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Thu 25 May, 2006 12:16 pm
Too small to survive in prison? Huh? What the heck?
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."
I don't get it. Nothing she said explains why he'd have trouble because of his height. ???
Re: Judge: Man Is Too Short for Prison
I think this is the center of it:
Quote:But, she said, "That doesn't make you a hunter. You do not fit in that category."
I wonder if it was something more like a "consensual" relationship with a young teenager.
Prison inmates are notoriously vicious towards sex offenders, and someone that small wouldn't be able to defend himself, presumably.
I bet there's a lot more to the story.
I hope so. Right now, I don't care if he's only 8 inches tall, he sexually assaulted a child and should be in prison. There had better be a damned good reason for this guy to be allowed to sit around his house after what he did.
So, what happens here? Depending on your height depends on whether you do anytime?
Hack yourself off at the knees and get away with murder?
Cut off both legs and you could become a serial killer, I guess.
that may not work, art. there's a former wheelchair athlete named Ted Ernst who's serving 100 years for murder & burglary.
yitwail wrote:that may not work, art. there's a former wheelchair athlete named Ted Ernst who's serving 100 years for murder & burglary.
Okay, this is probably a stupid question, but how does someone in a wheelchair get to be a burglar? Maybe badly?
Quote:that may not work, art. there's a former wheelchair athlete named Ted Ernst who's serving 100 years for murder & burglary.
But you could claim extenuating circumstances, saying you'd been out all night and were legless.
nimh wrote:But you could claim extenuating circumstances, saying you'd been out all night and were legless.
But then you'd have to pick asparagus.
Reyn, his younger brother with functioning legs did the breaking in, but wheelchair brother pulled the trigger. he had the advantage of being the last person to be a suspect, so they burglarized a lot of houses before entering one that was occupied or not getting away before the residents arrived, i forget which.
Reyn wrote:But then you'd have to pick asparagus.
Only if you're on welfare..
yitwail wrote:Reyn, his younger brother with functioning legs did the breaking in, but wheelchair brother pulled the trigger. he had the advantage of being the last person to be a suspect, so they burglarized a lot of houses before entering one that was occupied or not getting away before the residents arrived, i forget which.
Ah, I see. A couple of half-wits, for sure.
nimh wrote:Reyn wrote:But then you'd have to pick asparagus.
Only if you're on welfare..
Yes, that's true. Maybe they could pick turnips instead.
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