Coy’s conviction could not have happened without the
strange willingness to believe any accusation of molestation, no matter how
little evidence there may be. I found an interesting, six-part series out of Florida
about an internet sex-crimes task force that’s been baiting men on adult dating sites
in order to get these same types of convictions.
It’s an interesting read, and I feel like it gives
an insight into the mindset of those that believe the only way to protect
children is to aggressively, sometimes randomly target any stranger they can
get ahold of.
“10 Investigates showed how the Central Florida
ICAC task force, under the watch of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, started
reaching out to men who simply posted legal ads on legal dating sites. And a
number of judges had criticized officers' overreach, their "failing to
follow procedures" during sting operations, as well as methods to provoke
"a law-abiding citizen to commit a crime."
"It's important to put actual sex
offenders in jail," Pheneger said. "Law enforcement should be going
after those people, not trying to entice people who have shown no disposition
to any kind of criminal behavior toward children."
It's an interesting read, and brings into focus why the argument that if you're not doing anything wrong you have nothing to worry about simply doesn't cut it.
http://www.corrections.com/news/article/38434-addressing-the-impact-of-wrongful-convictions-on-crime-victims
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so why the jury believe the girl and not los? why the jury find michael jackson not guilty? why the jury find r. kelly not guity?
Incandesio, if your child ever tells you that she has been molested, please believe her.
Anon 4:22:
I got a shocker here for you, Anon; you my want to sit down fir this. Get yourself a glass of water, do whatever you need to do to get into a comforting place.
Are you ready?
Are you sure?
Okay, here it is: It is possible to be against wrongful conviction and child molestation *at the same time*. In fact, I can advocate for a new trial for Carlos Coy while understanding that my children are vulnerable human beings and diligently protecting them from the same type of crime that he was accused of. There's no conflict there.
Are you okay? I didn't pop anything, did I? It's okay, you can take a few minutes to process this shocking and scary new idea.
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