Not going on a mission ruined my life ...

[_Runtu]

This story is pretty amazing:

Defendant: Losing chance to serve LDS mission ruined my life

So, this guy embezzles $1.3 million, and what does he blame it on? Not being able to go on a mission. His logic:

1. While still in his teens, he got his girlfriend pregnant.
2. He and his family were devastated, and he was unable to forgive himself.
3. He embezzled money "trying to make up for that mistake [the pregnancy] since the day it happened. That has caused me to sacrifice my values."

My favorite part of the article:

Kapp wrote he plans to go to law school following prison because he likely won’t be able to find a job in the financial industry.

I'm sure he'll make an awesome attorney.

[_Morley]

Great post, Runtu. I guess it shows how you can turn anything around to justify your belief system. I try to watch myself so that I'm not doing the same thing.

[_The Nehor]

So this guy is blaming his moral lapses (embezzlement) on a lack of opportunity (not being able to go on a mission) caused by his moral lapses (getting girlfriend pregnant) caused by mistakes (spending too much time together alone) which all came about because of circumstances beyond his control (being born LDS).

Well, this guy has a future as an anti.

[_Baker]

So this guy is blaming his moral lapses (embezzlement) on a lack of opportunity (not being able to go on a mission) caused by his moral lapses (getting girlfriend pregnant) caused by mistakes (spending too much time together alone) which all came about because of circumstances beyond his control (being born LDS).

Well, this guy has a future as an anti.

Or maybe a politician.

[_Quasimodo]

So this guy is blaming his moral lapses (embezzlement) on a lack of opportunity (not being able to go on a mission) caused by his moral lapses (getting girlfriend pregnant) caused by mistakes (spending too much time together alone) which all came about because of circumstances beyond his control (being born LDS).

Well, this guy has a future as an anti.

I dunno, after reading the article, he sounds like he's a TBM to me. Obviously, a Mormon not serving a mission is in grave danger of becoming a thief.

His story must have worked with the judge, though. He only got 30 months.

[_Morley]

The worst thing about this article isn't what the guy has to say, it's that the Deseret News seems to see this as faith promoting. Kind of "Ahem, see what happens when you don't go on a mission!"

[_Quasimodo]

The worst thing about this article isn't what the guy has to say, it's that the Deseret News seems to see this as faith promoting. Kind of "Ahem, see what happens when you don't go on a mission!"

Yep. I've never been a Mormon so I didn't go on a mission. I'm happy to say that I've never spent a day in jail. Yet.

[_sock puppet]

This story is pretty amazing:

Defendant: Losing chance to serve LDS mission ruined my life

So, this guy embezzles $1.3 million, and what does he blame it on? Not being able to go on a mission. His logic:

1. While still in his teens, he got his girlfriend pregnant.
2. He and his family were devastated, and he was unable to forgive himself.
3. He embezzled money "trying to make up for that mistake [the pregnancy] since the day it happened. That has caused me to sacrifice my values."

My favorite part of the article:

Kapp wrote he plans to go to law school following prison because he likely won’t be able to find a job in the financial industry.

I'm sure he'll make an awesome attorney.

Yes, an 'awesome' attorney if he can get passed a law school admittance committee and a state bar's screening. Having a moral turpitude felony on your record makes that extremely difficult.

In about my 3rd year of practice, I defended a farmer sued by a college student that worked in the farmer's grain harvest. Through fire forensics, we were able to prove the farmer's instructions on starting an auger motor were ignored. A fire ensued, burning the college student and tens of thousands of dollars worth of the farmer's grain, truck, auger and storage facility.

The college student maintained all along he'd followed the instructions given, but the fire forensics were compelling to the jury that gave the college student nothing.

Pissed off at the end of the trial, right after the jury announced its verdict that the farmer was not responsible at all, the college student came over to the defense table and told me he was going to go to law school and become a lawyer so that he could prevent 'injustices' like that from ever happening again.

About 16 years later, I read in the newspaper that he was a tax attorney that was convicted of aiding client's committing federal tax evasion. He was debarred and did a stretch in a federal penitentiary. Pushing my vengeful buttons, reading that story caused a smile, well maybe actually a smirk, on my face given his angry statement after losing his lawsuit.

Oh, well.

[Guest]

Hey, if Ted Bundy could blame "porn" for his multitude of rapes and murders (and be taken seriously by James Dobson and others), he may as well try this one.

[_moksha]

I'm sure he'll make an awesome attorney.

Might consider working on DMCA suits.