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Man is too short for prison
Young Ns Girl
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Judge: Man is too short for prison
SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) -- A judge said a 5-foot-1 man convicted of sexually assaulting a child was too small to survive in prison, and gave him 10 years of probation instead.
His crimes deserved a long sentence, District Judge Kristine Cecava said, but she worried that Richard W. Thompson, 50, would be especially imperiled by prison dangers.
"You are a sex offender, and you did it to a child," she said.
But, she said, "That doesn't make you a hunter. You do not fit in that category."
Thompson will be electronically monitored the first four months of his probation, and he was told to never be alone with someone under age 18 or date or live with a woman whose children were under 18. Cecava also ordered Thompson to get rid of his pornography.
He faces 30 days of jail each year of his probation unless he follows its conditions closely.
"I want control of you until I know you have integrated change into your life," the judge told Thompson. "I truly hope that my bet on you being OK out in society is not misplaced."
SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) -- A judge said a 5-foot-1 man convicted of sexually assaulting a child was too small to survive in prison, and gave him 10 years of probation instead.
His crimes deserved a long sentence, District Judge Kristine Cecava said, but she worried that Richard W. Thompson, 50, would be especially imperiled by prison dangers.
"You are a sex offender, and you did it to a child," she said.
But, she said, "That doesn't make you a hunter. You do not fit in that category."
Thompson will be electronically monitored the first four months of his probation, and he was told to never be alone with someone under age 18 or date or live with a woman whose children were under 18. Cecava also ordered Thompson to get rid of his pornography.
He faces 30 days of jail each year of his probation unless he follows its conditions closely.
"I want control of you until I know you have integrated change into your life," the judge told Thompson. "I truly hope that my bet on you being OK out in society is not misplaced."
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If you're in prison, and you continue to rape, and kill, then death is the only option. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: People who continue to commit violent crimes in prison are about the only ones that I think deserve the death penalty.
Ben
stick him in prison - let him see what it's like to be the small one..
You know man, I couldn't have said that any better myself....Not a hunter my @$$...He's preying on children. Have him see what it's like to be hunted by "Bubba"! [:(!]
What the f*** is this? The Tiny Tim defense?[xx(][:(!]
"Tall enough to do the crime, tall enough to do the time."[:D][}:)]
if he doesnt like it, dont go to jail <shrugs shoulders>
I think that just maybe the "short" people he terrorized could better sleep at night if they knew that sick molestor was the weak, less able to defend themself one in prison.
however on a real note if I was the mother of that child i would be so freaking mad right now............Too short my dying a**
How's the saying go?
"Tall enough to do the crime, tall enough to do the time."[:D][}:)]
Couldn't of said it any better[}:)]
I could tell a story of revenge, involving some kids just a TAD older, but.................
What would be ironic, fitting, and just would be for some 12 yr old male kid who has the kind of attitude I used to have to run into this guy and say, "I know THAT girl you assaulted", and commence to beating that azzhat to within an inch of his life, just stomp the mortal hell outta him! I know I was bigger than 5'1" by the time I was 12 and LOVED to fight.
OH great! So now we have the clown with the sign just like the amusement park rides that says "you must be this high to go to prison" If he is tall enough to commit the crime how can he not be tall enough to pay for it?[:(!]
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