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Missing North Dakota Student's Body Found
Yahoo!News ^ | Sat, Apr 17, 2004 | DAVE KOLPACK

Posted on 04/17/2004 1:28:39 PM PDT by Kaslin

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University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin, who was last seen Saturday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2003, is shown in this undated family photo. The body of Dru Sjodin, the University of North Dakota student who disappeared last November, has been found, the sheriff said Saturday, April 17, 2004. (AP Photo/photo released by the family)

1 posted on 04/17/2004 1:28:44 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
I am thanking the Lord for her life.

May God rest her soul.

May justice be done.
2 posted on 04/17/2004 1:33:04 PM PDT by EvaClement
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"May God rest her soul.

May justice be done."

Dittos to that Eva.

3 posted on 04/17/2004 1:38:33 PM PDT by jocon307 (The dems don't get it, the American people do.)
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To: EvaClement
Indeed
4 posted on 04/17/2004 1:38:44 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
A long thread HERE
5 posted on 04/17/2004 1:40:27 PM PDT by EggsAckley
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Convicted sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., 51, ...... investigators testified that blood matching Sjodin's DNA was found in Rodriguez's car. Police said they also found knife in the car that matches a sheath discovered near Sjodin's car.

This is sickening that a man convicted of sex crimes is not controlled better than this. We are not wide-eyed innocents. We have tons of statistics that tell us that sex offenders revert to their crimes....that recidivism is near total across the board.

First offense: Minimum 30 year sentence without parole AND a lifetime sentence to wearing a leg transmitter during a lifetime parole.

2nd offense: Lifetime sentence without parole.

6 posted on 04/17/2004 1:40:47 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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To: EggsAckley
Yeah, but mine has the article
7 posted on 04/17/2004 1:45:01 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: xzins
It all boils down to Political correctness.

Why did he do it?

What kind of life did he have growing up?

We cant' punish him if he is sick.

He can be rehabilitated.

All sick excuses for not punishing someone and putting them behind bars for the rest of their lives when something like this happens. No, they are allowed to roam free and attack yet another innocent, unwitting victim.

It's time for PC to take a hike. It doesn't work! It only works for the perp and not the decent people who have to live through these horrendous losses of their precious family members. It's gotta stop!
8 posted on 04/17/2004 2:06:08 PM PDT by cubreporter (I trust Rush...he will prevail in spite of the naysayers)
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Bullseye!

It's time to admit the obvious about sexual offenders.

I have no doubt at all that violent sexual offenders should be executed. That won't happen, so I'm totally in favor of lifetime without parole for those who use violence/kidnapping/etc. in the commission of their crime.

The non-violent type have just as bad recidivism, but I'll give them the deal in my earlier post.
9 posted on 04/17/2004 2:12:16 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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I'm with you on the violent sex offenders - there should be a much higher degree of punishment than for other ones.

However, if death is the punishment for rape, then the sick one has a high incentive to kill all his victims.

Criminals know these things, it's part of their "job." If rape is a capital crime, murders of rape victims will go up dramatically.

There needs to be a deterent to the criminal from increasing their crime.
10 posted on 04/17/2004 2:41:28 PM PDT by D-fendr
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Frankly, I think that the death toll of rape victims is up pretty high to begin with....
11 posted on 04/17/2004 3:08:09 PM PDT by mlmr (Significant or Trivial)
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First offense: Minimum 30 year sentence without parole AND a lifetime sentence to wearing a leg transmitter during a lifetime parole.

2nd offense: Lifetime sentence without parole.

I have a better idea.

First offence: Death by hanging, on the court house plaza at high noon.

12 posted on 04/17/2004 3:19:58 PM PDT by ccmay
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Nope. First offense, execution. Never have recidivism that way.

It's fair, it's just, and it's merciful.
13 posted on 04/17/2004 5:26:18 PM PDT by little jeremiah (...men of intemperate minds can not be free. Their passions forge their fetters.)
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I read not long ago (on FR, natch) that until a couple of generations ago, rape was usually a capital crime. That's the way it should be.
14 posted on 04/17/2004 5:27:54 PM PDT by little jeremiah (...men of intemperate minds can not be free. Their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: little jeremiah
It was in most states unitil the US supreme court said it was too harsh a punishment.
15 posted on 04/17/2004 5:43:00 PM PDT by I got the rope
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To: I got the rope
There were fewer rapes then, BTW. No repeat offenders (once caught).

The SCOTUS has been a very, very bad joke for a long time. Black robed Nazgul, with a few exceptions.
16 posted on 04/17/2004 5:46:20 PM PDT by little jeremiah (...men of intemperate minds can not be free. Their passions forge their fetters.)
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I agree with you, and I can live with it, but I don't think we can make it happen.

I think we can make the other happen.
17 posted on 04/17/2004 7:48:24 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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I know people may disagree with me, but I'm near the point of thinking vigilante justice is the only kind we'll ever have.

I am not an anarchist, (!) and not a libertarian. But I am sickened by what passes for a justice system. I have seen innocent people railroaded (personal friend) and read about vicious subhuman criminals go scott free. This is wrong, and can only be tolerated for so long before society really starts cracking up. There are so many ramifications I don't have time to begin to list them, and you are no doubt as aware of them as I am.

Caning is also necessary, publicly.
18 posted on 04/17/2004 8:00:49 PM PDT by little jeremiah (...men of intemperate minds can not be free. Their passions forge their fetters.)
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It amazes me that someone like Martha Stewart gets pursued relentlessly by the authorities, but this creep can walk the streets to kill again.

19 posted on 04/17/2004 8:06:36 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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What to speak of Clintoon.
20 posted on 04/17/2004 9:00:58 PM PDT by little jeremiah (...men of intemperate minds can not be free. Their passions forge their fetters.)
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