One of last defendants sentenced

“Judges have tough jobs. They have to make tough decisions.”

The last of three men caught in the Harris County 'To Catch a Predator' sting who wanted a trial was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison.

The hearing for Robert Gerald White, 33, came more than a month after his conviction by a Dalton, Ga., jury on charges of attempted child molestation and attempted statutory rape. He sat quietly as Harris County Superior Court Judge Frank Jordan Jr. announced the seven-year prison sentence, followed by 13 years on probation -- a contrast from the shouting and loud noises coming from White as he waited in a holding cell. Read more

[macio]

I am so glad this cretin was sentenced to 7 years. He was a sick man and he needed to be punished for the crimes he committed. I wish all of the men who shamed themselves on To Catch a Predator got sentenced to 7 years in prison like Gerald White did.

[Pony]

Yes I agree totaly but is there really a way to reform these people? I heard that only 1% are truly reformed. That is kind of scary.

[MSO4]

Pony wrote:

Yes I agree totaly but is there really a way to reform these people? I heard that only 1% are truly reformed. That is kind of scary.

Locked up forever is the only reform that truly works.

[MWISE]

Why hasn't Cody Green come to trial? He's in jail so is he going to get a dismissal over speedy trial?