I cannot see things from his POV because his POV is like a foreign language that I have no desire to learn. Obviously it’s a language you and the rest of his family know well. You’re disgusting.

The only way he’d have gotten less of a sentence is if he moved through his grief swiftly and came to the clear conclusion that his actions caused all of the trouble, and he swiftly plead guilty to all charges and sought no reduction in his sentence. Only then could he have faced a lighter sentence. Blame Rick Sanders for failing to level with Michael and the family, but you and everyone else involved was warned and you shook your heads and called everyone else a fool. You still are.

The process that’s left Michael is to figure out what to do with his time. Perhaps figuring out how to help other quickly plead guilty to the crimes they commit would be a good endeavor.

I just know A LOT of good people who have made REALLY poor decisions and driven drunk.. This could have happened to any one of them.. I wonder how many people on here condemning him — have ever driven drunk?!?

Anyway – I am sure I am going to get nailed for that opinion and I apologize if it offends anyone here.

It’s a VERY sad case – that’s for sure.. There are no winners here.

IMO, Gagnon will die in prison.. His appeals will continue to be futile. Like I said, he would have been better off going through a trial and letting a jury hash it out.