[Vision2020] Sex Offender

[Joe Campbell]

This is a tricky issue.

On the one hand, I don't have much of a problem telling someone like John
Rydberg, who has admitted to more than 90 sex offenses (see link below),
that he should remain incarcerated.

On the other hand, even if we suppose that there is a 75% recidivism rate
for sex offenders, you're still talking about the unjustified punishment of
25% of them if the suggestion IF the suggestion is something like the "civil
commitment sex offender treatment program" that Minnesota has.

Not that Rose or anyone else is suggesting that. So far the point is that
sex offenders should not be allowed early release and that is a no-brainer,
as it is with the early release of any violent criminal (unless there are
extenuating circumstances).

But the overall issue of what to do with sex offenders, how long they
deserve punishment, and whether incarceration in the form of treatment after
punishment is a viable option is a very difficult issue, though one that
needs much attention.

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> A pertinent story from Here and Now" this morning on NWPR:
>
> http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/03/08/minnesota-sex-offender
>
> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
>
>
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> *From:* "betsyd at turbonet.com" <betsyd at turbonet.com>
> *To:* Rosemary Huskey <donaldrose at cpcinternet.com>; vision 2020 <
> vision2020 at moscow.com>; Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tue, March 8, 2011 11:37:40 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Sex Offender
>
> Couldn't agree with you more!
>
> Bets
>
>
> -----Original message-----
> From: "Rosemary Huskey" donaldrose at cpcinternet.com
> Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:20:41 -0800
> To: "'vision 2020'" vision2020 at moscow.com, "'Sunil Ramalingam'"
> sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Sex Offender
>
> > A juried review of recidivism, therapeutic modalities, etc. for sex
> > offenders: http://www.csom.org/pubs/recidsexof.html
> >
> > The type of offense appears to have some impact of the likelihood of
> > reoffending, (which is high at any rate amongst non-incest child
> molesters).
> > There seems to be  disagreement among professionals about what
> constitutes a
> > re-offense.  For example, does re-offense mean an arrest, a conviction,
> or
> > probation violation?  And, of course, no one, except the perpetrators and
> > the victims really know what that rate is. What is clear is that it is
> > underreported.  Whether the rate (including perpetrators in regular group
> > "therapy" and I also use quotes) is 50% or .5% the possibility that
> > convicted child molesters will continue to troll for and abuse children
> is
> > too high.  As for specifics, Steven Sitler was jailed in Latah County for
> > almost a year and did in fact drive himself (alone), to the
> > Lewiston/Clarkston area regularly for "therapy."  And yes, there were
> > controls in place in terms of time driving and mileage etc.  nonetheless,
> it
> > was, in my opinion, a risky situation.  I ask you and other 2020
> > contributors, as I did the leaders of Christ Church who support him in
> his
> > upcoming marriage, would you allow Steve Sitler, given his horrendous
> > history of child molestation, unlimited, unsupervised access to your
> young
> > children?  No therapeutic professional would guarantee that Mr. Sitler,
> or
> > others with similar criminal histories, can be "cured"  consequently no
> > thoughtful adult should trust him around any children.  And, yes, I would
> > gladly pay  more in taxes to keep offenders with a history like Mr.
> Sitler's
> > in jail until he is 80 years old.  His life time probation offers
> absolutely
> > zero protection to his potential victims.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rose Huskey
> >
> >
> >
>
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