This is a tricky issue. <br><br>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. <br>
<br>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. <br>
<br>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). <br>
<br>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.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Ron Force <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com">rforce2003@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 14pt;"><font size="3">A pertinent story from <span style="font-style: italic;">Here and Now" </span>this morning on NWPR:<br><span style="font-style: italic;"><br>
</span><span><a href="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/03/08/minnesota-sex-offender" target="_blank">http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/03/08/minnesota-sex-offender</a></span><br><br>Ron Force<br>Moscow Idaho USA</font><div><br>
</div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:betsyd@turbonet.com" target="_blank">betsyd@turbonet.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:betsyd@turbonet.com" target="_blank">betsyd@turbonet.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Rosemary Huskey <<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com" target="_blank">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>>; vision 2020
<<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>>; Sunil Ramalingam <<a href="mailto:sunilramalingam@hotmail.com" target="_blank">sunilramalingam@hotmail.com</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, March 8, 2011 11:37:40 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Sex Offender<br></font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
Couldn't agree with you more!<br><br>Bets<br><br><br>-----Original message-----<br>From: "Rosemary Huskey" <a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com" target="_blank">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a><br>Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:20:41 -0800<br>
To: "'vision 2020'" <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">vision2020@moscow.com</a>, "'Sunil Ramalingam'" <a href="mailto:sunilramalingam@hotmail.com" target="_blank">sunilramalingam@hotmail.com</a><br>
Subject: [Vision2020] Sex Offender<br><br>> A juried review of recidivism, therapeutic modalities, etc. for sex<br><span>> offenders: <a href="http://www.csom.org/pubs/recidsexof.html" target="_blank">http://www.csom.org/pubs/recidsexof.html</a></span><br>
> <br>> The type of offense appears to have some impact of the likelihood of<br>> reoffending, (which is high at any rate amongst non-incest child
molesters).<br>> There seems to be disagreement among professionals about what constitutes a<br>> re-offense. For example, does re-offense mean an arrest, a conviction, or<br>> probation violation? And, of course, no one, except the perpetrators and<br>
> the victims really know what that rate is. What is clear is that it is<br>> underreported. Whether the rate (including perpetrators in regular group<br>> "therapy" and I also use quotes) is 50% or .5% the possibility that<br>
> convicted child molesters will continue to troll for and abuse children is<br>> too high. As for specifics, Steven Sitler was jailed in Latah County for<br>> almost a year and did in fact drive himself (alone), to the<br>
> Lewiston/Clarkston area regularly for "therapy." And yes, there were<br>> controls in place in terms of time driving and mileage etc. nonetheless, it<br>> was, in my opinion, a risky
situation. I ask you and other 2020<br>> contributors, as I did the leaders of Christ Church who support him in his<br>> upcoming marriage, would you allow Steve Sitler, given his horrendous<br>> history of child molestation, unlimited, unsupervised access to your young<br>
> children? No therapeutic professional would guarantee that Mr. Sitler, or<br>> others with similar criminal histories, can be "cured" consequently no<br>> thoughtful adult should trust him around any children. And, yes, I would<br>
> gladly pay more in taxes to keep offenders with a history like Mr. Sitler's<br>> in jail until he is 80 years old. His life time probation offers absolutely<br>> zero protection to his potential victims. <br>
> <br>> <br>> <br>> Rose Huskey<br>> <br>> <br>> <br><br>****************************<br>* Betsy Dickow ***************<br>* Love! Love! Love!
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