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Originally Posted by Leslie Anne
Interesting discussion. I now see the point Rep. Fagan was trying to make. Thank you to those of you who helped clarify it.
I'm curious, though, why most of the men posting in this thread seem so determined to hammer home this idea of the "invented" victim.
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It's probably mostly men because for whatever reason, men are more likely to be defense attorneys. Men are also more likely to be accused of a sex crime.
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Originally Posted by Leslie Anne
Yes, child abuse cases, as well as rape cases involving adults, are often hard to prove. Child rape cases, however, are far more clear and less likely to be invented.
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Really? What are you basing that on? Read this article (scroll down to the "scandal" section:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan,_Minnesota
This one is interesting too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevela..._abuse_scandal
Children are HIGHLY suggestible.
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Originally Posted by srmom
Am I mistaken? I thought that once you were convicted of a felony, you lost the right to vote, so this would be moot.
Just checked, it's a state by state thing. In Illinois, you are disenfranchised until after your incarceration is over, then you regain the right to vote in the state.
Interesting what can be learned by googling (for an old lady, who used to have to do research in the library with a card catalog and the dewey decimal system, it is downright amazing  Sorry for the diversion, but it is CRAZY what these computers will do!!!  ) |
Yeah, it's state by state and also depends on the offense. Jessica's Law in some states is messing this up pretty badly with the sex offenders. In Massachusetts I believe you can vote as soon as you've exited prison - so including time you're on probation and parole.