Frankly. I don't think they (prosecutors, judges, and legislators) really care.
And thats a truly awful thing.
Because there is nothing special about the guy in jail. He is not some horrible person. That could have happened, or could happen, to any of us . .
And that is truly terrifying.
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
It's the sentencing differential that's the real point people around the country are making, not whether or not both whites and blacks are arrested and sentenced for statutory rape. Of course, many of us know firsthand that race can also factor into whether or not someone is accused and reported for forcible rape and statutory rape--but that's not the topic.
The issue with Wilson (what starang21 posted) may just be GA's archaic statutory rape law--which was later altered to not include oral sex but that doesn't help Wilson because it isn't retroactive. Are they telling us there was no other alternative than to declare him a child molestor?  |
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