I'll park my usual fun loving and often sarcastic tone for a moment to make a very serious statement. This jerk should be released the day that Kristin has fully recovered.
I had the chance to chat with Kristin and her family during the Frozen Four. I can happily report that her wit and memory seem to be serving her well, whereas she clearly remembered me after not having seen me for over a year, and she even enjoyed a fun loving dig at me regarding my cowboy hat.
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As you all know, I can certainly take a dig with the best of them, and this was the best dig I had received from anyone all that weekend. You go girl!
I want to be clear that what I am about to add here in no way represents the opinions of the Cameron family, but are truly and humbly my own thoughts on the subject. I get the concept of reduced sentences for pleaing out, not to mention for first offences, etc. I believe however, that the most aggregious and unforgiveable part of this crime is the charge of failure to stop or render aid. It is the basic principle behind this charge that I see as the punctuation mark on the totality of the crime. There are lawyers and judges more sagely than I who understand why certain charges were kept and others were dropped, but consideration of the fact that this particular charge actually was dismissed seems like basis enough simply in the spirit of promoting human decency to otherwise provide the maximum sentence. In fact, while it is for certain that Kristin is a fighter and that she'll continue to push herself to recover as best and as fast as she can, then I would add that however long her recovery may take, it seems appropriate at least to me that this felon should be put on a parallel timetable.
It was great to see you and your family Kristin! Keep pluggin! We're all still pullin' for ya!