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- c0mputar, on 06/13/2009, -0/+63I'm pretty liberal, and quite lenient to criminals compared to most people, but this is just messed up. He simply plead guilty and that was the agreement in order to reduce his sentence from 20 to 1 years. How is it we have boys elsewhere in the country dealing with far worse sentences for consensual sex with a girl a few years younger when this, lenient sentencing, is possible in our court system? Can judges be that stupid, in this case, yet otherwise be so harsh, in those teen's cases, by not to giving lenient sentencing?
- skews13, on 06/14/2009, -2/+33This goes far beyond rape. That piece of *****'s victim was a 4 year old little girl. A 4 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL. If i were the father of that little girl, i would be happy with that sentence for obvious reasons. The perpetrator though would wish to god he had received a much longer sentence.
- thebigredcat, on 06/14/2009, -0/+26It's not a matter of "liberal" or "conservative." It's a matter of stupid.
"The case never went to trial. Instead, District Attorney Jim Bob Miller accepted a plea offer from Earls' lawyer. The judge approved the deal and sentenced Earls on May 13."
Why did the DA accept that plea? That's insane. - inactive, on 06/14/2009, -1/+22this is what im getting
1) man rapes 4 year old girl, abuses 5 year old brother
2) faces 20 years in jail
3) admits he did it, sentence reduced to 1 year
4) congratulations, he was also credited for time he's spent in jail, meaning he will be released in three months.
and on another note, I just saw Shogun Assassin tonight, or well, last night. It is 8:32am and I have no idea why I am still awake. - Naieve, on 06/14/2009, -1/+19I'm going to hazard a guess someone made a contribution to the judges favorite "charity".
- charlie6969, on 06/14/2009, -1/+19And he should be serving every bit of that time in jail.
- cjacks9, on 06/14/2009, -0/+18I reckon the Judge and Jim Bob Miller got some 'splaining to do. They said the girl flipped out when she saw him in court...wouldn't she not have to see him if she testified via closed circuit tv? If that is true, I'm not seeing the prosecutor taking a plea deal. Then again, I'm not lawman.
- FlaG8r, on 06/14/2009, -0/+18We're electing justices now?
- StarDust13, on 06/14/2009, -0/+15To have done what this animal did to children he deserves death and nothing less, for his to walk in just 3 more months is a sin. It is NOT just rape, it was against a child meaning this is the very worst of predators and will do the same crimes again if allowed in the future which the children may not be as lucky as many repeat offenders eventually murder the child to attempt to cover up the crime. It has been proven many tines that Pedophiles are incurable.
- SpinningHead, on 06/14/2009, -0/+11They had to make room for all those evil college students caught with a bag of weed.
- MattVarney, on 06/14/2009, -1/+11I believe you forgot about the two $500 fines he also had to pay
- MusicMagi, on 06/14/2009, -0/+10another disgusting display of the shoddiness of america's court systems. putting criminals right back on the street. if we're lucky, someone will kill him in jail. regardless he will not be treated well for a crime such as this. i don' believe in the death penalty, but if this thing never leaves prison, the world will be a better place
- KeithLM, on 06/14/2009, -0/+9He plead guilty, therefore he is a rapist.
- BILLCOLLECTORC, on 06/14/2009, -1/+9this guy should be hung by his nuts. 1 year in jail for rape of a 5 year old WTF?
- Skuzzlbut, on 06/14/2009, -0/+7I hope there is more to this...please...but even if there is - even if this guy has the coordinates on where Osama Bin Laden is hiding AND the blue prints to redesigning the domestic health care system - any sick bastard who rapes a young girl and forces her brother to watch, needs to be sent to a very special prison. A prison where sick pedophiles get raped on a daily basis, and not just raped - but OZ meets Deliverance raped.
How any elected officer of the court can downplay this offense is stunning. It was my thought that there is a certain hierarchy of crimes sexually abusing children in the top 2 most horrific crimes? - jojolina7, on 06/14/2009, -0/+7why should terminal cancer be a ticket to freedom for criminals?
- caseycoold, on 06/14/2009, -0/+7Oh yeah? Let me shove this 16" barbed dildo up your ass, and let me know how it feels.
*Note: the barbes are to help make up the age difference between you and a 4 year old girl. - Valyn, on 06/14/2009, -1/+7In that case he should have got 4 years.
- caseycoold, on 06/14/2009, -0/+6It's true that the DA is more at fault then is said, but the judge sets the time in jail anyways. He could have said 1 full year, not including time served, at the very least.
- MaximumX, on 06/14/2009, -1/+6This is just sad. 3 months in jail is ridiculous.
- JoeDiggsIt, on 06/14/2009, -0/+5ORLY? THANK YOU SO MACH.
- inactive, on 06/14/2009, -0/+5Yeah? And you're just an *****.
- benicillin1, on 06/14/2009, -0/+5yeah underage are allowed to testify via closed circuit if the judge feels its appropriate to protect them from harm. its kind of a high standard though, you have to really prove that there is some serious harm that will occur to the kid if they are in court. it sort of skirts the provision of the constitution that one must be able to face their accused (the confrontation clause), thus the need for the high standard. i would think it wouldn't be a problem here, however, as the kid is really young and its a sexual abuse case (the typical situation in which closed circuit is allowed) - more on the conf. clause here http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/1419/Child-Abuse ...
Seems like a very odd situation though, especially since the brother had a potential claim that was dropped. I'm guessing they weren't gonna be able to qualify the kid as a competent witness and his own testimony would have been the only thing bolstering that particular claim. Same issue with the girl - have to ask a minor questions on the stand to prove they are competent and know the difference between right and wrong. Without establishing this, you don't have much to work with.
Now we all know the truth because he admitted it in the plea deal, but had he not entered into this agmt im sure the guy would have pled not guilty and it would have been his word against that of a 5 year old. life presents us with tough situations, but there's not really much else they could do here absent some evidence other than the kids' testimonies. Having said that, it's still a terrible outcome. Someone in the prosecutor's office needs to go to a negotiating class. - GeekNurse, on 06/14/2009, -1/+5Wow dude... There is something seriously wrong with you.
- caseycoold, on 06/14/2009, -1/+5source?
- sndream, on 06/14/2009, -0/+4Maybe we should make it legal to run over rapist.
- stubear, on 06/14/2009, -0/+4While the DA should face the same sanctions as the judge, the judge doesn't have to accept the plea deal if the doesn't believe justice is being done. His hands are most certainly NOT tied.
- bsmang, on 06/14/2009, -1/+4CRAZY! One year in jail for what he did? That guy should get the full 20 years *and* spend the entire first year hanging by his balls - being let down after that so that the other prisoners can get a crack at him.
- maz2331, on 06/14/2009, -1/+4It looks like the child was being traumatized by testifying, and the defense attorney basically threatend to grill her relentlessly. It's disgusting, but it seems that the judge was stuck between a light sentence and victimizing the girl.
Oklahoma needs to pass a mandatory minimum sentance for child rape to prevent these kind of travesties. - MaximumX, on 06/14/2009, -0/+3It said that he made the 5 year old boy watch as he raped the 4 year old sister.
- Coinspinner, on 06/14/2009, -1/+4I got caught as a first-time offender with a god-damned plant and got 7 years incarceration in MO.
Dang, if only I would have savagely raped someone.
/s - ygeoff419, on 06/14/2009, -0/+3Not sure about the other parents here, but if this sick ***** raped my little girl, I would pray for the shortest sentence possible. There is a much swifter and cheaper way of dealing with pedophiles. As a parent I would want to get to him before the inmates do.
- flipdoubt, on 06/14/2009, -0/+3But Federal Mandatory Minimums put non-violent "drug" offenders away for decades or lifetimes, while rapists & armed robbers go through the "turn-style" justice system... anyone else see a problem here? Also, many of the above mentioned "drug" offenders, are being held for possession of substances *far* less dangerous than alcohol, (a legally sanctioned and controlled "drug") - many of which are *naturally occurring* in our ecosystem - these people are being jailed for possession of NATURE.
- ScissorHand26, on 06/15/2009, -0/+3The point of our legal system isn't to scare people into admitting it.
The mentality you propose works for parents grounding a kid who broke curfew without their knowledge. If he goes and admits it to them, they ground him for three days instead of a month, makes pefect sense.
However, this man RAPED a four year old girl.
What the ***** is wrong with you? - gethane, on 06/14/2009, -1/+4My guess is the judge is also a pedo. Sick bastard. How can raping a child lead to that sort of sentence? I hope the perp dies days after walking out of jail. He ruined these children's normal sexual development, which can never be fixed and he deserves to spend the same amount of time in jail, i.e. forever.
- beachtrader, on 06/14/2009, -0/+3But the Judge does not have to follow the agreement between the DA and the defense. While, in almost all cases, the Judge does abide by any Plea deal between the two, they ARE NOT REQUIRED to do so. In fact, when pleading guilty or no contest in any deal the defendant is informed in court that the Judge does not have to abide by any plea agreement and could face a harsher sentence then the one agreed to by the DA and the defense. Therefore, its the Judge who deserves blame in the situation, not the DA or anyone else because the Judge could have easily said this crime is abhorrent to the normal social behavior people should exhibit I am imposing a maximum sentence.
- inactive, on 06/14/2009, -0/+2With the way this country is going, I'm surprised they didn't lock up the 5 year old because he didn't do something about it. I'm surprised they didn't try to make the 4 year old victim pay some sort of restitution to the poor poor rapist because he *almost* got sentenced to 20 years...
- dmorris68, on 06/14/2009, -0/+2Or Dexter?
- inactive, on 06/14/2009, -0/+2Though it's good that there is outrage about this travisty, wake me up when that incompetent judge has been impeached.
- IMJGaltstill, on 06/14/2009, -1/+3Do you knuckleheads have any idea how long this guy will survive once he hits the general population? He is not coming out of that prison alive.
- MusicMagi, on 06/14/2009, -0/+2oh ***** now i know how to go to a URL owsum thanks!!
- uknowwhoibe, on 06/15/2009, -0/+2But you will have no money leftover for tinfoil!
- bsmang, on 06/14/2009, -0/+2What for? Just hose him off once in a while.
- jojolina7, on 06/14/2009, -0/+2he wasn't sentenced to prison. he is in a brand new county jail serving his 3 months.
- Skuzzlbut, on 06/14/2009, -0/+2Ok - my bad - but will you agree that raping a child should be 3?
- ScissorHand26, on 06/15/2009, -0/+2Dugg for justice.
The judge should be put in prison with this guy. - PhillyOC, on 06/14/2009, -2/+3Where is the Star Chamber when you need it?
- DextramPennae, on 06/14/2009, -0/+1Seems like the father needs to get his own justice.
- flipdoubt, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Wow. Some harsh words there, huh? I'm not going to go on a super long rant here because, quite frankly, you are not worth my time & effort, and from your words, I seriously doubt you're open minded enough to *ever* change your "tunnel-visioned" stance. In case you haven't noticed, *many* people, users and non-users alike, (myself included) are indeed trying to change the rules. (Don't you ever question "the rules" or those who made them?) These people realize the ridiculous nature of "The War on Drugs", how special interests & media fueled public hysteria started it all & still continue to fuel it today. They see what an utter failure it's been to our "society"... again, it's just a shame you don't see that. I guess all I can say is that I'm really sorry you feel that way. So go ahead, keep drinking the kool-aid if it quenches your thirst. Ignorance is bliss, friendo... and you're all blistered! [ok, that was more effort than I planned, must be cause I'm a forgetful, dope addled, nare-do-well, right?] Also - last time I checked, the polls showed about 50% of the country in favor of legalization / decriminalization... that percentage will only grow as others see the truth. Then where will your "majority" be??
- Zarchon, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1Right. Look, I had a gay room mate. He was 24. Most of his dates consisted of boys 16 and 17 years old. The police came to my house many times looking for these boys. Why wasn't he locked up if the law is all about persecuting gays? If he had been having young girls over then I bet the story would have been different. BTW, he and i did not see eye to eye on the age of his partners and after 7 months he went elsewhere to live. I am amazed you couldn't find some way to bring race into it also. There is always one in the group. Oh, and just for the record, if you do the crime then expect the time. If some people get longer sentences than others, as bad as that is, if they weren't doing the criminal act then they wouldn't be getting the time. You can give a million years for rape or murder or stealing and it won;t bother me because I don't do that stuff. OK, maybe I am on a rant and didn't realize it. Just go away.
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