolis, Indiana, it wasn't. Nor even Dallas, Texas itself, I imagine.
minimum security and he'll get out early for good behavior. Curious though, do you think a slap on the wrist would be better in this case? Would you also recommend a non-sentence if he broke into homes to steal $1.5M?
Wow ! 26 months ! In France he would have been sentenced to 4 or 5 SUSPENDED months.
My parents and some of their friends plans to go to USA for tourism I hope they don't get arrested (pulled over). My dad speaks English "like a Spanish cow" and his attempt at making jokes might not please the officers.