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Where
is the justice?
The other night while watching news on
T.V. I watched as a native fellow was facing charges as a “Dangerous
Offender” because he had lost his drivers’ licence eighteen times and
had been charged with Vehicular Homicide in the death of four innocent
people. Then on the news the next time I witnessed an “Amber Alert”
posted in the disappearance of the 6 year old boy from Drumheller. The
perpetrator was apprehended and will appear in court on charges of
illegal confinement and kidnapping. I hope he also faces charges as a
Dangerous Offender.
If you are found guilty of being a
Dangerous Offender then you can receive up to a lifetime in prison. Then
there are known pedophiles who are allowed to bargain with the court
system and are not defined as Dangerous Offenders. In fact they are
usually repeat offenders that have been parolled early.
Then there are those who rape, murder,
dissemble the bodies of their chosen victims. There are criminals who
have been charged as serial rapists, serial murderers that are not even
considered Dangerous Offenders and usually get just a few years and
their sentence includes time already served awaiting trial, or they may
even be released for good behaviour.
We mustn’t forget those who prey
(usually pedophiles) on young people who use the chat lines or are on
Face Book in the computers they are using. According to law officials
these are the hardest people to find and are capable of luring young
boys and girls out of their place of safety - home. When captured are
these people consider Dangerous Offenders?
Then there are the grow operations where
children are living and the parents are usually higher than kites. When
these people are found and convicted are they declared Dangerous
Offenders? Are repeat offenders of any type declared Dangerous
Offenders? I don’t know. Do you? What has happened to our justice system
and the laws that govern people to do what is right or pay the penalty
if you do not follow these laws?
I would have to believe the best plea is
the insanity plea - for sure then you won’t be declared as a Dangerous
Offender, no matter what crime you have committed against society. I’m
not sure what constitutes a Dangerous Offender but someone out there
must know. If someone has the answer please write, send us an e-mail,
fax or whatever, and share your information with the rest of us.
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