On Sat, 10 May 2008 07:30:38 GMT, Palindrome wrote:
>> It is absolutely right that he was convicted. It is a reasonable
>> judgement that the public is better protected by giving him a community
>> sentence under which he can have treatment to help him avoid getting
>> into that sort of situation again, rather than sending him to prison
>> where he will get no such treatment. It is equally reasonable to argue
>> that the sentence was on the lenient side, but it is not way outside the
>> spectrum of legitimate responses to the facts of this case.
>
>ISTM that this blurs a very simple message that any 20 year old should
>understand - "JailBait" - "11 years old = jail".
>
>So why not a jail sentence, plus the rest? Even if just equivalent to
>the time he has already spent in jail, or even if immediately suspended?
>
>However, since when did, "didn't have the strength of character to say
>no" figure as acceptable explanation and acceptable mitigation?
Committing a crime of opportunity is usually regarded as less serious
than committing a similar crime that has been planned in advance.
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Cynic
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