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sarisataka

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25. Um, no...

Tue Nov 18, 2014, 11:08 AM

Nov 2014

that the sex offender list may be applied unfairly (I am personally aware of a couple egregious situations) it does not in any way mitigate the actions in this case.

To use skin color to decide whether or not to prosecute and determine punishment is racist; no matter if the skin is light, dark or something in between.

What I ponder is had this happened in the band, or other activity, and the victim was female, would the author be calling for such leniency? Is a finger poking your ass through clothes and groping of genitals more or less traumatic to boys or girls?

Also

held accountable to their victims by making amends in words and deeds

words are easy, their lawyers will have eloquent statements of apology written up for them to read. What deeds can they do to make amends?

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The “Sex Offender” Regime is Cruel and Unusual Punishment [View all] cali Nov 2014 OP

Sorry, but it's bullshit Lee-Lee Nov 2014 #1

you evidently didn't read the entire article. cali Nov 2014 #4

I did, and I agree with the poster... pipoman Nov 2014 #6

well, according to Levine, there was no penetration cali Nov 2014 #8

Wow.. for the victim, who is lying powerless, imagining the worst is about to happen to him... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #9

+100 theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #13

Well you may like having someone holding you down pipoman Nov 2014 #14

So groping a persons genitals and pushing a finger against thier anus isn't sexual assault? Lee-Lee Nov 2014 #18

I read the entire article. Here's what I suggest: MineralMan Nov 2014 #20

I don't believe in mandatory sentencing guidelines, but neither do I believe hlthe2b Nov 2014 #2

I do think far too many people end up on the sex offender registry Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #3

So they wrap up in a few weeks of picking up trash... Oktober Nov 2014 #12

Remember when streaking was a fad? L0oniX Nov 2014 #28

Is Levine saying that the players shouldn't be prosecuted LuvNewcastle Nov 2014 #5

That first paragraph..... WTF? Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #7

Yes, RobinA Nov 2014 #17

Sex offender is an accurate term... Oktober Nov 2014 #10

So where is the 'violence offender' registry? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #26

Like it or not.. Sexual trauma is more significant and lasting. .. Oktober Nov 2014 #31

Nearly... and yet no 'murder registry'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #32

I've often wondered if this was to counter balance the lax prosecution we have of sex offenders? bettyellen Nov 2014 #39

So because they're students of color, they shouldn't be prosecuted? badtoworse Nov 2014 #11

Some of us want justice... MindPilot Nov 2014 #15

I notice that the author of that piece didn't ask the victim MineralMan Nov 2014 #21

Yes, I still prefer justice to revenge. MindPilot Nov 2014 #40

Tell me about it next time you're assaulted. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #38

This is all part of the bullying culture, imo. TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #16

No, sorry. All of those boys are old enough to know better. MineralMan Nov 2014 #19

Counterpunch LOL - what a bastion of knowledge snooper2 Nov 2014 #22

no shit; a bastion of all that's good and rational... dionysus Nov 2014 #24

Sex offenders love this type of rationale. aikoaiko Nov 2014 #23

Um, no... sarisataka Nov 2014 #25

Oh hell no. dilby Nov 2014 #27

It was sexual assault Yo_Mama Nov 2014 #29

Sex offender lists are problematic for me. Savannahmann Nov 2014 #30

The one guy I knew about who had to move out of a house nearby Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #33

Incest qualifies as child (for the most part) molestation. Teens aren't usually prosecuted for WinkyDink Nov 2014 #36

FTS. Seriously. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #34

Counterpunch has finally managed to outcrazy World Nut Daily. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #35

It depends on the sex offense. moriah Nov 2014 #37

There is a very good way to avoid such a fate. geek tragedy Nov 2014 #41