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I agree completely that the rape of or sexual assault on a child is utterly reprehensible. But I think there is some validity to the argument that mandatory minimum sentences won't address the problem -- they are a band aid solution for a problem requiring surgery.
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Are you suggesting castration?
Now, that would be a draconian punishment
totally kidding, so don't jump on me!
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Interestingly enough, I think one of the sponsors of this bill also was pushing one requiring sex offenders to vote absentee because of the library incident mentioned up thread. His argument was that if a sex offender went to a library to vote there might be a kid around
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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!!!
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