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hiromichi



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:04 pm    Post subject: Nagoya guards guilty but walk Reply with quote
Does "walk" mean their sentences are suspended?

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NAGOYA -- The Nagoya District Court gave two prison guards who killed an inmate by spraying him with a high-pressure water hose suspended sentences Friday, ruling they had not intended to hurt the prisoner.

The pair received suspended sentences for the December 2001 incident at Nagoya Prison, which drew global condemnation and led the government to improve prison conditions.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Nagoya guards guilty but walk Reply with quote
hiromichi wrote:
Does "walk" mean their sentences are suspended?

Background information is below.

NAGOYA -- The Nagoya District Court gave two prison guards who killed an inmate by spraying him with a high-pressure water hose suspended sentences Friday, ruling they had not intended to hurt the prisoner.

The pair received suspended sentences for the December 2001 incident at Nagoya Prison, which drew global condemnation and led the government to improve prison conditions.


To "walk" in reference to a prison sentence would mean there will be no further consequences. Although not technically always the case, a suspended sentences many times does mean the person get to "walk."

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Nagoya guards guilty but walk Reply with quote
Kristi or Kristea, Thank you very much. I can rest assured that I at last got an answer.
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