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Originally Posted by Daradon
Curious then, how much time do people think he should really get? What would be fair? And I know a lot of people would say lock him up and throw away the key, but that doesn't make sense when you take into crimes like murder (what do you do then?) nor would it make a lot of sense for the prison system itself.
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How about all time. This crime to me is right up there with pre-mediated murder.
He molested a child
That child was his daughter
He put it up on the web for others to enjoy.
Personally, I view crime in one or two categories, mistakes ("I accidentally hit him with my car and feel terrible remores", "I stole the money because my family was starving") or intentional ("I was high and I needed to support my drug habit when I did that home invasion", She pissed me off so I raped her and beat her to death").
I've always advocated two types of prisons, one for those people that make mistakes, and actually for most first time offenders, keep the sentences sensible, work on rehab and education and job skills. The second prison is for multiple offenders and people like this scum bag, you don't need guards because its in the arctic circle and we air drop supplies to it. There's no luxury items, and you spend all day crushing rocks until you die.
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Originally Posted by Daradon
So what would be a fair sentence? I think people are forgetting just how long 9 years is. That's a lot of time to take away from a person. I'm not saying that I wouldn't give him more (and I'll get to that at the bottom) but I don't think you can say nine years is a slap on the wrist either.
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He basically has probably destroyed his own kid for his own pleasure and the pleasure of whoever was watching the show. 9 years is nothing, its a slap on the wrist for a disgusting crime, I would say give him the option of 9 years if he agrees to lots of harsh conditions including a life time with a ankle tracker and a sign put up on his front lawn pronouncing him as a danger to children, plus a lifetime of public service and surgical castration, or life with no parole if he doesn't agree.
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Originally Posted by Daradon
Personally I think 15 years would be fair, and if they still wanted to take off the 1.5 years for time served then fine.
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At least a minimum of 15 years before he even sees a parole hearing, and no time off.
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Originally Posted by Daradon
It's a heinous crime yes, but I don't understand how longer terms automatically balance things out or make things more fair. You can put hm away for life but the damage is already done to his daughter. Nor do I really think longer sentences are a huge deterrant. If you aren't deterred by nine years, and more importantly if you can't see what you are doing is wrong, you're going to do it regardless.
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Because of the nature of the crime, you have to look at public safety and the victims rights, the long punishment keeps him away from his source of temptation and protects the public, it also gives the girl closure because she doesn't have to worry about seeing this scumbag for the rest of her life. This also seems to be the type of crime where there's a larger then average chance of re-offending. Why take the chance?
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Originally Posted by Daradon
What I would like to see is a way of making the criminal really responsible for their actions. How this would be done in this case I don't know, but there has got to be a better way that he could pay back to the family or back to society instead of just serving time.
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Pretty sure that the family is not looking for ways for him to pay them back. There will probably be very little comfort to this family when he's released.