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To protect the children

View the article here In the past two decades, Congress has passed myriad laws purporting to protect the children, and proposing punishments for those who transgress against them. While the intent was good, perhaps the targeting has fallen away from the mark. We, as a people, and our children deserve better. Perhaps the greatest measure of efficacy of new legislation should be, not "how harshly are people punished?", but "how often are people required to be punished?" Given the nature of the laws passed, I would actually question if the expressed intent hasn't had far more detriment to the children than the danger to which they were purportedly exposed. Government legislation cannot reach those who are intending crime. The criminal intent negates all intention of government legislation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 05, 2009 (boomark / email).