A 27 year old man was recently sentenced to 150 1/2 years in prison for kidnapping and r aping a 17yr old girl in New Hampshire.
http://www.wmur.com/news/10591193/detail.html
Do you think the sentence is a good one? Does your local law enforcement treat sex offenders this harshly?
I am curious about what the sentence would have been in other states.
PS I am also curious why I have posted 2 other versions of this question and have not seen them posted
2006-12-22 12:29:00 · 10 answers · asked by bookmom 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Rudolph-- I fully intend to stay out of California and in a state where cold blooded sexual predators are locked up. For the record, I am not a pervert and this question was NOT meant to imply any support for the convicted rapist.
2006-12-22 12:41:20 · update #1
I dont think that is a harsh enough sentence.
2006-12-22 12:37:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The average murder serves only 14 years in prison in the USA.
If we take that as the standard, then this jail sentence isn't appropriate.
However, this article doesn't have info on this guy's background, previous offenses, etc. If the guy was a certified sexual predator, most judges would do everything in their power to keep them out of the population for as long as possible.
I still find it difficult to believe that this sentence won't be modified on review.
I'm also wondering why this guy didn't take a plea deal.
2006-12-22 12:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by geek49203 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sentence does seem a bit harsh, so was the crime! You neglect to mention that this defendant has a prior rape conviction of his own girlfriend, and 8 other suspected rapes. IF our penal system were allowed to truly rehabilitate offenders, or IF this young man had shown some remorse, the outcome may have been different. It is impossible to judge what went on in the mind of this judge without having heard the entire trial.
2006-12-22 12:42:39 · answer #3 · answered by mountain woman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I think it might be enough jail time. I have never heard of anyone getting this sentence. Maybe we should here more sentences like this one.
2006-12-22 12:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by d3midway semi-retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In California we're trying to pass a law that will make child molestation a capital offense, so stay where you're at and don't come here we don't want anymore perverts!!!!!
2006-12-22 12:33:54 · answer #5 · answered by RUDOLPH M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think it was a good sentence,50 years for the kidnapping,and 50 years apiece for raping her twice
2006-12-22 12:39:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That really is enough jail time!!
It's just a way to make sure you don't enjoy your life for as long as you live. Who lives to 150.5 years old?
2006-12-22 12:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by Midnight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes in a 150 years he will be dead no one survives that long.. that is like saying life prison..
2006-12-22 12:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by latina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that dude should rot in jail. Perfect punishment
2006-12-22 12:36:33 · answer #9 · answered by undercovernudist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think that is about right.
2006-12-22 12:38:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋