> Yuan decided to install a small camera at her desk.
> The camera captured a co-worker, David Xu, pouring a substance into her water bottle.
> Testing later identified the substance as cadmium, a toxic chemical.
> Xu was charged with premeditated attempted murder in 2019.
> In a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty to poisoning and received two years of probation.
> Almost ten years after, Yuan said she continues to experience health issues after ingesting the chemical for more than a year and is able to work only part time.
> She said she requested $500,000 in restitution, but received $7,000.
This is unfathomable. The criminal leniency is one thing, but how did she only get $7k in restitution. I gotta imagine the civil ruling would be much more severe than that.
That as the story tells it is fubab ... I knew the US legal system is far from balanced ... but catching someone red handed trying to kill someone ... I guess at some point if this story ever gets traction there will be a judge and some prosecutors in the hot seat, but often true justice doesn't prevail.
Some key points:
> Yuan decided to install a small camera at her desk.
> The camera captured a co-worker, David Xu, pouring a substance into her water bottle.
> Testing later identified the substance as cadmium, a toxic chemical.
> Xu was charged with premeditated attempted murder in 2019.
> In a plea agreement, he pleaded guilty to poisoning and received two years of probation.
> Almost ten years after, Yuan said she continues to experience health issues after ingesting the chemical for more than a year and is able to work only part time.
> She said she requested $500,000 in restitution, but received $7,000.
This is unfathomable. The criminal leniency is one thing, but how did she only get $7k in restitution. I gotta imagine the civil ruling would be much more severe than that.
That as the story tells it is fubab ... I knew the US legal system is far from balanced ... but catching someone red handed trying to kill someone ... I guess at some point if this story ever gets traction there will be a judge and some prosecutors in the hot seat, but often true justice doesn't prevail.
Judges and law enforcement officials who let criminals go like this should be made to answer why. This seems to be becoming more and more commonplace.