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I don’t see why we need to sacrifice that third child
Posted by Raven on September 26th, 2005
New Hampshire is debating what to do with sex offenders. It shouldn’t be that big a debate. Once they’re convicted, kill them. Or at least lock them up for a very, very long time. And keep track of their every movements- for life.
CONCORD — Prosecutors who handle cases against child molesters disagree on whether mandatory 25-year prison terms would help them protect children from sexual attack.
Some feel such a tough sentence would get offenders off the streets and protect children longer. Others feel they would lose the ability to plea bargain and salvage cases that involve weak victims. Worse, they fear that some offenders may decide to follow their abuse with murder to eliminate the only witness to the crime.
Longer terms for sex offenders who victimize children is fine with Strafford County Attorney Janice Rundles.
“There’s really nothing wrong with that, in my point of view. It’s a very serious crime,” she said. But she said it will hamper some prosecutions.
“I’m sure it will mean the end of plea bargains,” she said.
Sullivan County Attorney Marc Hathaway said the loss of plea bargain power will hurt deeply.
I don’t know how I feel about this plea bargaining crap. These perverts should never be given the option of a less harsh punishment. Maybe if they knew they would get the death penalty and bargain for life without parole…
Sullivan County Attorney Marc Hathaway said the loss of plea bargain power will hurt deeply.
The accused will have nothing to lose at trial, where child victims will have to testify. Weak victims make for weak cases, said Hathaway, chairman of the state County Attorneys Association.
“I assure you the number of those convicted would go down, and there is a cost to society in not punishing those people, in not supervising them and in not having them receive treatment,” he said.
He said he uses the plea bargain to salvage a case that’s failing.
“Maybe a victim is too young or scared to testify, or has other problems that might detract from her credibility. When that happens, we try to get what we can,” he said.
Try to get what they can? I guess. I think these perverts get off way too easy, and then they go after children again. They don’t learn anything because they have an illness…there is no cure. All this debate and discussion takes away the importance of looking at the possibility of the offender repeating the crimes. They often do.
Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams said he favors the mandatory minimum of 25 years, as well as the lifetime monitoring provision.
“We need to get more serious about this,” he said.
Current law, he said, sets up a three-strikes standard. A third conviction means life in prison without parole. Reams said the law, described as ambiguous in a state Supreme Court decision, needs to be tougher.
“I don’t see why we need to sacrifice that third child,” Reams said. The Jessica’s Law model calls for mandatory life without parole for a second offense.
This is a good start. Every child’s life means something. And to have that life forever effected by the actions of a perverted jackass…I could live with a mandatory 25 year sentence, as long as there aren’t any three-strikes rule.
There should be no strikes…second or third.
September 27th, 2005 at 7:44 am
Gee, we can’t kill them because that would be mean. I’m up for burning their balls off in a bowl of acid and them lobotomizing them.
February 15th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
You know I wonder what Mr ogre would really do if faced with the real world…mmmm…burning balls….it’s pretty easy to be oops pretend to be a real bad ass online…..:?:
February 15th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
I would wager that Ogre would gladly immerse the balls of a child molesting piece of shit in an acid bath……I know I would.
I have absolutely no problem with doing whatever needs to be done to protect the kids in society. Personally a bullet in the back of the head after trial is good enough for them.
What’s wrong oz? Scared your sac may be up for bath time? Are you a child molesting scumtwat, oz? Or just married to one?