Norm – your take on “sexophrenia” And probation departments is so dead on. Such a waste it is, and in most cases a violation of the thirteenth amendment, because you find coming out of prison that you no longer have first, second, fourth, fifth, thirteenth and fourteenth Amendment Constitutional protections at ALL.
I am in the position of an antebellum black slave, wholly-owned by the federal government’s US probation Department – not for probation, but supervised release which goes on to the grave (which is what most RSO’s get these days upon Conviction, no matter even if their original offense was just whizzing in an alleyway at 2 a.m. and some overzealous cop happens to see them).

Good point …Something I hadn’t considered.

Alice,

If the man were to have taken a plea and told his attorney to tell the prosecutor he wants more time in order to come out of prison with no probation, chances are they would have honored that request. He probably could have even requested more prison time at his sentencing to do away with probation.
Being supervised doesn’t mean jack diddly. Because when anyone gets off probation, they can do as they please. And we all ‘play the game’ with the probation officers to make them THINK we’ve been ‘cured’ of the imaginary disease they think we have.
These are the same probation officers who go out and party themselves during happy hour. How do I know this? I happened to work at a bar/restaurant that was one block from the probation office.
So what makes them any more special than any of us?
People drink for fun not always for addiction. Things happen. Not always good things.
I can’t stand to see people actually believing in the need for probation. A job that is, in retrospect, a waste of tax payer dollars.

The main thing is the American people need to erase the hate and understand about these deceptions that police are doing to mankind. Warning is a lot better way to do things.

It was published in the New Haven Register.

There’s no question in my mind that this young man knew what he was doing was wrong.
30 days for theft? Is this author crazy? I understand her problems with the justice system that punishment should fit the crime, but the punishments aren’t really the problem in our society right now, it’s the ostracizing and disenfranchisement of those convicted of a crime in general. The SO registry just makes it worse for those on it.

Disney actually portrayed this problem, probably without being aware of it, in their story of Aladdin. “Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat, someday you’ll understand”

When you take away job prospects, housing, and other necessities of life from a former criminal, it produces career criminals.

Punish people duly for the crime committed, but once the sentence is complete, give them a chance to rejoin society.

Since I have met this person that wrote this blog I would love to see this written up in the paper or sent to news media. I’m sure people would speak up on this one as nobody wants to even be called a sinner.

These sex offenses are no way to love thy neighbor as thyself and to think we all have a measure of faith and we don’t even know it. Some could even look at this as a technical foul if you want to call it that.

Well Said!!

JohnDoeNC: I hear you, But this isn’t a Christian nation though I thought for a long time it was. Our forefathers and many others were not all Christians, although by observation, most of them later did become one. I wish this would become a Christian nation, but in reality to even my Christian self, Our nation is a melting-pot of people. But, despite 1962’s decision on tossing God out of our schools n such, there is a cry out again to end this nonsense and bring back in to our schools and our government buildings prayer meetings and “Jesus” quotes. Yes our founders were and became God fearing freedom ists. And, yes, For those one time mistakes n such, such as myself also, it sucks when you’re stupid to the system, or misled by public pretenders, and fall pray later to states like Nevada’s yes we wan’t our federal money to rebuild roads n stuff no matter what the cost of the public!! So, federal government, jack-up the tier levels to a 3 and class-D felony to “ALL” those who have already served. And unconstitutionally go ahead with the “double-jeopardy” clause and forget it! It’s a political year, let’s show the dumbest voters our muscle power against the poor and vulnerable and give them a big whammy! Let’s keep praying my friends, don’t stop or give up hope yet, when a door closes, another one will open.