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Jun 19, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

OSU student faces 60 days in jail for fatal punch

Full story: Columbus Dispatch

One punch outside an Arena District bar at closing time was all it took to end a man's life and create a felony record for a college student.

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claire ross

Columbus, OH

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only 2 months for stupidly killing someone? while I'm glad the family is OK with the plea, I hope this young man learns to curb his violent temper.

Mike

Marysville, OH

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Amazing how quickly a small situation can escalate and turn into something like this. These kids are so quick to want to throw down and fight over things not realizing how it can turn into a case like this in the blink of an eye. Now one person is dead and another is going to jail and will have a felony on his record all from one small altercation over a beer and one punch.

Dewey

Columbus, OH

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60 days! Are you kidding me? What the hell is wrong with the justice system in this country? Maybe Obama will fix that problem tooo!

Dave

Fairborn, OH

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Life is cheap in America.

Eddie

Grove City, OH

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60 days does not seem like enough. I realize his intention was not on killing somebody, but unfortunatley that is what happened. Death was not the desired result but his actions are what caused that death. Not sure what the appropriate penalty should be but 60 days does not seem like enough for taking anothers life. Hopefully at least he will be paying out of his nose the rest of his life in legal bills and restitution. He should be paying for this the rest of his life in one way or another.

Carl Kulpa

Columbus, OH

How quickly the lives of two people change dramatically in an instant. The perpetrator deserved way more time. There is no excuse for violent behavior. And murder is murder regardless of intent.

UAW worker

Longwood, FL

So it is OK if only one punch is thrown to kill someone. It makes very little difference, one or a hundred, a death still occurred. A 60 day sentence is totally out of line.

deywho

Cincinnati, OH

i heard the sentence was so light because it was a case of self defense

deywho

Cincinnati, OH

uaw worker has clearly never been in a fight. most people wouldnt even consider one punch a fight, more of a scuffle. one hundred punches would be wailing on the guy when he was down, not as it was in this case, defending himself from a much bigger and older attacker.

dustybrown

Columbus, OH

you can't sentence someone based on something that happens after the fact. if the prosecutors wanted a heavier jail sentence they would've tried the defendant with something more severe. the basis of this trial is and should be assault, and judgement should be and was rendered based on whether or not the defendant assaulted the victim or if they were acting in self defense...it's sad that somebody died from the incident yes, but you can't alter the legal system due to emotions.

main st

Since: May 09

Urbana, OH

it just goes to show u that u.s justice system doent do its job anymore.. a man hits someboby and kills them and gets 60 days in the county jail, but a person gets caught with a little drugs on them and they get the book throwed at them.. bullshit!! obama isnt going to fix shit!!

Kellyn

Merrillville, IN

Nick Foss was a good man and 60 days doesn't make up for his life taken... AT ALL!! My heart goes out to his family, who has treated me as their own as well!!!

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