Kip Patterson wrote:It seems to me that the issue here starts with
It's also an expected behavior, as this type of crime is one of the more despised, more "taboo", riles up anger in the public mind and forms it into a lynch mob.
IMO there's nothing wrong with that, it's going to happen in each and every one of these situations...pretty much regardless of the outcome of the sentence unless it's a public viewing of a drawn and quartering, or public beheading.
Nobody wants this guy back in public....what if he were relocated back in "your" neighborhood? (I'm not aiming that at anyone in particular..just a line for each person to think about and answer internally). Some people here may remember a thread I had about a year ago, where it became known a sex offender was moving into a house down the street from me. I had never given a moments thought before to sex offenders and where they live...until it hit home.
So it's certainly a question for anyone who agrees with the judges decision....what if the person was to move down the street from you, especially if you have kids or grandkids. Does that change your comfort level in the slightest bit?
There is also the high percentage of doubt of the effectiveness of treatment plans. Save for chemical castration I guess.