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Friday, November 18, 2005 12:00 AM

Pink: It's not just for girls anymore

In Ohio, the license plates of sex offenders may soon blush pink.
Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Sunday, November 20, 2005 06:13 PM

    Interesting points, No Name Given

    That is a really good point about how if the sentence is huge then it makes it harder to get a jury to convict the person.

    In addition, if a rape conviction carries a life sentence, there isn't any reason for a rapist to spare the life of his victim. Same goes for child molesters. If a molester knows that the prison time is the same whether he murders the child or not, why shouldn't he murder the prime witness?

    I'd love to rid the earth of these criminals, but in our zeal we need to be careful we don't wind up with unintended, gruesome consequences.

    —konky2000 Read konky2000's other letters

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