So a scumbag tries to rob and then shoots an officer five times and all he gets is 14 years? This is what our legal system has turned into: all the sympathy goes to the criminal.

 

Why so light a sentence? (Boykin is the judge and Mr. Proctor is the shooter)

Boykin explained that he came to his sentencing decision after receiving "numerous letters from Mr. Proctor's family."

 

Of course his mother has to chime about her good little boy. So a wonderful person can shoot officers? Seriously?

Proctor's mother, Shannon Proctor, said her son is "a wonderful person, a hard worker and a great father."

 

What the hell is wrong with the world?

 

 

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Guess its not Texas justice

Thast is unbelievable. Too bad the officer's return fire didn't kill the perp. Impressive response from the officer--shot 5 times, hits the guy in the face and returns fire!

The perp's mother says "He's innocent, but he pleaded guilty because he knew nobody would take his word over a police officer,"

I would NEVER cop a plea if I were innocent--I would go to jail before I would perjure myself by pleading to something I did not do.

I don't know what to say but, Until we crack down on criminals the average joe just doesn't have a chance.

20 years for a warning shot. 14 years for shooting a cop 5 times.

 

Great justice system we have.

 

So with that pattern, I guess you should get 7 for murder then.

As a police officer I find that completely insulting. If someone has that much disregard for the law to the point of attempting to kill a cop then why would they place value on the lives of anybody else. Justice system sucks. I hope the judge that sentenced him learns a lesson the hard way personally

20 years for a warning shot. 14 years for shooting a cop 5 times.

 

Great justice system we have.

 

This! +1

As a police officer I find that completely insulting. If someone has that much disregard for the law to the point of attempting to kill a cop then why would they place value on the lives of anybody else. Justice system sucks. I hope the judge that sentenced him learns a lesson the hard way personally

 

Maybe they just don't like cops.

20 years for a warning shot. 14 years for shooting a cop 5 times.

 

Great justice system we have.

 

Another +1 for you. It amazes me to see what judges are allowed to do. Too bad not many of them have any common sense.

20 years for a warning shot. 14 years for shooting a cop 5 times.

 

Great justice system we have.

 

I was thinking the same thing..

 

Maybe if he claimed stand your ground he would have received more time..

If this happened in Texas, the only thing being discussed would be which tree to use. This disgusts me.

Ummm..How many years do you get for having a 16rd magazine?

20 years for a warning shot. 14 years for shooting a cop 5 times.

 

Great justice system we have.

 

The sentences are different in every state!

Ummm..How many years do you get for having a 16rd magazine?

 

In NJ, 16 lashes to your back, then the death penalty.

I think the criminal's audacity (shooting at a cop) should have contributed more to his sentence, although apparently there are federal charges so that may have been a reason they copped a plea. But I don't think the fact that he fired on a cop should be any worse than had he fired on a civilian from a strict legal standpoint. Those days are way, way gone. Cops are the most protected of any segment of our population, have the most legal privileges of anyone both on the job and in their daily lives, and don't have a statistically dangerous job compared to the top common dangerous jobs in the private sector. They serve an important purpose but we have come to the point where they are treated like royalty for no articuable reason.

 

 

Ridiculous, should be a national mandatory capitol offense, end of story..

Pathetic. I feel that some day in the near future I will be moving out of this country. Its just getting worse and worse and worse.

 

20 years for a warning shot. 14 years for shooting a cop 5 times.

 

Great justice system we have.

 

 

 

 

 

that is so fooked up!!!! what the hell!!! we should write letters to that judge, and open his eyes...

So with that pattern, I guess you should get 7 for murder then.

 

No, you get a made-for-tv movie about how you were the victim of society, and that is why you had to rob that liquor store.

 

Well, it's times like this I find solace in the bible. God is the only fit judge of man, as evidenced by our legal system. He may not have gotten his just-desserts now, but he will. It still is a disgrace, but I suppose that this is the world we live in. I can never understand how people can harm others like this. It's not even like we don't have assistance available for the poor (though I doubt that was the motivation.) But to me, the idea of harming another for any other reason than to protect myself, or my loved ones is abhorrent. Hell, I won't even hunt unless I intend to eat what I kill.