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I don't know if mandatory sentencing is right or wrong. What I do feel is that getting and keeping known molestors off the streets, so that they cannot hurt another child, even if it is only for X number of years, will affect the kids who could have been the victims during that period.
I bet if you asked the mom of the 6 year old who was raped in the library if she wished the rapist had been in prison that day, she'd say an extremely emotional, "YES".
I wish there was a switch that could be flipped in the mind of a pedophile to turn the urges off (I bet they, in their hearts, wish there was a switch too), but until they figure it out, taking them out of the community is the only way to keep potential victims safe.
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