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A wealthy California woman who co-founded a burn center foundation in the Los Angeles area was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for the hit-and-run killings of two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago.
Rebecca Grossman was speeding when she struck and killed Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, while they were in a crosswalk in the Los Angeles-area city of Westlake Village on Sept. 29, 2020.
“The loss of these two innocent lives has devastated their family and our community. Ms. Grossman’s blatant disregard for human life is a stark reminder of the grave consequences of irresponsible behavior behind the wheel,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.
A jury convicted Grossman in February on two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.
Ruling will be overturned in an appeal, she will walk, and it won’t make the news cycle.
Haven’t heard of this story before. What makes you say that?
Ever heard of a guy named Bill Cosby?
That was because the prosecutors were idiots and fucked up majorly.
If there was no situation like that here, it’s not going to happen.
Heard of a guy named Harvey Weinstein?
Yes. He’s in prison and appealing his sentence, which is every convicted person’s right. Why?
The New York case was overturned on appeal. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-top-court-overturns-former-hollywood-producer-weinsteins-conviction-2024-04-25/
The California conviction is currently under appeal with the same arguments that won the NY appeal. https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-appeal-california-rape-conviction-ccd871f2c9347a9631dd5328f665df3a
From the first article-
So, again, a fuckup. Yes, it sucks that guilty people can be let off due to a fuckup, but justice systems should adhere to certain rules and treat people equally and, in this case, that’s not what happened. Yes, our justice system needs to be better about both, but complaining when things work as they’re supposed to even though the outcome is unfavorable and a guilty person goes free is silly.
Even if the prosecutors don’t fuck up, you can always get “justice” from your state governor if you have to!
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/16/daniel-perry-greg-abbott-pardon/
Holy shit, I hadn’t heard that it was overturned… man…