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99Forever

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18. In the meantime...

Reply to Le Taz Hot (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 14, 2014, 10:48 AM

Jun 2014

... people convicted on relatively minor, non-violent "drug offenses" have packed our prisons far beyond capacity.

And poisonous animals like this are released on the public virtually each and every day.

Welcum to Conservative 'Murica.

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Man convicted in brutal gang rape assaulted kids just months out of prison [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2014 OP

This is really ugly. Those poor girls. Life in prison would be good for him. Shrike47 Jun 2014 #1

Maybe chemical castration, too. Ilsa Jun 2014 #2

Maybe you should look into the results of that back when pipoman Jun 2014 #4

Now you're talkin'! Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #7

I said "maybe" and thank you for the update. Ilsa Jun 2014 #12

Most people who victimize children are cowards with other men pipoman Jun 2014 #15

really? you find it in you to muster up some empathy for the man? seabeyond Jun 2014 #22

Cases like this make me wish that rape can get the death penalty... Lancero Jun 2014 #3

It does in India. dilby Jun 2014 #6

tough part is getting rape acknowledge, even when the girls are hanging from a tree. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #23

I agree. delta17 Jun 2014 #10

They make me glad it doesn't. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2014 #11

I don't know about you... Lancero Jun 2014 #24

I refer you to the 8th amendment. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2014 #25

...^ that 840high Jun 2014 #26

"Serving just 2-1/2 years in prison for his part in a brutal north Omaha gang rape." Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #5

+100 theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #8

I speak from experience. Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #9

I hear you. Ilsa Jun 2014 #13

You're correct, the subsequent crime could have been prevented. I am guessing here, the Jefferson23 Jun 2014 #16

It's pretty shocking. You have people serving longer sentences for non-violent drug offenses than Chathamization Jun 2014 #14

Agreed. Drugs should be legalized, sexual assault should have a serious mandatory sentence minimum stevenleser Jun 2014 #17

In the meantime... 99Forever Jun 2014 #18

vomit inducing. then on the other hand, we are told by SOME men on du, we ought to be thankful, seabeyond Jun 2014 #20

first degree assault? would that be... rape. he raped a child. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #19

9 and 10 yrs old. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #21