Comments on: Those sex offenders laws get tricky

By: griftdrift

griftdrift — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:07:53 +0000

“If I recall correctly, Skeptic, Clinton was impeached because perjured himself”

And acquitted.

By: cartersvilleman

cartersvilleman — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:52:36 +0000

When talking about mindless moralistic blowhards, please don’t forget Jerry Keen, who was one of the primary advocates of this bill. From Ol’ Jerry’s website:

“In 2006 Jerry authored a bill that cracks down on sex offenders by electronically monitoring sexual predators for life and establishing minimum mandatory sentences for those convicted of sex crimes, This law has become the standard for other states to use as a model.”

The problem with the bill is that it makes no distinction between the 19 year old guy having sex with a 15 year old and a 63 year old man having sex with an 8 year old. The 19 year old and the 63 year old are both labeled as “predators”. As I understand it, Judges have no control or discretion over this issue. The 19 year old’s life is essentially ruined forever because of a consensual sex act and the Jerry Keens of the world could not care less. Yet they are the same ones who get weak in the knees railing about the death of common sense in the judicial system.

How can anyone look at the facts of the lawsuit involving the 17 year old who gave oral sex to a 15 year old classmate and say that the public interest is served by making her register as a sex predator and by forbidding her from living within 1500 feet of a day care or school bus stop? Abso-frickin-lutely ridiculous.

By: Jason Pye

Jason Pye — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:30:45 +0000

If I recall correctly, Skeptic, Clinton was impeached because perjured himself.

By: Doug Deal

Doug Deal — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:01:48 +0000

Jason,

These laws are definitely not sane. Either the person is a danger, and should remain in prison, or they should be let free and allowed to live their life without constant harassment.

Real child sexual abusers should go to jail for life. Those that aren’t should be allowed to live their lives with dignity after paying whatever penalty they pay. It is rather perverse the righteous joy that many take in the suffering of others.

By: Skeptic Tank

Skeptic Tank — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:15:31 +0000

If we can impeach a president for getting a blow job, then what’s the problem with kicking some woman out of her home for playing the flesh flute?

By: atlantaman

atlantaman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:56:41 +0000

Shafer is no demagogue, but I doubt he’s going to want to make this a debate issue with Johnson.

By: Romegaguy

Romegaguy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:05:37 +0000

That law sucks

By: Game Fan

Game Fan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:24:31 +0000

Blowjobs (usually a victimless crime) blowhards –> “blowback”

By: John Konop

John Konop — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:59:36 +0000

People who judge the harshest generally have more to hide!

By: Bill Simon

Bill Simon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:49:43 +0000

Johnson and Douglas are the vocal blowhards, but one cannot assume the rest of them do not think the same way.

I think this issue would make a great debate issue between Shafer and Johnson. Let’s see if they actually know the difference between the words “predator” and “offender.”

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:51:01 +0000

Except maybe moralistic blowhards like Eric Johnson or John Douglas.