Syracuse, NY — A federal appeals court is considering whether former Gov. George Pataki should be held responsible for an illegal sex offender confinement program that was disbanded in 2006. Full Article
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The jury awarding one dollar. Wow any other class of offenders probably would’ve git millions.
In the article’s COMMENTS, the comment by “why lord me here” explains the whole problem. It’s about the fifth one down…
Here’s another from the series:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/10_ways_ny_does_surveillance_on_dangerous_sex_offenders_released_into_the_commun.html#comments
As one commenter suggested, don’t cross-dress any puppies! (This is miserable stuff that we RCs deal with every day, so I’m hoping some levity brightens your day and reduces some stress, friends.)