Now he meets Bubba in prison.

And no---this isn't meant as a rape reference---this is meant that he aint gonna smack anyone around in the big house.

He already has the temperament and the will to hurt people. If anything he'll be doing the raping after he loses the rest of his humanity in prison.

Did you think I was defending him? My point is that he's a budding Bubba himself. Rape in prison may seem like a wonderful punishment to some, but it's just another way to create hardened criminals. This guy will get out and then he'll be even worse than he is now.

He clearly has assaulted her before. When he approached her in the video initially, you could see her drop down and cringe before he even got close to her. What sort of consequence should he have been given? He committed a felony after all.

But when someone starts talking about how he's gonna meet Bubba in prison like it's something good, they might think that by the time this guy gets out of prison he WILL be Bubba. I don't see anything good about that. He'll be much more of a threat to society.

He can rot in Hell as far as I'm concerned. He got off easy. He should have been given a lot more years for what he did.

How do we protect the rest of humanity who do not attempt to murder people from a repeat, likely successful performance?

I like to think that 100 years from now we will have evolved enough to understand the root causes of violence. It's usually violence itself. The judicial system is certainly better than it was 100 years ago and that's out of compassionate thinking. Maybe we can evolve.

and fans....think Michael Vick

Wishing that he will be beat up in prison is only marginally better than wishing he will be raped. Both are assault. One is sexual one is not.

You see no contradiction when you mouth the phrase "Rape isn't about sex, it's about power!" but then wish that power will be used against a man to physically injure him.

Sometimes people don't get shit, but learn enough about posing.

After the fact he threatened her again... yeah... have a good three years... he's going where he belongs...

What a pathetic weakling he is.

and argumentative people, those who have a history of beating women were almost always kittens when a man came around. The problems were the street fighters who would not even defend themselves if attacked by a woman..they were the real threat to me.

What a candy-assed punk.

Hope it's enough to derail his basketball career. Doubt it though.

Maybe the judge could have been, or should have more lenient. Yes, he beat a women, but he had a chance to go to college and have a career. I am not sure this is legal, but I think the judge should have required this young man to prove that he had been admitted to a college, require him to stay in college for a least one year (he could be drafted after one year), fine him $250,000-$1,000,000 to be given to the ex-girlfriend, require him to get counseling, and give him ten years of probation.

In that way he was still given a chance at a career. However, he would have still been punished and that punishment could have been increased if he got into trouble again.

In fact any drug conviction at all makes it impossible to get Federally backed student loans..

I don't think this creep deserves a career if some poor schmuck who was found with a little weed loses their chance in life.

From the article, "According to the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office, Farmer can file for release once he becomes eligible after 180 days.". It is hard to get into a decent academic program with a felony conviction, even harder with a violent crime conviction...If he did receive a scholarship, it would be from a school which doesn't give a shit about educating him, only about winning basketball games..Society shouldn't bet that people who do such things will self reform, it seldom happens..Would you let him live in your home while he attended college? Me? I wouldn't want him living in my county..

He's lucky she didn't die. I don't think he gets to be rewarded with leniency and a basketball career.

Beat a woman, go to college, get a big career? Really?

I think the 3 years is lenient enough.

According to the article at the link, lots of people begged the judge to be lenient so as not to interfere with this young man's basketball career. The fact that is a star athlete seems to be be more important to a lot of people than the fact that he beat somebody almost to death.

That says a lot about the relative importance of women vs. sports in this country.

Your post may not have been directly pointed at me, but I would like to respond. I did not suggest leniency because he was good at sports. I suggested leniency because he had a chance at life and a career. If he had been given an academic scholarship I would have said let him go to college.

I do not value sports over women.

What about the woman he almost killed? What about leniency for her?

No wonder I'm not a sports fan ...

Has no idea about the seriousness of his crime and no respect for the law. Watching this video of the attack was very difficult. The judge when interviewed even said Farmer tried to intimidate the victim even though there was an order of no contact in place. I'll bet he's shown no remorse for this young woman he abused and probably thinks she deserved it. He obviously has an inflated opinion of himself and probably figured he'd get off with a slap on the hand which is probably why he fainted in court.

Tony Farmer has some serious anger issues and letting him off easy would insure more bad behavior to come and the next time the victim might not be so lucky. He's obviously a talented athlete, seems to have a strong support system and I hope he learns from his stay in prison and can get on with his life when he returns to society.