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Vigil Held for Sex Offender Who Died of Hypothermia
WWMT.Com ^ | March 22, 2009 - 2:07 PM | NEWSCHANNEL 3

Posted on 03/23/2009 12:59:06 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan

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The law states that sex offenders can't reside within 1000 feet of a school.
Two downtown shelters wouldn't let him inside.
Thomas Pauli froze to death.
A hundred people gathered together Saturday night to hold a vigil.
"Just a quiet, respectful way of remembering his life and having the spotlight on a situation a lot of people tend to forget about," said Palmerlee.
1 posted on 03/23/2009 12:59:07 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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To: MaryFromMichigan

Did the heat from the candles revive him?


2 posted on 03/23/2009 12:59:56 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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Oh man, I laughed. I would love to read a little about the dude’s sex crimes.


3 posted on 03/23/2009 1:01:22 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: WayneS

He’ll warm up plenty when he reaches his final destination.


4 posted on 03/23/2009 1:01:24 PM PDT by BipolarBob (When do we call Obama "Dear Leader" and learn the new salute?)
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To: MaryFromMichigan
Pauli wasn't turned away from Mel Trotter Ministries that night...

Then him freezing to death had NOTHING to do with his "being turned away" from shelters, did it?

This story makes no sense. Either he was turned away or he wasn't!

5 posted on 03/23/2009 1:02:18 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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Candlelight vigil usually means this to me: mobs of insane people running amok and playing with matches.


6 posted on 03/23/2009 1:02:29 PM PDT by Califreak (111th Congress: Destroying America With Reckless Abandon)
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To: WayneS

Sometimes, unintended results are a good thing, but we shouldn’t let this success go to our heads.


7 posted on 03/23/2009 1:02:54 PM PDT by jonascord (Hey, we have the Constitution. What's to worry about?)
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Michigan ping.
I can’t whip up sympathy for the man, but I thought it was an interesting story.


8 posted on 03/23/2009 1:03:14 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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To: Califreak
Yeah. REAL vigils use torches and pitchforks...
9 posted on 03/23/2009 1:04:38 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 63 of our national holiday from reality.)
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"They're trying to have safety for kids and I understand that, but the way it is now it's there has to be a better option," said Palmerlee.

I totally agree...Execute them?

10 posted on 03/23/2009 1:04:43 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (Let's get to altering or abolishing!)
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"They're trying to have safety for kids and I understand that, but the way it is now it's there has to be a better option," said Palmerlee

yes--the there are two additional options... he stays locked up for life for his crimes, or he receives the death penalty for his crimes... sex offenders are right up there with murderers...

11 posted on 03/23/2009 1:05:32 PM PDT by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: MaryFromMichigan

actions have consequences. Liberals would like to change that. Unfortunately, all we get when liberals change that are different headlines.

“Sex offender caught molesting child after being allowed to stay in shelter” comes to mind.


12 posted on 03/23/2009 1:06:06 PM PDT by wombtotomb
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POS will thaw fast where he’s going. Good riddance.


13 posted on 03/23/2009 1:07:13 PM PDT by AirForceMom (Locked and loaded, and sharpening my pitchfork.)
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To: MaryFromMichigan
From this link:

Pauli was convicted in 1991 of second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under the age of 13 in Grand Traverse County.

14 posted on 03/23/2009 1:08:36 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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“.....A hundred people gathered together Saturday night to hold a vigil....”

And where were they when he needed a warm place to stay? Oh, I know, it’s not their problem, it is a problem government must address.


15 posted on 03/23/2009 1:10:20 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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That’s right. It is society’s fault that the child rapist froze to death. The implication is that is society’s fault for convicting him of rape and sending him to prison. In fact, society’s mistake was in releasing him.


16 posted on 03/23/2009 1:10:34 PM PDT by iowamark (certified by Michael Steele as "ugly and incendiary")
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you are correct.

if he is released... then he is no longer a danger to society, right? he’s paid his due, right?

if that is the case... then why hound him for the rest of his life?

either keep him in prison or forget about him once he leaves.

i wonder where this will lead. tracking ex-cons and dictating where they can work and live. where does it end? speeding tickets? (after all... most accidents start with speeding) it all seems like another mechanism to get the sheep use to more controls and oversight


17 posted on 03/23/2009 1:15:31 PM PDT by sten
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To: MaryFromMichigan

Maybe these vigilers could put their names on a list of persons willing to take in someone like Pauli.


18 posted on 03/23/2009 1:15:50 PM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: All; jonascord

I like the way you think!
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19 posted on 03/23/2009 1:16:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (In honor of my late father-Gysgt/Comm. Chief, USMC WWII, Korea 1925-2002)
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To: MaryFromMichigan
Liberal bleeding hearts. Maybe they should put up rapists and child molesters in their own homes if they're so high-minded. Stop kvetching and set an example, damnit! Its about time!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

20 posted on 03/23/2009 1:18:51 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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