Posted on 10/27/2005 11:14:47 AM PDT by JZelle
That raises a red flag, doesn't it?
I appreciate the explanation. Although it makes perfect sense now, it seems a shame that families will not be warned about this animal.
When I saw the words "sex offender" I thought this was about BJ Clinton.
I remember the witch hunts of the eighties. I can't recall the names, but daycare and church workers were convicted of horrendous and impossible sexual abuse.
By your reasoning, every gun ban passed is illegal ex post facto law, and therefore unconstitutional. The 2nd Amendment also prohibits such actions, but look where we are today!
The "assault weapons" bans are a prime example.
Another good example would be Charles Manson and "family". They were all sentenced to death (I think all of them were, anyways). Then the death penalty was ruled unconstitutional, and their sentences were commuted to life sentences. The death penalty was then found to be constitutional after all, but their death sentences were not reinstated. Manson could conceivably get out on parole. (NEVER happen, but it is theoretically possible).
Nope. It looks to me like he was convicted, but the judge said he doesn't have to register.
If this guy had a decent attorney, the charges would have been dropped, or he would have likely won at trial. regardless of what would have happened at trial, an appeal of a conviction would be reversed for sure on appeal.
They are a prime example. There were "pre-ban" and "post-ban" guns. I had purchased a mini-14 before the ban. The ban did not apply to my gun. I put a folding stock on it, flash suppressor, high-capacity magazines, etc: some of my alterations were done after the "ban" was in effect. The ban on "assualt weapons" did not apply to my gun because it was exempt due to the constitutional ban on Ex Post Facto laws.
The sentence reflects the judge's confidence in the prosecution and the evidence.
The Federal ban, maybe, but not in California and New Yawk.
What I don't understand is why nobody is challenging the California and New York laws. The states do not have the right to violate the US constitution. What is happening in some states (and DC) in regards to the right to keep and bear arms is an obscenity.
What we really need is to overturn the federal firearms act of 1934. Unfortunately, the SCOTUS wont even hear such cases. In their arrogance and lust for power, they have consistently refused.
There were two victims.
Makes you wonder how many other sex offenders are out there running free? The law is there to protect us, yet our children could be spending this weekend at a friends house where a pervert lives. We have no way of knowing........Does that creep you out the same way it does me?
The charges came about after one of the victims, now in his 30s, recalled the sexual abuse during a psychotherapy session in November...
Oh, yes. Repressed memories. I'm going to get something on my parents one of these days
But on a serious note, this is a possible occurance. A very dear friend of mine, whom I basically consider family was molested by her uncle between ages 3 to 5. She blocked the memories out for years and she, unfortunately, ended up getting pregnant at 17 and that's when she remembered her molestation.
The charges came about after one of the victims, now in his 30s, recalled the sexual abuse during a psychotherapy session in November,
If he is in his 30s and couldn't remember what happened then I really doubt something happened. Sounds like a psycho-psychotherapist to me.
This age range is very different from a 12 year old. A 12 year old isn't going to "forget" something happened. He might be ashamed (though it wasn't his fault) but he isn't going to forget. Something is wrong here.
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