By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 7:35 AM
Gov. Matt Blunt appeared on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" Monday to discuss what he and host Bill O'Reilly called "activist judges". Labels: Governor, Media_Watch
Specifically, the two discussed a recent ruling by Lawrence County, Missouri Judge Larry Meyer, who sentenced 50 year-old Kenneth Slaght to probation after he was convicted of raping his 9 year-old step-granddaughter.
"This is a great example of why we need to take discretion away from judges," said Blunt. "We need to have strict mandatory sentences, and that's what we'll have in the future in Missouri."
6 Comments:
Then why have judges? Just have a jury find guilt, and then the prescriptive sentence, as legislated, assigned to the party found guilty.
But then why have legislators? Just have voters adopt constitutional amendments prescribing sentences by crime.
But then why have laws? Just have citizens prescribe their own vigilante justice.
11/29/2006 10:11 AM
Okay Blunt, then you'll have to find enough money to build a lot more correctional centers. That's a big reason criminals aren't in jail, there's no room. I guess that'll provide one more excuse why MO doesn't have enough money to provide its citizens with decent health care, all the money is being used to build jails.
11/29/2006 11:36 AM
are you guys suggesting this guy shouldn't get the maximum 15 years?, he should have got 30 years +. I can't believe none of the other big news outlets aren't running with this story.
11/30/2006 10:46 AM
The judge made an ill-fated decision no question about it, but at the same time you don't take a judges descretionary power from them. Thats the whole part of being a judge to judge!
11/30/2006 3:29 PM
There's a fine line between a judge's discretionary power and abuse of power. This was clearly extreme abuse of power where this judge have given the message loud and clear to a 9 year old child that she is shit and is worthless. This judge have disgraced society and have place other innocent children at risk, by allowing this man to go unpunished.
My guess is that this judge identifies way too much with that child rapist and could not bare the thought of someone placing him in prison for raping children because this judge feels that 9 year old children should be able to give their consent for men to to have sex with them. The judge is another sick Republican pervert mascarading as a respectable upstanding citizen.
Vote Judge Larry Meyers off the bench Lawence County!
12/02/2006 3:11 AM
I have an example of an instance where manditory minimums dont work.... A wonderful person in a federal court house with every seat packed...letters from friends, family and employers - the judge said he has never received so much positive character mail for someone in all the time he had been a judge. He said he wished he could take that in consideration when sentencing a first time drug offender with a new baby and no previous criminal record - but, sadly he could not, BECAUSE OF MANDITORY MINIMUMS!!! So, Ty Davis was sent away for eleven years. Ty is one of the nicest,"do anything for anybody people", a person will ever meet. (Oh, don't forget the automatic five years for having a dissesembled old antique hunting rifle...that was leaned up next to a dresser in pieces). It just sickens me. So, there are two sides in this dilema Mr. Blunt - and a lot of money in between.
1/27/2008 2:11 PM
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