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May 16, 2006
Whats wrong with this picture????
Here's an infuriating story from CNN.com. A 14 year old victim of sexual assault, jailed indefinitely without being given access to attorneys, while the 20 year old man accused of assaulting her is free. (And yes, it appears she may have been a willing participant, but she's only 14 and in most states she's too young to consent, which makes it an assault.) When did we move from putting bad guys in jail to protect society to putting good guys in jail (for their protection)??? I must have missed that memo.
**** Update -- The young lady has been released from jail at the order of the appeals court. After 12 days of incarceration in an adult jail (because she could not have been held in juvenile custody without being accused of a crime) her mother is hoping she's learned her lesson.
Posted by Anna at May 16, 2006 9:59 AM