Day: September 30, 2013

Judge Battles Child Pornography Mandatory Minimum Sentence He Considers Unjust

·September 30, 2013
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With momentum building for sentencing reform and federal judges among the most avid supporters of rolling back harsh mandatory minimum sentences, one judge is standing up for lower sentences for…

National

New Bill in Congress: HR-2083 which contains a very ODD provision affecting more than sex offenders

·September 30, 2013
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9-29-2013 Washington DC: Continuing in our effort to review bills in Congress we find something really odd in HR-2083 `Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act' whose alleged purpose is…

California

‘I Don’t Feel I Was a Victim’

·September 30, 2013
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On March 10, 1977, director Roman Polanski raped Samantha Geimer, who was 13 at the time, during a photo shoot in Los Angeles. The agonizing legal dispute that followed lasted…

No sexual abuse is ever acceptable.
Sex offense laws and policies should be based on sound research and common sense, not fear, panic or paranoia.
Current laws and policies that paint all sex offenders with one broad brush are counter- productive, wasteful, and cause needless harm.
Each offense must be judged on its own merits with a punishment that fits the crime and does not waste taxpayer dollars.
The public sex offender registry and residency restriction laws do not protect children but instead ostracize and dehumanize individuals and their families.
Money spent on purely punitive measures would be better used for prevention, healing, and rehabilitation
We do not now nor have we ever had a relationship with the North American Man Boy Love Association (NAMBLA)

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