Defendants plead guilty in home invasion And I did nothing wrong

[larrymeyer]

http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2...0412870168.txt

Defendants plead guilty in home invasion
Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009

By MARLENE DiGIACOMO
mdigiacomo@delcotimes.com

MEDIA COURTHOUSE — A defendant, while pleading guilty Monday in a Collingdale home invasion, said he didn’t see anything wrong with what he did, because he thought the people in the home were dealing drugs.

“I didn’t see it as I was doing something wrong in my eyes,” said Ariel Caraballo, 25, of Philadelphia. “I was thinking so they sell drugs, so nobody would care.”

Assistant District Attorney Michael Mattson said there was no evidence the people who were robbed and terrorized were dealing drugs. And Judge Chad Kenney, who formally accepted the pleas, said it didn’t matter since what Caraballo did was a “heinous crime.”

The judge said the “terror and trauma” Caraballo inflicted on the victims, who were in the house with an 8-month-old child, is something they will never forget.

Caraballo entered pleas to robbery and conspiracy charges in the home invasion, along with Moises Torres, 26, also of Philadelphia.

Police said the two forced their way into a North Street residence and terrorized the occupants.

Both were scheduled to stand trial Monday. A jury had been selected, but when the plea agreements were worked out, the jury was dismissed.

Kenney accepted the pleas and formally sentenced the pair in line with the negotiations.

Caraballo, who has a prior record of violent crimes, received a 10- to 20-year jail term. He was identified as the gun-wielding assailant, according to Matson.

One of the victims told Caraballo in court that he “ruined my life” when he violated the safety of her home that day.

Torres, apologized for his actions, and was sentenced to five to 10 years in jail.

Police said at the time that a victim grabbed Torres, who was not armed, and a struggle ensued. One of the victims ran to the basement and grabbed a gun, which apparently scared off both intruders.

They were arrested within a half-hour of the crime, after they crashed their car into a retaining wall in the 900 block of Walnut Street, Collingdale and tried to escape on foot, police said.

[steve762]

I can't stand sliding-scale morality. With his mentality, the guy's probably going to get recruited to run for Congress.

[WhiteFeather]

Originally Posted by larrymeyer

http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2...0412870168.txt

Defendants plead guilty in home invasion
Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009

By MARLENE DiGIACOMO
mdigiacomo@delcotimes.com

MEDIA COURTHOUSE — A defendant, while pleading guilty Monday in a Collingdale home invasion, said he didn’t see anything wrong with what he did, because he thought the people in the home were dealing drugs.

“I didn’t see it as I was doing something wrong in my eyes,” said Ariel Caraballo, 25, of Philadelphia. “I was thinking so they sell drugs, so nobody would care.”

Assistant District Attorney Michael Mattson said there was no evidence the people who were robbed and terrorized were dealing drugs. And Judge Chad Kenney, who formally accepted the pleas, said it didn’t matter since what Caraballo did was a “heinous crime.”

The judge said the “terror and trauma” Caraballo inflicted on the victims, who were in the house with an 8-month-old child, is something they will never forget.

Caraballo entered pleas to robbery and conspiracy charges in the home invasion, along with Moises Torres, 26, also of Philadelphia.

Police said the two forced their way into a North Street residence and terrorized the occupants.

Both were scheduled to stand trial Monday. A jury had been selected, but when the plea agreements were worked out, the jury was dismissed.

Kenney accepted the pleas and formally sentenced the pair in line with the negotiations.

Caraballo, who has a prior record of violent crimes, received a 10- to 20-year jail term. He was identified as the gun-wielding assailant, according to Matson.

One of the victims told Caraballo in court that he “ruined my life” when he violated the safety of her home that day.

Torres, apologized for his actions, and was sentenced to five to 10 years in jail.

Police said at the time that a victim grabbed Torres, who was not armed, and a struggle ensued. One of the victims ran to the basement and grabbed a gun, which apparently scared off both intruders.

They were arrested within a half-hour of the crime, after they crashed their car into a retaining wall in the 900 block of Walnut Street, Collingdale and tried to escape on foot, police said.

I know this will come to a big surprise to everyone.

http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketS...erID=104005182

Read the criminal past activity and you will notice once again, that all of the firearm charges that were NOT aggressively prosecuted. Each one that was NOT prosecuted was an opportunity to send the criminal a message, that kind of behavior will not be tolerated.

Had the existing laws and penalty (jail time) for past crimes been imposed this crime would have never happened to these people.

Had these repeat criminals had killed someone or a police officer there would be more screams for more gun control, we all know it.

I am tired of our proud firearm heritage being sacrificed on the altar of Political Correctness, to let the violent repeat keep hurting the Citizens and police officers.

So who is responsible?

Is it the so called weak gun laws in PA or the so called weak enforcement of existing laws by the criminal justice system?

What is the cost to society at large to be soft on crime with these repeat violent offenders?

What is the cost to re-re-re-arrest & prosecute the same criminals over and over again?

IF they want to hold gun owners for responsibly for our firearm and firearms in general for being “The Problem” and always want to enact another gun control law because of these criminal actions. At what point does the revolving door of the criminal justice system become “The Problem”, at what point does the responsibilities of people that let these criminal back on the street start being held accountable for their defective products actions (AK criminals)?

use this to search criminal names


http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/CP.aspx

[SW357]

The defendents should've said they were merely investigating a rumor that the homeowners were selling drugs, and also that they wanted to make sure the weapons they suspected were in the house were on the up and up, for the sake of the neighborhood's children, and all those children from around the globe, who don't share the opportunity to protect themselves from these sorts of people.

Maybe wear a patch with an acorn on it to court, while making sure the press was there for coverage to stir up the idiots.

They would've got off, and probably received a medal.

[Helter]

Originally Posted by larrymeyer

“I was thinking so they sell drugs, so nobody would care.”

A victim-less crime, like punching somebody in the dark!

[schmol]

I guess you can legally shoot someone just as long as "they were coming right at ya!"

[levib]

I think you'd be safer stealing from regular law-abiding folk than drug dealers.