
What is wrong with our justice system? A Los Banos resident, Gilbert Fuentes Jr., pleaded guilty yesterday to vehicular manslaughter charges and was sentenced by the judge to 360 hours of community service. On November 30th, 2008 Mr. Fuentes was driving west bound on Highway 152 at an excessive speed for the weather conditions. His wrecklessness caused the death of my only brother, Mauricio Inocenio Diaz, 24, and caused my cousin, Antonio Franco, 17, to be paralyzed from his chest line down for the rest of his life at the last stoplight heading westbound on Highway 152. The place is marked with a wooden cross by Merced Community College. The judge allowed us to speak and share with him how the loss of my brother's life has impacted us. We shared our tears, deepest emotions, and feelings and were disappointed to hear that the judge valued my brothers life, a productive member of society, CSU Fresno alumni, recently accepted to Masters program, at 360 hours of community service.
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