FREE TO RAPE AGAIN

The Reader's Digest (OLD print issue) ^ | Oct 1991 | Robert James Bidinotto

[GailA]

The disappearance of Elizabeth Smart and the kidnapping, rape and brutal murder of Samantha Runnion have FReepers asking WHY are these monsters on our streets instead of in prison. This old article gives a lot of answers to those questions.

This is an older article it is NOT online. The information in it is valuable in understanding why we are not locking our sex offenders up for life.

[GailA]

Just incase you would like to send cards or donations to the family of 5 year old Samantha Runnion of Stanton Ca., who was kidnapped and murdered this week, I have listed the address below.

Samantha Runnion Fund
Stanton City Hall
7800 Katella Ave.
Stanton, CA. 90680

[tutstar]

Thanks for posting this. 11 yrs later I wonder how much more revealing these stats would be.

No parole, no get out of jail free card, no free meals in an air conditioned facility at taxpayer expense for the duration of the prison sentence.

NO MORE LIFE AND BREATH FOR CHILD RAPISTS AND/OR MURDERERS!!!

No sitting on death row for 10-20 yrs.

Execution to be carried within 3 mos. of conviction.

Scum of the earth is what these perverts are.

[tutstar]

ping

[tutstar]

The thought just occurred to me, did you save this copy of RD for this many years? LOL

[GailA]

No I re-typed it into Word to save on my hard drive.

[nicmarlo]

This plea bargaining and paroling early for good behavior, I'm sure it frustrates the police who know the guys are going to be back in their neighborhoods, preying on people they're trying to keep safe......something must be done in the legislature to have parole not been an option for sexual offenses (i.e., rapes).

[cardinal4]

I feel like taking a shower after reading that article.

[harpseal]

Obviously we as a society have decided that we would rather spend time and effortgiving absolutely useless so called treatment to the animals who have declared war on every decent human being. Clearly should any such animal ever attack someone close tome then there is nothing to prevent me from stopping him from any further attrocities and I would certainly do so.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[corlorde]

Well, we have to make room for those recreational pot smokers! You know, the "three times and you're out" hazards to society who are caught with a joint or two that have to fulfill those "mandatory" jail terms.


Let all the sexual creeps/pedo-pervsrapistsumbagsdogvomitus out to make room for joe, the the "pot head"

[monocle]

In criminal proceedings, much attention is paid to insuring the Constitutional rights of the defendant and it is forgotten that the prosecution is the representive of the people who also have the same rights as the defendant. Thus, the courts and other government bodies administering "justice" are subject to the admonishments of the Constitutional Amendents to insure equal protection under the laws. Early release of dangerous felons is governmental action which may result in the denial of civil rights to innocent victims and thus is unequal protection
under the law.

[JudyB1938]

http://www.geocities.com/gcclibertarian/bidinotto.html

ROBERT JAMES BIDINOTTO

A former economics major at Grove City College during the late 1960s, Robert James Bidinotto is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, lecturer, and a nationally recognized expert on crime.

He is perhaps best known for his article "Getting Away With Murder" in the July 1988 Reader's Digest. That investigative piece stirred a national controversy about prison furlough programs during the 1988 presidential campaign, and helped make convicted killer Willie Horton a household name. The Almanac of American Politics 1990 called it "the most influential piece of journalism in the whole campaign." It was honored by the American Society of Magazine Editors as a finalist for Best Magazine Story of 1988 in the "Public Interest" category.

Bidinotto has since authored Reader's Digest exposes on sex offenders, the secrecy of criminal "rap sheets," the legal system's "revolving-door" policies, and probation abuses. His November 1994 article "Must Our Prisons Be Resorts?" inspired federal legislation to reduce excessive amenities available to inmates. Criminal Justice? The Legal System Versus Individual Responsibility, his first book, was published in 1995 with a Foreword by John Walsh of the "America's Most Wanted" TV show. Acclaimed by legal scholars, victims' rights groups and law enforcement officials, it was distributed to every member of the 104th Congress. His latest book, Freed to Kill (1996), was issued in a first printing of nearly 150,000 copies. Promoted in media appearances by Fred Goldman, a vocal figure in the O.J. Simpson murder trials, the book garnered wide attention.

In 1985, the Free Press Association awarded Bidinotto its prestigious Mencken Award for Best Feature Story. During the National Victims' Rights Week ceremony in New York City on April 21, 1991, a coalition of 22 crime victims groups presented him their 1991 Media Award, "for sensitivity and fairness in reporting victims' issues." In 1996, he received the media award of the Philadelphia Coalition of Crime Victim Advocates, "for exemplary service and support to victims and witnesses of crime."

Besides his work on crime, Bidinotto has written investigative articles for Reader's Digest on such topics as homelessness, global warming and the 1989 Alar scare. His articles, columns, essays, book and film reviews have appeared in The Boston Herald, Success, The American Spectator, City Journal, Reason, Writer's Digest, and in many other publications and anthologies. His work has been cited or reprinted in such major media outlets as U. S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Boston Herald, The Boston Globe, The Detroit News, The Miami Herald, Advertising Age, Forbes, Liberty; The Spectator and The Guardian in England, The Alberta Report in Canada, and in other journals.

A frequent public speaker and talk show guest, Bidinotto has appeared on such programs as CBS radio's "Crosstalk," CNBC's "Rivera Live," CNN's "Sonya Live," "The Rush Limbaugh Show," "Geraldo," and on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio network.

Currently, Bidinotto is on the staff of The Objectivist Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. In addition, he is at work on a novel, and other non-fiction projects.

http://www.objectivistcenter.org/

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I don't think I ever heard of that guy. There's 104 hits at google on him. As far as I can tell, this is his latest article (9-11):

http://www.libertates.org/provo_unilateral%20moral.htm
Unilateral Moral Disarmament

[JudyB1938]

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[spectre]

Sickening.

IF these guys have to be released back into society, it should be mandatory they are neutered before they are set free.

sw

[Dark Wing]

A criminal punishment adjustment needed ping

[JudyB1938]

I honestly don't think that would do any good. It's not about sex is what I've been reading - it's about violence and control. I think those kind of people should be given the death penalty upon a second offense, to be carried out within a designated time - regardless of the appeal system.

[poet]

Is it possible that the "judges" that give these slime light sentences aren't perhaps themselves rapists and child molestors just as klein in orange county, CA.

What filth walks the streets of America and perhaps wear black robes in some instances.

[Jonathon Spectre]

I read a good post on one of these threads a while back that said the Eighth Amendment should be modified to read something like:

"No cruel or unusual punishment... unless the crime involves physical violence against a child. Then knock yourselves out."

[FresnoDA]

BTTT

[Mrs.Liberty]

2. Get even tougher on repeaters. Jill Otey, a former sex-crimes prosecutor in Portland, Ore., who helps victims with civil suits, says of violent rapists, “After the second offense, such attackers deserve life in prison. Why give them a third chance?”

Why give them a second chance? They deserve life imprisonment the first time around.