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Posted on 02/24/2006 7:39:33 AM PST by Billie
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Thank you for bringing our morning devotional,Mayor.
My Pleasure Meg.. off to Church..
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division uncover a weapons cache during an operation to capture terrorists and ordnance in Oswesat, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2006. The cache had approximately 80 105-155mm rounds in it. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.
Iraqi army soldiers from the 8th Iraqi Army Division Bomb Squad prepare unexploded ordnance for disposal on Camp Echo in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason T. Bailey
Unexploded ordnance explodes during a controlled disposal by the 8th Iraqi Army Division Bomb Squad and U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal specialists on Camp Echo in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Feb. 7, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason T. Bailey
Each time they find these caches, lives are saved..
May God keep safe all who serve our country.
How pretty! We're watching a flowering almond get ready to put on her spring finery!
A beautiful day!
Thank you for some recent pictures of what our military is doing in Iraq. We'd never know they were doing anything except being killed by roadside bombs, etc. if left to the MSM. :(
Very, very well done, Billie. Just inspirational. Thank you for sharing that graphic and message. I appreciate being on your ping list!
What a lovely and loving post! Thank you so much for pinging me!
Because these charts only provide a vague snapshot of a particular moment in time and one which is lacking in relevant details, they are not particularly helpful in identifying sex offenders who may pose a genuine threat. There are several reasons for this. Once an offender is convicted of sex crime, it can take months, even years, to actually get their names on the registry. Typically, sex offenders move frequently, and while I don't have any actual percentages, it is my experience that a significant number of them do not register their whereabouts with these moves, as evidenced by the growing number of convictions on charges of failing to register as a sex offender. The problem is compounded when they move from state to state. And then, when they are located, their names have to be added back to the registry, which again, takes time, although not quite as much. Of course, by the time their address is filed, they may have already relocated. Then the cycle repeats. How often do these repeaters actually serve time for failing to register? Depends on how many times they repeat the offense. Apparently, not too often, because it is not uncommon to see the same offenders picked up repeatedly, at least when they are known in a community.
A secondary problem associated with the fluid mobility of sex offenders is that, by the time a sex offender is "discovered" in the next block, he may have moved on, leaving the next poor guy to occupy the address with an undeserved sex offender label, with all the stigma and potential danger that goes with it. It could even be your husband or brother or father or son. Will realtors and landlords soon be required to disclose to prospective buyers or renters that a sex offender recently lived at that address, in the same way that they are required to disclose that a murder occurred there or that a house is purported to be haunted?
The sex offenders that are by far the biggest threat are those who have yet to be identified, whether it be because they've not yet been caught, or they're out on bail awaiting trial, for what seems like indefinitely at times, or they're in between captures for failing to register. And the worst, in my opinion, are those against whom the evidence of heinous sex crimes is clear and convincing and who may even confess, but who never see the inside of a jail cell because a prosecutor won't risk his conviction "record" or a single vote on the reliability of a child witness, even when supported by other evidence. There are people who work in fields who are privy to this information, but cannot warn the community because of the perp's "right to privacy," and even if a perp is living with a woman who has children, the woman cannot be told about these offenses except in a very restrictive way, and only then if she herself is under investigation by CPS.
There may be some variance in practice from state to state, but generally, the offender has more rights than the victim. The only serious consequence for their crimes is that their names go on the child abuse registry and those who routinely use that registry as part of the screening process for job applicants, prospective adoptive or foster parents or child care providers, etc. would exclude them based on that information, thereby restricting somewhat their access to the pool of potential victims.
And then, finally, there are those who are actually charged, but never face trial or public scrutiny, because some plea agreement is reached behind closed doors, which almost always means lesser charges, often coupled with not being required to register as a sex offender and leaving only a handful of people in the community who actually know who they are, and who will, without a doubt, keep their own kids and grandkids away from them, and I dare say that that would include the kids and grandkids of the prosecutors themselves.
The vast majority of pedophiles are cowards, and operate in the shadows. They become much less of a threat when they are put in the spotlight, but sadly, they are very good at avoiding the spotlight. They are a plague in many areas, but a case could be made that a greater threat to our communities than these stealth offenders are those who know their crimes and who have the power and position, but lack the will or the courage to expose them and bring them to justice.
The only answer is to be vigilant when it comes to the children you love, because for every offender you know, there is, conservatively estimating, 25 that you don't. This is one of those situations in which, as The Mayor's post so eloquently pointed out, we must pray for God's wisdom in making good judgements.
Unfortunately, I also saw the first Grackle of the season, too. 
This past year is the first time I've ever had Bluebirds, and what delightful little birds they are. One of the highlights of my summer days was watching them gather to bathe in the evenings. They just seem to so thoroughly enjoy themsleves.
You are right on in your assesments. What we have to do and are commanded to do is know who we put into public office.
We have consistantly put into office people that have no fear of God. These people like District Attorney's make the deals that are done behind closed doors, they are done for a few reasons. Political favors because one of the perps is politiclly connected, the DA wants to keep his conviction rates high for his re-election etc... That is probably the #1 problem, DA's care only about the conviction rates.
Our state reps are responsible for enacting the laws, local police enforce but where things get lost is in the huge beauracracies... no one know who's actual job is to do what, paperwork that keeps them all employed, blah, blah.
It is our responsibility to elect Godly leaders!
Thanks much for the Sunday morning greetings!
That painted bird is lovely. Looks as though God took an actual paint pallet and dumped it all over it...Saw the effect...liked it and made the paint permanent.
Ahh God...He is The Omega(First)and Best Artist!
You got it.
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