Life in prison probably makes more sense

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Nov 14, 2019
4:26:30pm

donnerstag All-American

Life in prison probably makes more sense

Life in prison separates molesters from children and seems more fair, but there are definitely cases that merit the death penalty.

There are some survivors like Elizabeth Smart who somehow overcome the psychological trauma and move forward, but I agree otherwise that many are screwed up for life.

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donnerstag

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Just a rant: the hardest part of my job as a prosecutor is deciding what to do

cougarfann888

11/14/19 1:56pm

Sounds like the system needs to be changed to protect the abused.

dadofkhec

11/14/19 1:58pm

Unfortunately, that's difficult to do. In a lot of cases, the victim is

CougBlu

11/14/19 2:03pm

Yep it’s crappy system but Unfortunatley probably the best one there is

cougarfann888

11/14/19 2:03pm

That sucks all the way around.

dadofkhec

11/14/19 2:10pm

The confrontation clause of the 6th Amendment seems to be a bedrock due process

dryflycoug

11/14/19 2:05pm

Yep. Imagine being falsely accused.

11/14/19 2:14pm

The parents need to take a stand and teach their boy

brazilcoug

11/14/19 2:07pm

When the kid has been through he11, not everything has to be a teaching moment.

garyfan

11/14/19 2:13pm

I guess we just put the guy in prison, then let him come out years later

brazilcoug

11/14/19 2:15pm

You are taking a very complex issue, stripping it of all its context and nuance,

garyfan

11/14/19 2:19pm

You dont put that on the kid, period. Their only job, is to find a way to cope

Ozymandias

11/14/19 2:25pm

They get literally labeled as sex offenders with a website to find them

fattycoug

11/14/19 4:04pm

Really cheap and easy to say that.

shimmy

11/14/19 2:17pm

That is really dumb. You cant put that additional burden on a kid who has

Ozymandias

11/14/19 2:24pm

having been a juror on a 15 count children molestation trial I disagree

g$

11/14/19 2:57pm

I think the age of the perp (and therefore likelihood of re-offending after

garyfan

11/14/19 2:12pm

Yep that was definitely a consideration but this guy is barely into 70s and

cougarfann888

11/14/19 2:39pm

Death Penalty for child molesters IMO. Recidivism rate of 80%.

CObluezone

11/14/19 3:09pm

I don't want to think in black and white... but I could not agree more.

CougaRR4L

11/14/19 4:15pm

Why do you specifically call out white slavery?

Ozymandias

11/14/19 4:30pm

Life in prison probably makes more sense

donnerstag

11/14/19 4:26pm

How do you deal with perpetrators who were victims themselves?

LaserCoug

11/14/19 4:29pm

We’ll send them to The Lord and he can figure that part out. All I care about is

CObluezone

11/14/19 4:50pm

Need a Children's Justice Center every place. They video interviews w/ victims in a comfortable setting

Soupie

11/14/19 4:21pm

Unfortunately based on case law in my state that wouldn’t work.

cougarfann888

11/14/19 4:37pm

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