and the RAT war on Posted on 05/05/2014 5:42:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
State District Judge Jeanine Howard of Dallas has removed herself from a controversial rape case after questioning the victim's innocence and sentencing the admitted rapist to community service at a rape crisis center. Yes, really. Howard voluntary recused herself following an interview with the Dallas Morning News last week, in which she said the girl, 14 at the time, "wasn't the victim she claimed to be," and the attacker, then 18, "is not your typical sex offender."
The judge, a Democrat running unopposed for reelection in the fall, cited medical records that showed the girl's past sexual activity and that she'd had a child. There were also texts between the victim and Sir Young, now 20, consenting to sex but not at school; both testified that she said "no" and "stop" before and during the attack in a music practice room on campus.
Howard used her broad powers and reputation for "creative sentencing approaches" to give Young 45 days in jail, five years of probation (including spending every anniversary of the rape in jail for those five years), and 250 hours of community service at the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center. Unsurprisingly, the center said no thanks and that part of the punishment is being reconsidered. Young faced up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to the rape his lawyer admits happened but cast dismissively as just "two kids messing around at school."
"There are rape cases that deserve life. There are rape cases that deserve 20 years. Every now and then you have one of those that deserve probation. This is one of those and I stand by it," said Howard in the interview that made the case national news. She also insisted, "I will always do the right thing."
The victim, on the other hand, concluded, "It would have been better for me not to say anything."
Even the perp admits she repeatedly said no.
No means no.
Past history cannot be brought into it.
Marriage cannot be brought into it.
Feminists have spoken.
Now they waiver.
You think all women who get raped are sluts? There is no evidence. The judge claimed this girl has been pregnant before, even though there is evidence against it.
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I thought a child would be pretty convincing evidence.
Lookout.
Obama's son!
Holder's people!
The Amish!
Is it still a "dog-whistle" when it's that transparent?
Well said... I hope you aren't flamed for suggesting such. I mean... at some point a judge needs to adjudicate based on reason, not absolutes of zero tolerance, "and throw the key away" punishments.
What child?
and the RAT war on The rationale for the death penalty for rape was that while it didn’t take a life, it took a mind.
I have a friend that works on false allegation cases. Many have involved minors that alleged sexual assault against their boyfriends to keep themselves out of trouble when their parents discovered they had sex. Bear in mind these are situations where the difference in age is 3 years or less with the young men being 17 -19 years of age and the girlfriends ranfing from 15 - 17 years of age. Context does have relevance. These guys weren’t pedophiles. In many cases the girlfriends made the first moves but the boyfriends were sent away to prison because the parents were so outraged and the girlfriends would not tell the truth. It’s a travesty to ruin their lives at such a young age.
“I wonder what he did to earn a heraldic title?”
His Momma’s Ghetto Name Generator was broken that day?
I just plugged my name into one of the online Ghetto Name Generators.
From now on call me Jovantay Macavelli.
If you punish rape with the death penalty, why ever leave a victim alive?
That’s probably the main reason the DP was done away with for rape.
Jovantay scored 100% on The Chitling Intelligence Test
I’m not one of those that believe a woman can say no after sex commences and THEN it becomes rape, not at all, but even a slut should be able to say no and not be forced. Your comment shows an astonishing lack of sense and wisdom.
Which has absolutely nothing to do with this case.
But it is related to the issue at hand
> sentencing the admitted rapist to community service at a rape crisis center.?????
That’s stupidity at its worst. S.O.P. for GOV though...
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