Don't have all the details yet, but this is creating quite a stir, and everyone's favorite friend Bill O'Reilly just did a segment about it.
O'Reilly
Don't have all the details yet, but this is creating quite a stir, and everyone's favorite friend Bill O'Reilly just did a segment about it.
O'Reilly
Actually.. it was repeated sexual assaults on the same girl over the course of 4 years, starting when the girl was 6.
Which makes the resulting light sentence just that much more disgusting.
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If you actually read the whole article, there's more to the story than what the headlines would lead you to believe.
As much as we all love outrage when it comes to child abuse (who can't get behind outrage against that?) the judge has a good point and it would appear that the molester is mentally {ableist slur}. Throwing someone like that in jail for a long time would feel good, but it doesn't sound like it would be the best solution to prevent him from doing it again the moment he was released.
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You only say that because you're a soft on crime liberal... and probably wet your bed.
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Paleo, did you ever wonder why Certis has that "CEO" tag?
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Because mentally {ableist slur} child molesters have too much money invested in GWJ and vote actively at shareholder meetings?
Edit: On a side note, kudos to Certis for actually reading the article, and picking out the fun parts for us.
This is true, which is why I stated that all the details of this subject may not be in yet in my post. The hidden details of this case made it worth posting about. As far as the rapist being mentally {ableist slur}...I'm not sure you can classify someone with a "12 to 14 year old mentality" as mentally {ableist slur}. Maybe a bit behind but a 14 year old surely knows that raping a 4 year old child is abhorrent. I don't know what is planned for this guy after his 60 day sentance is up, but I sure hope that we aren't hearing about another child falling victim to him in a year or two.
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Ditto. It's a lot easier to make jokes about it with the guy in custody right now. It would be a lot less funny the day he's released or the day, God forbid, he's brought back in on new charges.
Oh, well if the judge has a good reason for it I guess that makes everything ok. Nothing to see here. The system works!
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I have to agree; I hope there are even more salient details than what we've found so far to enlighten us on this case, because I think we'd all agree that a 12-14 year-old boy who committed these acts would deserve severe psychological counseling, and/or heavy punishment.
The thought of this is just making me sick though... ugh.
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Well you're considered mentally {ableist slur} at IQ 70, right? And your age is a major factor in calculating your IQ, such that as you age your IQ usually will not change over time. I believe the equation goes something like this:
IQ = (Mental Age / Real Age)*100
So say this 34 year old is thinking at a 14 year old's level his IQ is about 41. Severely {ableist slur}.
Danjo, the original quote from the article was "Hulett tested at a borderline intelligence level, has the emotional maturity of a 12- to 14-year-old". This does not say he had the intellect of a 14 year old, but the emotional maturity of one. It also says he was borderline intelligence and I doubt that an IQ of 41 is considered borderline. Sorry if I was not clear.
Bottom line, even a 14 year old knows not to rape a 4 year old girl.
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As a general statement I completely agree, as it pertains to this case I have no idea. We don't have all the information, reading this judge's history he seems to be pretty hard-line, he must have a good reason for putting up with all this uproar.
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I tend to agree. We don't have all the facts, so it's best to keep outrage in check.
"Having the mental maturity of a " isn't really the same thing as actually being that age. They aren't simply teenagers trapped in adult's bodies.
Wait, wait. Are you guys suggesting that the world is somehow more complex than the mass media would lead us to believe? I'm not too comfortable with that notion.
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Here's an update:
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Sounds good to me.
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Works for me. If the guy fails therapy, well, he's still doing time.
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Wait Wait.. You mean the previous knee-jerk outrage over such a light sentence, regardless of the judge's discretion, might have actually been justified? Say it isn't so.
I am all for judges using discretion to implement a creative punishment if he thinks it will prevent further offenses. However, I raise an eyebrow when a judge's primary focus shifts to rehabilitating the convicted rather than protecting the public. That's a risky decision he was making for all of us.
Should we open a discussion on whether faith in our justice system's ability to successfully rehabilitate sex offenders is justified? That seems to be the basis for the judge's reasoning.
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That would certainly be an interesting thread.
Well...I'm willing to give rehabilitation a shot. However, if the offender rapes again, then I think the appropriate punishment is to take the offender to a wooden shed. Nail his penis to a table. Give him a rusty knife. Set the cabin on fire.
But then, I have very strong feelings about it, and I've been known to harbor some vigilante thoughts.
I'm pretty sure, statistically, coffee increases violence more than marijuana....I'm going for my second cup and when I get back I'm bringing a shovel.
Sounds like Jonathan "The Impaler" Sharkey is your man:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,181501,00.html
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Nope, I never trust a man who wears a bat embroidered cape and shiny trousers. I mean, I hate to be a fashion snob, but one has to draw the pentagram somewhere.
I'm pretty sure, statistically, coffee increases violence more than marijuana....I'm going for my second cup and when I get back I'm bringing a shovel.
A girl has to have her standards.
I think Paleocon is right about pretty much everything. -- Mex
Paleocon is entirely right --DanB
I've made my case, Paleocon... and now I am abandoning it, because yours is far more persuasive. --detriot20
Paleocon is a wise man --Taer