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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Glenn, Saundra, Keely, et
al,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">This is a response to
several comments made about my modest proposal with respect to pedophile Steven
Sitler:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">"<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> could petition the court to allow Sitler
to board at his daughter's and son-in-law's (the Merkle's) home with their horde
of children for the next two or three years."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I have received a number of
off-list responses about this proposal.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>All of those responders recognized that my proposal was irony and extreme
irony at that.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Not only was the
posting irony, but irony heavily laden with
sub-text.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I would never seriously
suggest that any convicted pedophile or even any person with a probable
propensity towards sexually abusing children be allowed anywhere near them, and
in fact, quite the contrary.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I had
hoped that anyone who has read my previous postings on this subject would have
seen see that.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I no more meant to suggest
that a person with pedophilic tendencies be placed around children than Jonathan
Swift would seriously suggest that we eat cook and children, the ironic thesis
of his essay <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Modest Proposal</I>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">To those that do not think
that pedophilia should be the subject of irony:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We disagree.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this case, irony was not used to poke
fun at anyone, especially the numerous, unfortunate victims of Sitler.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Irony, especially irony with sub-text,
is sometimes an effective means making a point.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This time, some got it, others not.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some appeared to choose to intentionally
misinterpret it.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">In addition, although the
prosecutor and the court have seemed to have evinced great gullibility in this
case, the probability that they would ever even consider such a horrendous
proposal is very close to zero.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">That said, I apologize for
the lack of clarity in my writing that caused some to sincerely take it as a
serious proposal or an attempt to make fun of the victim's of
pedophilia.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mr. Schwaller takes me to
task for being a name caller with respect to convicted pedophile Steven
Sitler.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>His objection was to my use
of the phrase <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">"to prove that Sitler has been
cured of his habit of </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red">debauching</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"> children"</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Although there is
absolutely no doubt that I have been and will be a name caller on Vision 2020,
this instance is<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> not </B>one of
them.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">One of the problems in
dealing with child sexual abuse is that many truly concerned people are
unwilling to discuss it openly and/or to discuss it in candidly descriptive
terms.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I present some excerpts from
the Sitler case file below.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Readers
can decide if the <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">"habit of debauching
children"</SPAN> is name calling or an accurate description of Steven Sitler's
actions.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">From:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Case No. Cr-2005-02027, RULE 11 PLEA AGREEMENT</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">2.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>The State agrees that it will not recommend a sentence greater than a
judgment of conviction with the court retaining jurisdiction. The prosecuting
attorney has been made aware by counsel for the defendant that <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">the volume and
extent of acts by the defendant are greater than the investigator's
documentation.</SPAN></B> The prosecuting attorney has also been made aware by
counsel for the defendant that <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">similar acts occurred in connection with minor</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> now residing in other
state</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: red">.</SPAN></B> The State agrees that it will not charge Steven
James Sitler with <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">any </SPAN>other
crimes of a similar nature to Lewd Conduct with a Minor Under Sixteen Years of
Age based on facts he discloses in connection with this
case.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dear Mr.
Thompson:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I have reviewed the Rule II
Plea Agreement in State v. Steven Sitler, Cause [sic] No. CR-2005-02027,
specifically paragraphs <?xml:namespace prefix = st2 ns = "QV10"
/><st2:bcv_smarttag w:st="on">2 and 3</st2:bcv_smarttag>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I find that both paragraphs
accurately stale my position in this matter, wherein no charges will be pursued
concerning disclosed <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Stevens</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">victim</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN></B> for <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">crime</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">s</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN></B>similar to Lewd
Conduct with a Minor Under Sixteen Years of Age.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">/s/<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">John G.
Wetle<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Prosecuting Attorney for
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stevens</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">From:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Letter to Judge Stegner from a victim's parents</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Steven has admitted to <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">several
incidents</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN>of sexual perversion. We
personally only know of the full details of his molestation of our daughter,
Elizabeth. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red">When
she was only two years old, Steven offered to take her downstairs and watch her
while the adults were talking upstairs. At that time he forced her to kiss his
erect penis.</SPAN></B> It was painful enough to be told of the perversion that
Steven committed against <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Elizabeth</st1:City></st1:place> yet now we have watched for the last
six months as an admitted child molester has been living in the comforts of his
parent's home, whiling away the days that should be spent in jail.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Please notice the use of
plurals in the language above and make the clear inference.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, the original NO CONTACT
order issued in this case (from which I will <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">not</B> quote) contains some other
information which generates inferences not inconsistent with that
above.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">There are many questions
about the handling of this case starting with the initial spawning incident to
the court hearing last week.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Time
now does not permit me to write a comprehensive
review.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">But from another
document:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The case was marked by an egregiously lax law enforcement
investigation including a six month "escape" from local jurisdiction while the
case was being adjudicated, a much less than stellar prosecutor, very cozy
cronyism between law enforcement, the prosecutor, and the pastor (read:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>cultmaster) of a so-called Christian
church (read:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>cult) of which the
pedophile was a participant, boarder, and student, and no press coverage before
or while the case was in the adjudicated stages.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[Steven Sitler was the second sexual
offender outed from the so-called Christian college, New Saint Andrews (an
adjunct of the church (cult)), in a very short time.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Many locals wonder if these two
represent only the tip of a large iceberg.]</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I have another question
about the trophy website, especially given Mr. Schwaller contention that the
court was not made aware of this during the original and revised sentencing but
was aware of before last week's hearing.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The original plea bargain
contained the language:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">This plea agreement</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">is based upon the facts and circumstances as
they</FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">exist at the date of the signing of this
agreement.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">This seems to indicate that
the original omission of this trophy site evidence would be grounds for a
reevaluation of the appropriateness of the original plea bargain and original
and revised sentences.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Here's another issue which
greatly bothers me:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>During the
pre-sentence process, the State's expert witnesses presented strong evidence
that Sitler was a high risk.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Sitler's paid expert witness presented a rebuttal to these
contentions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>When I reviewed the
file (before it was eviscerated by the court), there was no counter-rebuttal
offered by the prosecutor.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Aside
from the obvious inference about the prosecutor's lack of action, I am left to
wonder how the State's expert witnesses felt about
this.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I congratulate the <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Daily News</I> (Saturday, May 12, 2007) for
finally discussing parts of this case.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The following probably
mirrors the concerns of many persons much more eloquently than I ever
could:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sue Fellon, executive director
of the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, said the time sex
offenders serve ultimately depends on the severity of the case and the sentence
that was handed down.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">"When someone gets a life sentence and only does a little
over a year, treatment certainly cannot be monitored during that short of time,"
she said. "I think the jury's still out on (whether) treatment helps
everybody."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">She said there is no guarantee treatment will keep those
convicted of sex offenses from re-offending.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">"Pedophiles choose a child and
are seeking power and control," Fellon said. "(They) made a choice, nobody makes
them do it."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">She said pedophiles usually
aren't the type to cause problems in prison and generally are well-behaved,
which may help some get out early for good
behavior.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Fellon said there's a message
sent to victims when offenders are released early.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">"Victims of sex abuse and
assault often choose not to report and go through all this," she said. "This is
another threat on the pile. (Sitler) gets a slap on the hand; you'd get more
prison time if you got a couple of DUIs."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">She said the system is there to
help the victim, but offenders often are treated with more
compassion.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Fellon said it's the victims
who end up serving the life sentence because they must live with the crime for
the rest of their lives.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I greatly hope that Sitler
does not re-offend.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The world does
not need new victims or recycled victims of these defiling, and sometimes
life-altering crimes.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[Another
issue raised by Ms. Fellon:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do the
weak sentencing conditions in this case forward general deterrence or provide
sufficient retribution?]<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">However, the reality is
that predicting whether a particular offender will re-offend or not re-offend is
very risky business. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It seems to me
to be very, very risky business when the offenses are numerous, over a long
period of time, over wide areas, and where the offender kept a photographic
trophy website including some of his victims.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I do not wish to disparage
Probation and Parole.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, they
are overburdened and as such their effectiveness is not at its peak.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And as to polygraph tests, they may or
may not be helpful.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Googling can
allow those interested to find suggestions of successful ways to beat polygraph
tests.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Pedophiles are sometimes
gifted with great guile.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That is
part of the reason they can escape detection for a long time or even ever.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am not assured that Probation and
Parole or any one else for that matter including a professional counselor is a
match for a determined pedophile's guile.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Therefore, given the risky
nature of predicting whether re-offenses will occur or not, then in my opinion,
the error of assessing risk should be strongly on the side of protecting
children and the community.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am not convinced in this
case that if Sitler re-offends, that he (a) will be caught, and (b) if caught,
will be reported to law enforcement given the nature of the cult to which he has
been entrusted, and the huge loss they would suffer should Sitler demonstrate
that he is not "cured" despite all their assurances.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>[Perhaps, those that understood the some
of the sub-text in the original ironic post have all ready picked this
up.]<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">If nothing else, I hope
this continuing discussion provides motivation for all of use to encourage the
construction of a world where pedophilia does not occur, and if it does, it
propagators are dealt with swiftly, effectively, and with justice for all, but
especially for the victims.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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