But still. Good Christ.
Registered sex offender wins $14 million lottery jackpot in Jensen Beach
Is there no justice?
FDLE records show Cowal is a registered sex offender and has a record of arrests for alleged offenses beginning in 1993, ranging from burglary, lewd and lascivious or indecent assault upon a child, trespass, aggravated assault, driving under the influence, probation violation and high-speed fleeing from law enforcement. He was sentenced to 23 months in prison between 1993 and 2000.
I can't even find the words. It's not like this is some good-ol-boy drinkin' and raisin' hell kind of record. We're talking about one of Florida's legion of child sex predators.
Now, according to the article, the guy opted for the $8 million lump sum, seeing as that's what you get out of $14 million after the tax bite (just lie back and think of England, oh taxpayer, or try to pretend it's all going to beer for soldiers). Anyway...$8 million.
Now, surely, the State of Florida ought to be able to snatch a goodly amount of that. Certainly, with that record, I'd like to think this jackass has been incarcerated. I'd like to think the State has some sort of program in place to recoup the funds spend on locking his ass up. And I would THINK there'd be some sort of fines levied for at least some of his crimes. Have those been paid?
I guess I don't have a problem with criminals (who've served their time) having good luck. But someone out there ought to be keeping track, and ensuring that this asshole pays back every dime the people of Florida have spent on his worthless carcass, and that he's made proper financial restitution for his wrongs.
Then, if there's something left, Mr. Cowal can perhaps go somewhere far away and enjoy it.
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ReplyDeleteThe sicko will probably go to a country where they look the other way regarding this behavior.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we will get lucky and he'll overdose on something.
You're probably right. I spent some time in Thailand at one point and it's downright amazing the sick shit people will travel around the world to pay for.
ReplyDeleteI think we might be able to hope that this particular guy is too stupid to fill out a passport application, though.
"You know, I probably don't want to live in a world where one's past can disqualifty one from any future random good fortune.
ReplyDeleteBut still. Good Christ."
I wonder?
You want him to pay for his incarceration? It sounds like you want to get two bites of the cherry here or do you think all who are convicted of crimes should pay for their punishment?
The point of lotteries are that anyone can win them - even the most undeserving. Should we check a person's moral character before allowing them to enter a lottery? All sorts of arrogant, greedy, selfish, and cruel people from time to time win lotteries - as well as some very generous and humble people. That is the whole point of them.
Neither you nor I have any idea what this guy will end up doing with the money but it is possible that even a convicted sex offender might end up using it in a more responsible manner than many who appear to be 'normal' members of the community.
I suspect that most people though have already made up their minds about the general nature of what he will do with it and they will be very disappointed if he does not. I hope that he uses it well - do you, really? Or would it make you feel better if he made an even bigger mess of his and others lives by the way he uses it?
My bet is he will be broke within 5 years. I'm not saying that I wish for that to happen (I really don't give a shit what he does). Considering how he has managed his life so far, it is doubtful that he will handle instant wealth in a possitive way.....
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