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Stallworth Buys 30 Days for Manslaughter?

Isn't killing someone considered a crime against the public?  If so, then why can you buy yourself out of a prison sentence by giving big money to private parties?  That's exactly what happened here:MIAMI ? Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth is going to serve 30 days in jail after pleading guilty in Florida to a DUI manslaughter charge....Stallworth also reached a confidential financial settlement with the Reyes' family. A person close to the negotiations told The Association Press about the agreement on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the deal.

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on June 16, 2009 (boomark / email).