Well this was an extra sharp knife to swallow. I'm sure it's the same for almost all of us that knew and loved Bob, especially his family. Yesterday Genell McInaw, below, pleaded guilty to
vehicular homicide and will be sentenced to five, that's 5, years in State Prison for murdering another human being. It's a choice to go bar hopping around town and run someone over and leave the scene. That night, over the course of six hours, she consumed none alcoholic drinks, including two beers and two cherry bombs between 840 and 916 pm. Didn't the bartender see she was intoxicated? Her BAC came back at three times the legal limit.
While I won't degrade Bob by having his picture in this post I will talk about the players that have something to do with this agreement. I first must start by saying how flawed the criminal justice system is in New Jersey, and the United States. If I killed someone during a robbery, while intoxicated, would I get 5 years? The woman who killed Bob, not only did she know him for years, she worked for him and was part of their family.
And there's the Ocean County Prosecutor, Michael T Nolan, Jr., above, who signed off on the plea agreement, along with Assistant Prosecutor Stephen Burke, who handled the case. They obviously don't have a problem with the justice system or the law because they CHOOSE to be a part of it. Do they think this was fair and just to the family and the untold amount of friends, yet alone to the man she ran over and left for dead in the street? I guess they are, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen this line of legal work to call a career. And Judge Kenneth T. Palmer must be okay with it, otherwise he wouldn't have left his job as the Mayor of Manchester to become a Superior Court Judge and oversee cases like this.
The picture above is during the court proceedings yesterday as Burke presented the plea agreement. McInaw would be required to serve four years and three months from her release after her June 26, 2026 sentencing. However, the Judge made it clear that he is not bound by the recommended sentence and could impose up to 10 years in prison at her sentencing. And that's where victim impact statements come into play. The family has requested family and friends to submit testimonials to Ldolby@co.ocean.nj.us. So in the end, and I'm no lawyer, the prosecution and defense came up with deal, presented it to the court, and Judge Palmer has the power to either accept the deal or impose the 10 year maximum sentence. We'll see where he stands on this in June.
And then there's her criminal defense attorney, Terrance Turnbach, seen above in court yesterday with his client. He must be okay with the plea because he was paid to represent her and get her a fair trail and or the best deal he could. Smiling all the law to the bank. Maybe he'll be claiming, "We didn't want to injure the family further....", if it went to trial. Yeah, good excuse.
Imagine these four guys, living their best lives, getting paid a boat load of money, going home to their families, and being part of daily scams, shams, and deals, when it comes to justice. Don't tell me their hands are tied and they are just operating within the confines of the law. They knew what business they were getting into. If they couldn't ethically or morally handle it, by agreeing to it, or accepting plea deals, they would choose another line of work. They've sold their souls to the devil, and to those that commit devilish crimes.
In the end it'll goes down as a win for the prosecution, a plea deal isn't a loss, and it's not a tie. If you're not part of the solution then you're part of the problem, and this is another travesty of justice. And not because I knew Bob, but because you can knowingly make irresponsible decisions, KILL people, leave them to die, and basically get away with it. In less then five years, she'll be out and be able to make her rounds around the Seaside bar scene yet again. And I hope those who have been her enablers for all these years face some type of justice or a lawsuit, or at least they have nightmares knowing they paid some part in Bob's death. I know that sounds brutal, but I'm pissed.
If the Judge accepts the plea deal she'll be set free September 26, 2030. And the players I mentioned above will have been voted or promoted to higher positions in the prosecutors office, the courts, or at the practice. It's a chess game they all played, and in the end the only piece knocked down and dead was Bobby. We need to have a run of those Pop Fleye's shirts made up stating, Justice for Bob, and send each one of those guys a shirt and see if they have the balls to wear it. NEVER FORGET!!!
