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"...He said he simply lectured her. She said she broke free and ran, fearful of what he'd do next. In a Thursday ruling, the Appellate Court of Illinois said the 28-year-old Evanston man must register as a s-x offender."
[suntimes.com...]
>> How long do you think it would take for this to be overturned by the Supreme Court?
Laughable comment from the PC crowd.
They've all lost their minds, I'm relocating to a small island.
I'm relocating to a small island
Me too, as soon as I can afford to buy one. ;)
If you see a woman, or kid, bleeding on the street, and you can save her life by moving her or something, stories like these will make you think twice. 10 years in jail, as much as it sucks, is probably nothing compared to the label. Looking back, he should've run her over and serve 2-3 years for vehicular manslaughter or whatever.
Ask anyone on the street and they'll you that s-x offender=p-dophile /child r-p-st, yet many are people who had s-x with their teenage girlfriends (he was 17, she was 16--just below the consent age--type of thing), people who streaked, got caught urinating over a fence or on the woods at night, slapped their kids, and other stupid things. Most teenagers, or other people for that matter, technically are "s-x offenders" with today's broad brush, they just never got caught, or no charges were pressed.
If people are that dangerous that need to be banned from places, tracked for life, and so on, why are they even outside? Why not lock them up for life, or kill them?
sorry for the rant, just they are so many cracks in the legal system, and it can happen to anyone, especially if you're broke.
The only solution to put sanity back in it will be a massive Men's Rights Movement to get back such things as "innocent until proven quilty", and men won't do it because it will be admitting they don't have control and we all know how the male ego can't deal with that.
So deal with it people.
My youngest son was one of many blondish tikes there.
Later I thought I had found him and I put my arm on his shoulder as we both watched pets together thru glass windows. Only it wasn't my boy! And I knew he had a parent in the store, perhaps one spying me as I hastily removed my arm from the kid, who was looking shocked himself.
Whew! What might have happened if the boy had cried out for his dad? Or if his parent saw me putting my arm around his son? Really scary stuff.
it sucks that he's in this situation, but i have to agree with this comment. some kid runs out in front of my car, i might yell at them but i'd never even consider getting out of the car to scold them. i don't have kids, but were i'm from, you don't disipline someone else's kids. the guy is 28... if he's doing this now, gotta wonder what he's going to be doing when he's 48 (this high strung, he might be dead)
To state that the label itself isn't punishment is just ignorant.
Walkman - I second your opinion (read: rant). Examples such as mandatory sentencing for drug possession in the American legal system are laden with the response of political agenda and a short-sited public. This is just further evidence and examples of that. Why appoint a judge when you remove there ability to make even the most basic of rational decisions.
"I don't really see the purpose of registration in this case. I really don't," Morse said. "But I feel that I am constrained by the statute."
One of those offenders I would be worried about, the other I would not. But when they lump them all together, I am apt to assume that the guy down the street is the one I am not worried about. I mean the family seems like nice people...
S-xual relations with a minor above the age of 12. There is a huge difference between a 20 year old who got caught with a 16 year old and a 40 year old who lured a 13 year old, but they are both the same technical crime.One of those offenders I would be worried about, the other I would not. But when they lump them all together, I am apt to assume that the guy down the street is the one I am not worried about.
I agree here. There is a difference if you lump the ones that arn't that harmfull with the ones that are how do you tell which ones you should watch out for?
Would you realy be concened if a 25 year old male moved in next door who was a register sex offinder because his senior year of highschool he got caught with a sophmore from study hall and her parents pursude charges? And what if that same sophmore and 2 kids moved in with him as well?
If the system is constintly deluted with stuff like this it will simply make the system pointless.
At least they should have different levels and maybe expirations on the lowest levels.
Realy I don't think I would have a problem with other people chastising my kids if they saw my kids do something dangerosly stupid. I got it a few times when I was a kid myself.
If it was mine child I think I would be more concerned that my child wasn't following basic safty practices and that what could have happened would have been much worse, and just because it didn't happen doesn't mean the same situation will not arise again with a worse outcome.
When I was a kid I had a friend who would always dart into the street without looking. She use to say "padestrians have the right of way.. they will stop" However one old man didn't stop and she was hit by his car. He even billed her parents for I think a cracked bumper and dented hood.
As a driver you have to look out for pedestrians. but as a pedestian you have an equal responsibility to look out for cars.
I remember when this happened (I live not to far away) He was treated as a hero and the state news did a story on him.
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Lock him up and throw away the key! Pushing the baby wasn't enough, he "touched" her after too. ;)
The way the law is written, I doubt there's an exeption to why you touched the baby. If you're worth a few $ mil, and the mom (or dad) is (you know ...grateful ;)), you might be charged with all sorts of things.
Intent needs to be considered, by the judge and jury. Forget about the prosecutors because they want want to add another notch on their belt.
