Monday, December 21, 2009
Astor elder abuse sentencing
Not even the rich and powerful can get away with elder abuse--Brooke Astor's son was sentenced today. It's a minimum sentence, but he's also 85 years old, so 1-3 years is a long time for him. My guess is that he couldn't say no to his wife, who unfortunately was not prosecuted. He was set to receive a large inheritance anyway, and was receiving money from his mother also, so if he (or his wife) could have been content with what they had, he would not be facing this. I'll be anxious to see what kind of sentence his attorney receives, but in the meantime, you can find the story here.
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It took a long time before anyone was able to find out: would it be different if he was maybe in his
30's or 40's years of age. His behavior was not ethical in any way. Did it give him to the right to do what he did, and is there a justification of doing what he was doing. I think I would consider Elder abuse towards the mother becuase of her state of mind........ What happends with minors who are being sentence for the same time...should there be also sympathy for a lesser crime a minor commits.....???
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