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from re-election? A Massachusetts politician and defense attorney has touched off a firestorm with his shocking public vow to torment and "rip apart" child rape victims who take the witness stand if the state legislature passed stiff mandatory sentences for child sex offenders.
http://www.mahalo.com/James_Fagan
In a courtroom, the jury would have no sympathy for Fagan or his client, and the judge wouldn't let him get away with badgering the witness.
Mandatory sentences help to keep judges from letting child rapists walk free.
Vermont Judge Edward Cashman gave a 60-day jail sentence to a man who raped a little girl many,many times over a four-year span starting when she was seven.
The judge said he no longer believes in punishment and is more concerned about rehabilitation.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=4319605
http://www.mahalo.com/James_Fagan
In a courtroom, the jury would have no sympathy for Fagan or his client, and the judge wouldn't let him get away with badgering the witness.
Mandatory sentences help to keep judges from letting child rapists walk free.
Vermont Judge Edward Cashman gave a 60-day jail sentence to a man who raped a little girl many,many times over a four-year span starting when she was seven.
The judge said he no longer believes in punishment and is more concerned about rehabilitation.
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=4319605