though i tend to believe that much of this "it's for the children" bullshit is nothing more than a smokescreen, this is one case where i will run with the pack. anyone capable of sexually assaulting a child lacks some very basic element in their moral background and is more than likely incapable of being rehabilitated. life in prison or, in the case of rapists/murderers, execution seems to be the only fitting punishment for such crimes. though for some it could be considered a mental illness, since there is no reliable treatment imprisonment is still the only way to protect society from such predators.

i do, however, take small exception to the attack on the judicial system. there are rule of procedure and evidence built into the system to protect the public for abuse and to berate legal professionals for following those rules is a step closer to turning this country into just another totalitarian regime.

even kooks like o'reilly get it right from time to time.
delusionsofNORMALity Reviewed by delusionsofNORMALity on . Disrespecting Jessica Disrespecting Jessica By Bill O'Reilly for BillOReilly.com Thursday, Feb 22, 2007 The national media won't tell you, but in Miami right now, a man named John Couey is on trial for brutally killing a 9-year-old girl named Jessica Lunsford. Couey, a convicted sex offender, kidnapped Jessica out of her modest Florida home, brought her to a trailer, sexually abused her, and then buried her alive. When authorities found her body, she was clutching a stuffed dolphin. Because of that Rating: 5