Is this judge insane??

[VulcanRider]

Rapist's Prison Sentence Triggers Outrage
There was outrage Wednesday when a Vermont judge handed out a 60-day jail sentence to a man who raped a little girl many,many times over a four-year span starting when she was seven.

The judge said he no longer believes in punishment and is more concerned about rehabilitation.

Why Child Rapist Was Classified Least Likely To Re-offend
A judge's ruling for a sex offender not only raises concerns about sentencing limits, but about Vermont's sex offender therapy program.

At issue is a prison policy that delays therapy for some sex offenders until they are back on the streets.


I don't think that judge quite understands the severity of the situation. Maybe if he was raped repeatedly over a 4 year period... I've got to cut way back on reading/listening/watching the news. This kind of thing is bad for my blood pressure.

[shamrock_uk]

I think 'WTF?' sums this up quite well.

Not only am I astonished at the sentence given, I'm also astonished that the prosecution was only going for 8 years in the first place!

It should be life imprisonment or execution for these kind of crimes - repeated raping of a 7 year old - how serious does a crime have to be before proper punishments are used?

The judge says that long sentences used to "create a lot of anger" - well he's certainly creating a load now...

[ 01-08-2006, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

[Sir Degrader]

"I discovered it accomplishes nothing of value;it doesn't make anything better;it costs us a lot of money; we create a lot of expectation, and we feed on anger,"

Oh, I completely agree, we shouldn't waste money on such trivial things as justice for child rapists, what a stupid notion.

[Larry_OHF]

I did not need to read that. Now I am all frustrated and just before bedtime. Dang.

Thanks anyway. Sometimes I cannot believe the craziness of it all.

[Morgeruat]

Originally posted by Sir Degrader: quote: "I discovered it accomplishes nothing of value;it doesn't make anything better;it costs us a lot of money; we create a lot of expectation, and we feed on anger,"

Oh, I completely agree, we shouldn't waste money on such trivial things as justice for child rapists, what a stupid notion. [/QUOTE]Agreed, In this case I'd settle for vengeance.

[Calaethis Dragonsbane]

Originally posted by Morgeruat: quote: Originally posted by Sir Degrader: quote: "I discovered it accomplishes nothing of value;it doesn't make anything better;it costs us a lot of money; we create a lot of expectation, and we feed on anger,"

Oh, I completely agree, we shouldn't waste money on such trivial things as justice for child rapists, what a stupid notion. [/QUOTE]Agreed, In this case I'd settle for vengeance. [/QUOTE]Then none of you are better than the criminal. The system exists for justice to prevail – in this case it’s failed. I was under the impression that first world countries were “civilized”. Crying out for vengeance is not.

[Morgeruat]

*ROFL* yes, because I think that POS should receive a fate worse than death that makes me morally, mentally, and socially identical to a monster who raped a SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL for FOUR YEARS, I love moral equivalency arguements, they fall completely flat when logic is applied.

Watch out world, I'm as dangerous to seven year old girls everywhere, and all because I think a rapist and pedophile should suffer for his crime.

[ 01-09-2006, 07:29 AM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]

[Larry_OHF]

Originally posted by Morgeruat: *ROFL* yes, because I think that POS should receive a fate worse than death that makes me morally, mentally, and socially identical to a monster who raped a SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL for FOUR YEARS, I love moral equivalency arguements, they fall completely flat when logic is applied. Watch out world, I'm as dangerous to seven year old girls everywhere, and all because I think a rapist and pedophile should suffer for his crime.

I am 100,000,000% in agreeance with what Morgeruat is saying.

There is no place on this earth for a man that brings so much pain to a little girl. She suffered a fate worse than death. She'll be in therapy her whole life. Her relationships with people in the future will be messed up. She may even become suicidal. And if she lives, she'll never forget what happened to her, nor even fully understand it until she reaches adulthood and can be persuaded by her therapist to revisit the memories, which will bring tears to her eyes every day she does so.

I wonder what is wrong with people who do not become enraged at such a disaster. What kind of people are they? Civilized is not the right term for them. I mean, all prosecuting attorneys decided on their jobs because they want to punish the lawbreakers, and they usually try for the heaviest penalty granted to them. Are they then uncivilized? Or does that make us uncivilized because we wish that we were able to stand before the courts and argue as a professional does for the heaviest punishment that the courts can throw onto an individual for his heinous crime? (I learned that world on Law&Order, SVU) [img]smile.gif[/img]

[johnny]

Okay then...let's chop of his weewee and feed it to the dogs.

[Timber Loftis]

Well, it'd help rehabilitate him wouldn't it? He couldn't stick it if he didn't have it.

I have not ever heard of anyone having much success rehabilitating this kind of sex offender.

Oh, and here's The Rest of the Story:

But under Department of Corrections classification, Hulett is considered a low-risk for re-offense so he does not qualify for in-prison treatment.So the judge sentenced him to just 60 days in prison and then Hulett must complete sex treatment when he gets out or face a possible life sentence.

[ 01-09-2006, 12:52 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]