Orangedog,
I think you missed the word “not” in the following sentence I posted.
“I’m happy that you (at least for the time being) do not currently designate pedophilia and STATUTORY rape as victimless crimes.”
The word “not” makes a critical difference in the meaning of the sentence.
You and I will just have to “agree to disagree”. I live in Maryland and jury nullification is becoming a real problem here where a substantial percentage of Baltimore’s black population will now NEVER render a GUILTY vote against a fellow black—no matter how strong the evidence. I have had a friend who was very badly injured in a crime in which there was an overwhelming body of strong evidence—way more than what was needed to overcome the reasonable doubt burden. And that friend’s attacker got off scot free thanks to a free public defender and a bit of jury nullification.
You’re right. I’m multitasking right now and misread your post. My apologies.
I’m sorry to hear about your friend. I hope he/she recovers. If the attacker managed to get a jury to acquit with that kind of evidence and a public defender, I might suggest that the problems in your community run way deeper than the jury system. Maybe even big enough to consider moving. I’m getting my house ready to sell now over disagreements far less dire than that.