MA State Rep Vows to "Rip Apart" 6-Year-Old Rape Victims on Witness Stand

[srmom]

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.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by srmom

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'll be the completely cynical b*tch here and note that if the mother of that 6-year-old had been paying attention to and keeping track of her very young child in a large public library rather than being completely absorbed on the library's free computers, perhaps her child would not have been so accessible and vulnerable to that monster. Just saying.

[fantASTic]

Originally Posted by srmom

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".

Sorry, but our court system isn't about emotion...which is the point here. You CANNOT just say that everyone accused in a sex crime case is guilty until proven innocent - this idea is prevalent in our society nowadays and is the reason why many young men every year are accused of rape by women who simply had the "next day regrets". Are you aware that this sort of idea can ruin someone's life forever?

I bet you would change your tune here if it was YOUR son or daughter being accused of rape or child molestation. In that case, I'm sure you would completely agree that he or she is innocent until proven guilty. Why not these other people?


This is where the big decision comes in - what is more important? Keeping an innocent man out of jail or letting a guilty man go free? I personally think that keeping an innocent man out of jail is what is most important. If a man is really guilty, he will commit a crime again...and he won't get away with it a second time. But in my opinion, to ruin an innocent person's life is a heinous crime in itself.