Summary:
- Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, which occurred two years ago.
- Lanez addressed the judge with some remorse after receiving the sentence, but his behavior during the trial, including alleged witness tampering, had an impact on the verdict.
- His lawyer, Josep Ayas, famous for representing Casey Anthony, criticized the sentence, claiming celebrity status played a role in the harsh verdict.
- The sentence's severity is debated, with opinions that it is too harsh for the crime while others argue Lanez's celebrity status might have worked in his favor.
- Appealing the sentence could be challenging due to the judge's discretion, but the possibility of deportation looms over Lanez, who is from Canada.
Tore Lanes is going away for a long time. The shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, which was two years ago now, as this whole case has ended with him being sentenced to 10 years in prison. No, he could have gotten 22. So when you look at it that way, it's kind of a midterm sentence. But he got a lot of time and he finally addressed the judge and seemed somewhat remorseful. After the sentence. No, well, right before. Right before sentencing. But was not that way at all during the trial. And I think that had an impact that there were allegations of witness tampering. He was defiant. He had gone on social media and lashed out. And Megan. And Megan. Several times. And so I think all of that. Lately denied it. Continued to deny it. But his lawyer, Josep Ayas, who's a very famous lawyer, you know, he got Casey Anthony off. He is just indignant about this, this sentence and says this is an example of somebody getting sentenced too harshly because they're a celebrity. We're extremely disappointed that Tore did not get the sentence that we had certainly hoped for. I think the sentence handed down was incredibly harsh to get the 10 year sentence is extreme. And really just another example of someone being punished for their celebrity status and someone being utilized as a to send an example. And he's not an example. He's a human being. And I think it's incredibly unfortunate. And it's something that we plan on appealing. So there are two things here. Number one, a 10 year sentence is very harsh for this crime. It does seem that he was not attempting to kill her. He was shooting at her feet. I'm not diminishing the seriousness of the actions, but 10 years is a long time. It's a type of sentence reserved for typically much more dangerous conduct as dangerous as this was, even more dangerous. Secondly, however, Jose Bias has claimed that because he's a celebrity, he got harsher treatment is just not the reality. There's a whole term that's been coined called celebrity justice, which indicates that celebrities actually get more favorable treatment. We have countless examples of celebrities going to trial for cases and getting off largely because at least in theory, they're celebrities. So the idea that he got worse because he's a celebrity just doesn't add up. I hate to say it. I created a show called Celebrity Justice. The idea was it goes both ways. But sometimes, yes, celebrities get, especially before a jury where there's a lot of good will and whatnot, but they can also be used as an example because it's so high profile. So it can go up and down. I mean, it's not just one way street, but it's a really hard thing to appeal a sentence. When a judge uses discretion, you have to show a clear abuse of that discretion. I mean, I agree with everything that Jason said about this is harsh considering what actually happened, but it is really hard to get a sentence changed by a guilt court. And I hear what you're saying, Jason, that he didn't intend to kill her. He was shooting at her feet and she's some people pointed out, oh, well, Megan's recovered. She's fine. She's been performing. She's, but that's just the physical trauma, right? So let's not, you know, just kind of glaze over that, that she's going to have mental trauma from this for, I don't think, but Jason's not saying he shouldn't have gotten a prison sentence. Right, right. I know. I'm just comparing it to sentences that we're accustomed to with different crimes. Look, we can make an argument that everybody should get 20 years or everybody should get two. I'm just saying comparatively to what others, we see sentences all the time. And this one seems harsh in comparison to those. I go by the name of Dr. Heinz. And yeah, and I think after he served his sentence, if he does, he might even get deported because he's from Canada. So like that, that to me is something that is going to be looming over him. He's probably going to get deported. This is a felony. He's going to do prison time. My guess is there is a very good chance he will be deported after he gets out of prison. I mean, it's not like he can't have a career after he gets out. But I think he's going back to Canada.