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No Jail Time for Teen Who Beat Unborn Baby to Death
Religion Journal ^ | September 6, 2005

Posted on 09/06/2005 2:38:33 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie

A teenage boy who was charged in January with intentionally beating his pregnant girlfriend's belly with a miniature baseball bat, thereby inducing a miscarriage, has pleaded "no contest" to the charges and will not serve any jail time.

The teen, now 17, awaits a juvenile sentencing or disposition on the charge Sept. 29.

Macomb County (Mich.) Prosecutor Eric Smith, who said in January that "this crime is shocking and reprehensible," and "I will not entertain any plea bargaining on it" defended his leniency by saying "It's not a plea bargain or a sentence bargain. He pleaded as charged," … "The reason for the no contest plea is the defendant might have a concern about civil litigation, and in today's overly litigious environment anything is possible."

Evidence indicates that the prosecution acted otherwise. According to the Macomb Daily an order entered in court Wednesday formalizing the plea states that "conditions of the plea are that the court will have jurisdiction over (the boy) until age 19 and that the prosecution will not seek incarceration of (him) at disposition."

In effect the teen will probably serve two years of juvenile probation and may have the case dismissed completely if he completes the probation. Prosecutors have said they oppose any dismissal, but defense attorney Miranda Massie believes that "in human terms, the cost of going to trial would probably be too high," … "We still think there was no crime committed here. But even if we went to trial and won, the likelihood of losing his anonymity under the national media attention would mean a heavy toll for him, and for her. And this was a good resolution."

The teen's former girlfriend, who consented to the beating and was also aged 16 at the time, faced no charges. The boy however was facing a 15-year felony charge with a more probable outcome, if found guilty, of incarceration in a Juvenile Center until he turned 21.

The pro-abortion political aspect was certainly in play as Massie feared that the case could be used to "give reproductive rights a big push backwards."


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: domesticviolence; fetalrights; juveniles
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1 posted on 09/06/2005 2:38:34 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

So what is the difference between him and an abortion doc???


2 posted on 09/06/2005 2:40:42 PM PDT by Seaside
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To: Seaside

none


3 posted on 09/06/2005 2:41:02 PM PDT by misterrob
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

I didn't think there was anything lower than abortionists. Then I met one of their lawyers. Unreal.


4 posted on 09/06/2005 2:41:51 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
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To: Seaside
"So what is the difference between him and an abortion doc???"

A license to kill.

5 posted on 09/06/2005 2:42:06 PM PDT by Montfort (Check out The Figurehead, by Thomas Larus at lulu.com. Montfort is the protagonist.)
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To: Seaside

he is unlicensed.


6 posted on 09/06/2005 2:42:58 PM PDT by pipecorp (Let's have a CRUSADE! , the muslims have already started. 1600 replies and not a single post!)
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To: Seaside

"So what is the difference between him and an abortion doc???"

About $300,000-$600,000 a year.


7 posted on 09/06/2005 2:43:11 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Anyone who votes for Democrats after Aug. 28, 2005 are just plain ignorant.)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie
"We still think there was no crime committed here."

!

$^%@'$ $&#^ #*%^#$ %*&@%$#^!

8 posted on 09/06/2005 2:43:20 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

In fact, he will receive a medal.


9 posted on 09/06/2005 2:43:43 PM PDT by tomahawk (Proud to be an enemy of Islam (check out www.prophetofdoom.net))
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To: Seaside

About 5000 dollars.


10 posted on 09/06/2005 2:44:15 PM PDT by Xenophon450
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
...I didn't think there was anything lower than abortionists...

Neither did I.

Then I read about someone whose biggest concern- when a baby is beaten to death with a baseball bat- is whether the crime might "give reproductive rights a big push backwards."

11 posted on 09/06/2005 2:46:09 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup2.html)
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To: Leapfrog

But what about the revenue the doctors were cheated out of?
Isn't this practicing medicine without a license?


12 posted on 09/06/2005 2:47:08 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

And we wonder why the world is in the condition it is in. This perp will walk. Go figure.


13 posted on 09/06/2005 2:47:20 PM PDT by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for our country than anyone can ever imagine. He is solid as a rock)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie
The teen's former girlfriend, who consented to the beating and was also aged 16 at the time, faced no charges.

WTF? Something tells me that these two kids were not overly endowed in the brain cell dept.

14 posted on 09/06/2005 2:49:53 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

Kevorkian's spawn.


15 posted on 09/06/2005 2:50:59 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: cubreporter

Was he in the Super Dome last week?


16 posted on 09/06/2005 2:51:57 PM PDT by TYVets (God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie
Here, we can actually count the total number of brain cells between these young lovers.


17 posted on 09/06/2005 2:52:17 PM PDT by SteveMcKing ("I was born a Democrat. I expect I'll be a Democrat the day I leave this earth." -Zell Miller '04)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

We live in evil times.


18 posted on 09/06/2005 2:52:23 PM PDT by Puddleglum (Thank God the Boston blowhard lost)
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To: Seaside

So what is the difference between him and an abortion doc???


He has a better batting average?


19 posted on 09/06/2005 2:54:29 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

Can't have a case that would interfere with the constitutional right of a woman to privately have her unborn baby beaten to death.


20 posted on 09/06/2005 2:56:37 PM PDT by eggman (Democrat party - The black hole of liberalism from which no rational thought can escape.)
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