Twanda Might Get to Leave Jail 18 Months Early

In other Pittsburgh legal news…..

Former Pittsburgh Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle could be out of state prison by September.

Carlisle, who was sentenced in February to one to two years behind bars, is being considered for a halfway house program, the state Department of Corrections indicated in letters to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. and Common Pleas Judge John A. Zottola.

The letters were dated March 12 — two days after Carlisle, 49, of Homewood started her state prison sentence.


This is the sort of

This is the sort of unfairness that’s driving so many to Obama.
When LaGrotta (white democrat) gives money from taxpayers to HIS family, he keeps his pension and does not see a day behind bars.
When Carlisle (black democrat) does the same thing, she loses her pension AND goes to jail.
Why anyone who loves fairness would vote for ANY democrat is beyond me.

A Great Many

Based on your comments, it appears a great many things are beyond you.

So, you think it’s all

So, you think it’s all right that the white male Democrat keeps his pension while the black female Democrat loses hers AND goes to jail?
Something is beyond one of us.

Race?

Fair? NO Racial? NO.
Carlisie and LaGrotta are two crooks charged with different crimes and they made different pleas. LaGrotta’s deal has more to do with PA politics as usual than it does with race. True, they are both democrats, but their behavior is not unique to any one political party. Neither one should be allowed to keep their pension, but the law says conflict of interest, blah, blah….

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