by Nomad
A Texas Court threw the book at a woman for threats to the president. Politics may have had little to do with this case but threatening the president's life has become all too common.
Shouldn't the Secret Service and the courts be doing more to make this a less attractive way to get attention?
Straight from the
"But.. I'm a victim too" category.
Shannon Guess Richardson, a 39-year-old actress from Texas, was sentenced to 18 years in prison this week for sending a trio of poison letters to politicians, including the President.
At her trial, Richardson threw out every stop to win the heart of the judge. She might have hoped to win a reduced sentence by pleading guilty to the charge of possessing and producing a biological toxin. If so,the legal ploy wasn't too successful.
At
the sentencing phase, Richardson explained that she "never intended for anybody
to be hurt," and added that she was "not a bad person; I don't have it in me
to hurt anyone."
Judge Michael H. Schneider was unconvinced and gave her the
maximum sentence and ordered her to pay restitution of around $367,000. He also
noted that Richardson had put many lives in danger and threatened public
officials.
Shannon Richardson's acting career was limited to minor
roles in TV series, such as "The Walking Dead" (Third zombie from the right.) But, due to her poorly-thought-out and very dangerous plotting, that is all gone now.
