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Forum: The Other Side
Thread (Discussion): Judge gives a 60 day sentence for a sex offender
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Message 171242 (In Reply to Message 171084)
Posted by orolan
on Jan 15, 2006 04:08 AM | Also by orolan
| Gender: Male,
Age Bracket: 40 - 49,
State: N/A,
Country: United States |
I think the judge did the right thing. Vermont has decided that "low-risk" offenders don't deserve treatment while in prison. They determined "low-risk" to be synonomous with "first-time offender". In other words you don't get treatment until the second offense. Of course if treated the FIRST time then there is far less likelihood of there even being a second time. But in Vermont apparently the first time is all about punishment and the second time they decide maybe they shoud try rehabilitation. Am I the only person who sees this as totally backwards? I say rehabilitate them the first time around. If that doesn't work and the reoffend, lock them up for life and forget rehabilitation.
Cashman sees it that way, even though it doesn't really come across that way. Personally I applaud him for making a stand to force change. Odds are he will modify the sentence after today's motion by the prosecutor. But since the policy was changed simply by order of a department head Cashman may hold out on the premise that as soon as he changes the sentence they change the policy back and Hulett gets no treatment. It will take an act of the Legislature mandating treatment for ALL offenders to satisfy Cashman completely.
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Message 171084
What do you guys think of this?
Posted by guilty1
on Jan 13, 2006 12:26 AM | Also by guilty1
| Gender: Male,
Age Bracket: 40 - 49,
State: Vermont,
Country: United States |
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171084, guilty1, Jan 13, 2006 12:26 AM [What do you guys think of this?]
171208, poetsdreamscape, Jan 14, 2006 07:44 PM [wrong]
171242, orolan, Jan 15, 2006 04:08 AM
171291, guilty1, Jan 15, 2006 05:06 PM [IMO]
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