Comments on: more ostracism of sex offenders http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/ breathless punditry and one-breath poetry with David Giacalone Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:58:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: David Giacalone http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-182735 David Giacalone Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:06:02 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/#comment-182735 Thanks again for another poem, Roberta. It makes a very important point: it is not the unknown "sexual predator" who abuses the vast majority of children; it's the predator at home. Thanks again for another poem, Roberta. It makes a very important point: it is not the unknown “sexual predator” who abuses the vast majority of children; it’s the predator at home.

]]> By: Roberta Beary http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-182733 Roberta Beary Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:56:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/#comment-182733 hospice visit she strokes the hand that held her down hospice visit
she strokes the hand
that held her down

]]> By: David Hess http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-182674 David Hess Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:50:54 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/#comment-182674 Many victims do recover. They actually prefer to no longer be called "victims" but survivors. At some point both victims and perpetrators need to be permitted to move on. For either to become stuck in the past is neither healthy nor safe. Many victims do recover. They actually prefer to no longer be called “victims” but survivors.

At some point both victims and perpetrators need to be permitted to move on. For either to become stuck in the past is neither healthy nor safe.

]]> By: James Scheckle http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-182672 James Scheckle Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:58:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/#comment-182672 Victims never recover. People that carry hate filled vendettas that they spend their every waking hour obsessing on could not possibly be happy. Laws that continually punish people after they have served their time have no purpose but to get gas bag politicians elected. We have become a nation of sheep, led by TV evangelists and talk show hosts. Nice poem. Make one up about the murderer or domestic abuser that is free to carry on their life after probation ends. I hope one of your loved ones never falls from grace. Victims never recover. People that carry hate filled vendettas that they spend their every waking hour obsessing on could not possibly be happy.
Laws that continually punish people after they have served their time have no purpose but to get gas bag politicians elected.
We have become a nation of sheep, led by TV evangelists and talk show hosts.
Nice poem. Make one up about the murderer or domestic abuser that is free to carry on their life after probation ends.
I hope one of your loved ones never falls from grace.

]]> By: David Giacalone http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-182570 David Giacalone Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:25:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/#comment-182570 Hello, Roberta. Thank you for your Comment and your poem. As sorry as I am about her suffering, I don't think the victim's answer to the question of current danger is the correct test when deciding whether to impose a post-sentence penalty that is highly unlikely to offer any protection and might be counterproductive. Hello, Roberta. Thank you for your Comment and your poem. As sorry as I am about her suffering, I don’t think the victim’s answer to the question of current danger is the correct test when deciding whether to impose a post-sentence penalty that is highly unlikely to offer any protection and might be counterproductive.

]]> By: Roberta Beary http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/comment-page-1/#comment-182567 Roberta Beary Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:15:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/2008/06/22/more-ostracism-of-sex-offenders/#comment-182567 In your post you write: Does Keith Shortsleeves pose a significant risk to reoffend? ... Shortsleeves says, “I’m not going to hurt anybody. I’m in a wheelchair for gosh sakes,” and I believe him. I wonder if the article's now 25 year old woman who was abused at age 12 would agree with you, David. playground -- the wheelchair man shuffles a new deck In your post you write: Does Keith Shortsleeves pose a significant risk to reoffend? … Shortsleeves says, “I’m not going to hurt anybody. I’m in a wheelchair for gosh sakes,” and I believe him.

I wonder if the article’s now 25 year old woman who was abused at age 12 would agree with you, David.

playground –
the wheelchair man shuffles
a new deck

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