Posted by
Jesse "The Mind" Norman on Thursday, December 04, 2008 3:15:00 AM
Originally written June 16, 2006 on Yahoo.
I hate how people twist words or phrases to suit themselves so they don't sound so horrible. The absolute worst example of that is "I made a mistake". How often have we heard that one eh? I mean in the media by murderers, rapists, molestors, and their ilk. "Listen, I know I killed that family of four and raped the wife. It was a mistake. I know that now. I'm sorry. You have no idea of what I'll go through the rest of my life. The nightmares I'll have and have had. That should be my punishment. Don't destroy another life. What will society benefit for from my death? Is it revenge you want? Go ahead and take it then. Just know you're as guilty as I am." Foreman of the jury: "we the jury find the defendant guilty of all charges." Judge: "even though the jury has recommended death in your case, I am going to suspend your sentence. Finally a convicted murderer gets it. That's what I've wanted to hear in all my ten years on the bench. Thank you sir for opening people's eyes. It's not about punishment. It's about moving on after making a mistake. I wish you luck with the rest of your life. I'm sorry you'll have to have these nightmares." If you keep up with the news, that's not that far of an exaggeration. A judge in Ohio let a man go totally free after the man admitted to molesting two boys. That was just a mistake. A mistake that will scar two boys for life, but a mistake in the judge's eyes it is. This Judge Connor also has been arrested several times for drunk driving and got away with it, so far be it from him to punish anyone. The boys were twelve and five years old. Judge Cashman sentenced a man to only 60 days for molesting a 7 year old girl over the period of four years. He said he didn't believe in punishment for child molestors. That he needed "treatment". Next time I hear someone say a molestor needs treatment I'm gonna pull my hair out, and I have nice hair. Only treatment that is suitable to me is death. After a huge public outcry led by Bill O'Reilly, Cashman sentenced the man, Mark Hulett to three years after "consideration". Three years is still way too light. We hear this kinda thing all the time in the news now. A woman or child gets molested and/or killed after a person was convicted already of a similar crime or even a slew of crimes. Jessica Lunsford was molested and killed in such a brutal way it boggles the mind how a human is capable of such a thing. The killer, John Couey was arrested 24 times in his life and already had two sex offense convictions. Twice convicted of breaking into homes and molesting girls. You read that right. He should never have been let out. Jessica's Law requires 25 years for molesting a child twelve years or younger. That's a start, but I don't think that is long enough and the age is too low. What should a molestor of a thirteen year-old girl get? Isn't she as precious as a twelve year old? Isn't she just as innocent? It's all in this "we all make mistakes" mentality that allow these things to happen. How many times did someone say they liked President Clinton because he was like them, making mistake after mistake. "I don't want a president that's lived a clean life" I've heard a few times. What? You want a total lack of morals person to be President because he reminds you of you? Spare the rest of us normal people please. I'm wondering when people are gonna differentiate a "mistake" from a despicable act. A mistake is done accidentally or there's a brief period; just a lapse of knowing right and wrong, and that's the way it should be. Looking at another woman's cleavage in the presence of your woman is a mistake. Raping that woman at knifepoint and then killing her is not. Wake up people!