Rand Paul’s Attacker Learns His Fate

The guy who viciously attacked Rand Paul has received his sentence.

According to BPR:

The neighbor of Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul was sentenced in a federal court on Friday after being convicted of attacking the senator in 2017.

Rene Boucher, 59, pleaded guilty in March to assaulting a member of Congress, resulting in personal injury, and was sentenced to 30 days in prison and a year of supervised release for the attack, reported U.S. News And World Report.

Ok… so the original source (and all other sources) says 30 days in prison… but I’m pretty sure they meant jail. You don’t get sentenced to 30 days in prison. Prison is meant for long-term sentences. It wouldn’t even be worth the hassle of processing him. Maybe he IS getting prison… but it’s stupid if he is. He’s also lucky. Prison is MUCH more comfortable than jail.

Source: My boyfriend the criminal lawyer. He just talked my ear off about it.

Anyway…

The Senator told police the neighbor “came onto his property and tackled him from behind, forcing him to the ground and causing pain.” The attack left him with six broken ribs, pleural effusion and ultimately pneumonia.

“No one deserves to be violently assaulted. A felony conviction is appropriate and hopefully will deter the attacker from further violence,” according to Rand Paul’s statement obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. “The original 21 month sentence requested would have been the appropriate punishment. I commend the FBI and Department of Justice for treating this violent, pre-meditated assault with the seriousness it deserves.”

So… is 30 days an appropriate punishment?

Or did he deserve the 21 months that was first suggested?