Tyler Boebert pleaded guilty to a single charge of attempting to commit identity theft related to a spree of vehicle break-ins committed in the Colorado city of Rifle in early 2024.
On the one hand, throwing people in prison for long sentences isn’t an approach that’s been working to create a well-adjusted society, is it? I don’t want everyone locked up for years for every little thing.
On the other hand, what are the odds you and I could engage in this kind of unhinged, wonton criminal behavior and get a sweetheart deal like this? Breaking into a car, then using the stuff you found in the car to steal money from the same person? None of that was an accident. “Attempted” identity theft? WTF?
The severity of the punishment often depends in how much was stolen. The article seems to indicate that he charged <$1k before the card started being declined. I am actually surprised he got any jail time at all, but the fact that he had that other guilty plea and was going to jail anyway probably convinced the judge to hand out some time.
On the one hand, throwing people in prison for long sentences isn’t an approach that’s been working to create a well-adjusted society, is it? I don’t want everyone locked up for years for every little thing.
On the other hand, what are the odds you and I could engage in this kind of unhinged, wonton criminal behavior and get a sweetheart deal like this? Breaking into a car, then using the stuff you found in the car to steal money from the same person? None of that was an accident. “Attempted” identity theft? WTF?
The severity of the punishment often depends in how much was stolen. The article seems to indicate that he charged <$1k before the card started being declined. I am actually surprised he got any jail time at all, but the fact that he had that other guilty plea and was going to jail anyway probably convinced the judge to hand out some time.