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In reply to the discussion: Oregon Supreme Court to consider: Is it 'cruel and unusual' to imprison public masturbator for life? [View all]Geronimoe
(1,539 posts)I don't defend sexual predictors. Many Priests have done worse and were simply moved to another church.
However, we don't even know what the past crimes were, and they were a long time ago. Sodomy of the 70s could be anything and possibly even UN-Constitutional as found by SCOTUS. It could have been sex between two consenting adult males. Burglary, who knows? He could have stolen candy bar or not paid for a drink. Kidnapping, could have been a custody battle? It could be worse.
There are two instances where he was found guilty of exposing himself.
Now if he were an Ivy League bankster who destroyed families, making them homeless and stealing pensions, he wouldn't even be charged with a crime. The bankster might even be given a cabinet position in government. So it seems it is all about the sex, that gets everyone worked up.
If as a CEO you cook the books, you can become Vice President as Cheney did. If you raid people's pensions, you can run for Prsident as Romney did and get nearly half the votes. If as President you destroy another country with fake intel, commit war crimes, impeachment is off the table. However if you have oral sex as President, you can be impeached.