Rip Torn denied probation in Conn. bank break-in

AP ^ | 08/11/2010 | STEPHANIE REITZ

[OldDeckHand]

LITCHFIELD, Conn. – Rip Torn's request for a probation program was rejected Wednesday by a judge who kept criminal charges in place against the Emmy-winning actor accused of breaking into a bank while drunk and armed in January.

[OldDeckHand]

Finally, a judge with a sense of proportionality. Breaking into a bank because in your drunken state you believed it was your home after you've just been driving, and oh by the way, you were armed, deserves something a little more punitive than just probation.

The guy's lucky no one was killed.

[brivette]

rip? torn!

[brivette]

rip? torn!

[dfwgator]

Looks like he’s going to be trapped in the “Inner Circle of Thought” for a bit longer.

[sodpoodle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Torn

You must be a young’un”)

[Snickering Hound]

Make Coach Patches O'Hoolihan coach the Detroit Lions as a condition of his probation.

[Joe 6-pack]

Gotta love somebody who sews a patch on upside down.

[dfwgator]

Make Coach Patches O'Hoolihan coach the Detroit Lions as a condition of his probation.

Hey we might just have a chance to win a game.

[OldMissileer]

Make Coach Patches O'Hoolihan coach the Detroit Lions as a condition of his probation.

Q: What do the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Redwings have in common?

A: They both can't play football.

[tsomer]

Yep.

He’s getting what’s coming to him.

That said, did you ever see the movie Cross Creek?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Creek_%28film%29

Rip Torn’s performance was great, but evidently he wasn’t
acting.

[Waverunner]

Perhaps if he uses his flashy thingy....

[JoeProBono]

Rip Torn’s real name is...
Elmore Rual Torn Jr.

[backwoods-engineer]

Apparently, Rip won’t be running an intergalactic keggar, or any other kind, for awhile ;-)

[an amused spectator]

Finally, a judge with a sense of proportionality. Breaking into a bank because in your drunken state you believed it was your home after you've just been driving, and oh by the way, you were armed, deserves something a little more punitive than just probation.

So when's the judge going after Ben Bernanke, Timmy Geithner & all their Bankster pals who've been looting the nation's banks for the last umpteen years?

[OldDeckHand]

"So when's the judge going after Ben Bernanke, Timmy Geithner & all their Bankster pals who've been looting the nation's banks for the last umpteen years? "

As soon as an enterprising young prosecutor brings the case. Remember, judges judge and prosecutors prosecute. Without an indictment, which may only be obtained by the government, a judge is hamstrung.

[Lizavetta]

Good one...loved that movie.

[an amused spectator]

As soon as an enterprising young prosecutor brings the case. Remember, judges judge and prosecutors prosecute. Without an indictment, which may only be obtained by the government, a judge is hamstrung.

LOL! Looks like Rip needs to apply for an internship with the Fed - appears that might get him off the hook, since he'd then be part of the government looting apparatus, and it'd be high-fives all around with his newfound judge & prosecutor buddies...

[Liberty Valance]

"There's always some kind of blacklist throughout history. But the difference is, in America they usually let you live."

-- Rip Torn