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USALiberal

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11. LOL, that is the point. I have no idea. Remember....
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 09:44 AM
Mar 2018

people convicted of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter get paroled all the time.

Drunk drivers who have killed people are free. Why not let people know you are living close to one of them.

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OMG he just got out, this is absolutely heinous! Whoever was responsible for him dewsgirl Mar 2018 #1
Heinous? I mean, I get that the registration needed to be dealt with Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #4
He got his conviction overturned because of technicality. LisaL Mar 2018 #9
Technicality!! Barn Owl Mar 2018 #29
I ask you the same question I asked LisaL. Mariana Mar 2018 #40
Well, I would prefer the one where this guy isn't on the streets. LisaL Mar 2018 #41
There are all kinds of ways to achieve that. Mariana Mar 2018 #55
He was released because an appeals court overturned his conviction on a technicality. LisaL Mar 2018 #10
Why should they be fired? Mariana Mar 2018 #13
Sometimes the law is an ass. LisaL Mar 2018 #21
Yes, sometimes it is Mariana Mar 2018 #28
What about all the little boys this guy was accused of molesting? LisaL Mar 2018 #30
If they ever get charged with a crime Mariana Mar 2018 #33
I am not talking about perps. I am talking about victims. They should have rights too. LisaL Mar 2018 #34
They have the right Mariana Mar 2018 #36
His lawyers were clever, they requested two continuances. joshcryer Mar 2018 #15
Explain how DA is a fault for a questionnaire that defense lawyers submitted? LisaL Mar 2018 #22
The DA should have caught the questionaire request. joshcryer Mar 2018 #60
Well, the questionnaire was just fine since appeals court decided the trial shouldn't have been LisaL Mar 2018 #63
If it was brought to the judges attention we wouldn't be here. joshcryer Mar 2018 #67
on this kind of case. yeah, you are right TECHNICALLY, but you are guilty. pansypoo53219 Mar 2018 #59
Lazy District Attorney is not a "technicality" grantcart Mar 2018 #23
Questionnaire was put by the defense, not DA. LisaL Mar 2018 #25
Exactly and all the DA had to do was to object, he didn't. grantcart Mar 2018 #26
Object to defense questionnaire? LisaL Mar 2018 #27
It's right there in that paragraph. Mariana Mar 2018 #61
I guessed you missed the part where appeals court declared that questionnaire actually was LisaL Mar 2018 #62
I guess I did miss that part. It is not in the linked article. Mariana Mar 2018 #66
That was inevitable. nt marybourg Mar 2018 #2
it was inevitable that he didn't register within the timeframe he was supposed to? Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #6
Inevitable that he would run marybourg Mar 2018 #7
It's weird to me that a sexual offender has to register but a murderer does not. nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #3
How many convicted murderers marybourg Mar 2018 #8
LOL, that is the point. I have no idea. Remember.... USALiberal Mar 2018 #11
You raise an interesting question. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #12
Right, why not tattoo Scarlet Letters on all of them? bitterross Mar 2018 #31
This particular guy hasn't paid any dues to society as instead of serving 300 years he was released LisaL Mar 2018 #32
This particular guy has not been convicted finally according to our laws. bitterross Mar 2018 #35
He was convicted but conviction was overturned. LisaL Mar 2018 #37
His conviction was overturned. That means he is now innocent until proven guilty. bitterross Mar 2018 #42
He can't be re-tried. The same appeals court that overturned his conviction deciced he can't be LisaL Mar 2018 #43
The Court Decided His Right to A Speedy Trial was Denied. That's not a technicality. bitterross Mar 2018 #44
Again, questionnaire in question was put up by the defense, not the DA. LisaL Mar 2018 #45
As others have also replied, the DA had a responsibility w/respect to the Questionniare bitterross Mar 2018 #46
Did you read an appeals court decision? I posted a quote. LisaL Mar 2018 #47
Again, the process was followed and he got an outcome you don't like. Admit that. bitterross Mar 2018 #49
Isn't it obvious I disapprove of the outcome? LisaL Mar 2018 #52
It actually is a technicality. Evergreen Emerald Mar 2018 #54
So Due Process should not count for people you just think are evil? nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #58
Well, he is getting his due process now, being arrested for failure to register LisaL Mar 2018 #64
And glad he is back in jail!!! nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #65
Who can tell, they don't have to register. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2018 #20
At first I thought "It's Trump" GaryCnf Mar 2018 #5
But I want to know what will happen now ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #14
He'll serve, get out, and molest another child. Archae Mar 2018 #16
This is why some people think it's ok to take the law into their own hands ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #19
He might not even have to serve anything. His recent conviction was thrown out, and LisaL Mar 2018 #24
Apparently the felony happened before the registry. joshcryer Mar 2018 #17
Ok, found this ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #18
I had Thurlow as a client Weed Man Mar 2018 #56
300 years? I can only imagine what his crimes were. John Fante Mar 2018 #38
He was accused of befriending families with children, mostly boys, then molesting these boys. LisaL Mar 2018 #39
He won't stop. He'll never stop. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #48
But we all should take comfort that his right to a speedy trial was protected. LisaL Mar 2018 #50
Oh yes. That. Of paramount importance. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #53
You must miss the lynch mob days! Nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #57
Thank you for the info. John Fante Mar 2018 #51
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