Comments about ‘Judge chastises Bluffdale man for lack of remorse’

Personally I think he should have gotten a harsher sentence but I'm glad the judge came down hard on him.

Both men acted stupidily that night. One was following young women around acting like a police officer, and the other escalated the situation. Both men were stupid and this sad, tragic story could have been avoided if they both would have made better choices. Sad for both families.

Pulling the "I'm a Mormon card" is a disgrace in anywhere outside of sacrament meeting. His testimony in court only further reflects his delusional stubbornness to accept the consequences.

he was only protecting his own Daughter..our prayers for both as well in this situation.

When everybody gets guns, everybody has guns.

I've never seen this addressed in any of the Campos articles. It seems to be a fact that another man was in Mr. Serbeck's vehicle at the time of the shooting. Yet we never hear from this man, even in reports of the court hearing. Did he indeed testify? If so, did he confirm Mr. Serbeck's account of laying his weapon on the ground before Mr. Campos fired? And if this unnamed witness confirmed Mr. Serbeck's account, why do we get to hear "Brother" Campos invoking the Holy Ghost as a character witness?
It seems that the whole incident could have been explained better, in the media and in the courts, if the third person at the shooting would have stepped forward.

On another note, my own daughter called my attention to a car cruising our neighborhood one night last summer. I walked up to the car to see a stranger and hear him tell me that he was on neighborhood watch. First, I told him that I was unarmed (it seemed a good thing to say at the time). Then I told him that this obviously wasn't his neighborhood, and to please leave.

holy cow. the holy ghost would have told me to say "sorry" and fall on the mercy of the court and hope for a soft sentence.

Uh, Mr. Campos, the Holy Ghost does not give you the authority to chase a car down hop out and shoot a man. The Holy Ghost is not going to bail you out if you put yourself in a bad situation where you break the law.

The Holy Ghost has a message for you, Mr. Campos:

THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

The HG isn't going to cover you for attempted murder, Mr. Campos. Get a clue.

Why didn't he just call the cops and let them handle it? That's what our tax dollars are for. Now two families have been devastated for a few seconds of insanity. I cannot believe he took his daughter with him as he confronted these strangers. Doesn't sound too bright to me. Neither does refusing to apologize and getting a stiffer sentence for lack of remorse. A sincere "I'm sorry" could have made a big difference in how long his family will suffer with him in prison.

Isn't it amazing how so many of us find it difficult to come up with a sincere apology, even when the apology would be in our own self-interests and would be balm to the souls of others? Humans sometimes defy understanding.

I'm surprised that the lawyer would let Mr. Campos say such things. She surely knew that his refusal to apologize and lack of remorse would only anger the judge and prevent him from being lenient. Even with his refusal to show remorse, Mr. Campos got what I consider a light sentence. Had he sincerely apologized, he might have gotten away with time served.

It makes me sad!

He got off light and could have gotten less time had he apologized? Not very bright.

Campos clearly honestly believes he acted in self defense. Should he lie and say something he doesn't believe just to suck up tot he judge and try to get a more lenient sentence. That "truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth" deal means a lot. Obviously the jury chose to believe the other guy, but I must respect Campos for sticking with his story.

We really do need to find out more about what the other guy was up to. There is a lot more that could not be brought up as evidence in the trial that needs to be made public, it sounds like.

Grabbing a gun in the heat of the moment is never a good idea...that is why I believe, gun laws were first established. Can we at least all agree that some people...trained or not just shouldn't have guns. I am so sick of hearing that a child shot themselves...or accidently shot a friend...or that someone who was obviously in an emotional state, grabbed a gun and pulled the trigger. Sad stuff.

Judge is way out of line in his remarks. If anyone can't get a handle on the cause and affect of a corrupt legal system of judges that have turned this country in to a national crime wave where no one feels safe anymore because of judges and prosecutors like him. Then there is no hope for safe streets.

If anyone should be chastised it should be the judge, the reason we citizens are resorting to armed patrols to protect our neighborhoods. The judges have no concept of what its like to be an american living in fear in his own home. Because judges won't enforce immigration and labor laws we are driven to defend ourselves, even if it means collateral damage.

Lack of enforcement and detention of convicted criminals is why we are turning to vigilante law enforcement. The judge has no one else to blame but himself and the criminal injustice in our courts.

He got off light and could have gotten less time had he apologized? Not very bright.

This guy's attorney could have come up with the right weasel words that sounded apologetic but were not an admission of guilt. Like "I am sorry this happened..." or "I'm sorry that Mr. Serbeck is in a wheelchair and that our families have to bear this burden..." etc., etc., etc. At least it would not have ticked the judge off quite as much. When Campos gets close to the end of his prison time, he'll wish he'd swallowed his pride for a few seconds and (possibly) gotten a shorter sentence.