Lawyers plead for leniency for elderly, homeless bank robber

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

  2. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    He's old enough to remember the famous bank robber Willie Sutton, who when asked why he robbed banks, replied "Because that's where the money is".
     
  3. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    I can sympathize with this guy. I'm almost his age - and I receive Social Security too, but it's better in Canada. I do fine and have 'way more saved than when I was working, so nothing to complain about, financially. Nothing AT ALL.

    If Mr. McAdoo wants to go back to jail for the foreseeable -- I say let him. Many ex-cons have wished the same thing, when they're not able to do well outside of prison. I may be wrong, but I'm guessing that in his last stretch, either he didn't receive much rehabilitation help or it just didn't work very well for him.

    If I could urge him to get an operation for his heart disease, I would. Two years ago, I had similar symptoms and a bypass operation took care of ALL that. It was over quickly, astonishingly painless and dramatically effective.

    It seems Mr. McAdoo feels he has two possibilities: die in jail, in relative comfort, or die in an alley somewhere. I can understand his preference. I hope, for his sake, he gets his wish.

    J.
     
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