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MindPilot

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40. Yes, I still prefer justice to revenge.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #21)

Tue Nov 18, 2014, 05:50 PM

Nov 2014

The function of our justice system is justice. I do not want my government acting as an agent of retribution.

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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