He should serve his sentence in custody like other criminals.Stacie wrote: ↑November 21st, 2023, 6:55 pm I understand your point Walt but if the courts make that "accommodation" for him then why not the thousands others that have terminal diseases or memory issues? He should serve his sentence in custody like other criminals. Again, someone with a little leverage gets treated differently.
The thing about dementia, it sneaks its way in there are different types and can present different. I agree, I'm sure his team began to notice things and ignored them so they could continue to ride his coat tails but I don't think he's suffering. The brain is a complex thing and his isn't working correctly anymore so what we perceive as one way, they don't, they can't.
The problem is, that until he's tried and convicted, he's not a criminal.
Again, someone with a little leverage gets treated differently.
This has been true since homo sapiens first started walking on 2 legs. Remember the Ethan Couch case? A 16 year driving under the influence killed 4 people. His lawyers argued that because of affluenza, he had no understanding of boundaries; instead of prison he was sentenced to "rehab" - at a private clinic paid for by his overly affluent parent.
In Ethan Couch's case, I think the judgement was absurd. In Ron Jeremy's case, there is no simple answer. When a criminal is imprisoned, it is on the belief that there is some net benefit to society - removal of a threat, deterrence to others, punishment that the recipient can understand. If there is no net benefit to society, other than base revenge, what is the purpose of incarceration?
