too short for prison

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Judge rules sex offender is too short for prison

5-foot-1 man gets 10 years probation for sexual assault of a child

The Associated Press
Updated: 5:14 a.m. MT May 25, 2006

SIDNEY, Neb. - A judge said a 5-foot-1 man convicted of sexually assaulting a child was too small to survive in prison, and gave him 10 years of probation instead.

His crimes deserved a long sentence, District Judge Kristine Cecava said, but she worried that Richard W. Thompson, 50, would be especially imperiled by prison dangers.

"You are a sex offender, and you did it to a child," she said.

But, she said, "That doesn't make you a hunter. You do not fit in that category."

Thompson will be electronically monitored the first four months of his probation, and he was told to never be alone with someone under age 18 or date or live with a woman whose children were under 18. Cecava also ordered Thompson to get rid of his pornography.

He faces 30 days of jail each year of his probation unless he follows its conditions closely.

"I want control of you until I know you have integrated change into your life," the judge told Thompson. "I truly hope that my bet on you being OK out in society is not misplaced."

 

[vaz02]

im 5,5 does that mean i can get away with murder because im the prey >?

seriosuly though justice does not exist.

 

[DrTeeth]

Is making prisons secure for inmates really too much to ask?

 

[deep]

i am wondering if this story I found is for real

smoking gun here

 

[verte76]

This is the damnedest thing I've ever heard. Too short for prison? That seems so arbitrary.

 

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Bruning Will Appeal Sentence For Short Child Molester

POSTED: 5:39 pm CDT May 25, 2006
UPDATED: 5:56 pm CDT May 25, 2006

OMAHA, Neb. -- Height should have nothing to do with justice, Nebraska's top law enforcement officer said on Thursday.

District Judge Kristine Cecava of Cheyenne County on Tuesday sentenced Richard Thompson, 50, on two counts of sexually assaulting a minor. He given 10 years of probation by a judge who said the man was too small to survive prison.

On Thursday, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said he'll appeal the decision.

"I don't care if he's 3 feet tall," Bruning said. "If you abuse a child, you're going to pay a price."

 

[deep]

This will blow up big when the AM talk hosts get a hold of it.

 

[deep]

This Judge may be too (fill in blank here) ______ for the bench.


feeble minded?

 

[anitram]

WTF? Can't they put him in solitary or something? Why isn't it incumbent on the prison system to make sure he can be properly incarcerated?

 

[BVS]

They've put people much frailer and less healthy in prison, why should height play a role...

 

[BonosBaby12]

So basically he get's away with molesting an innocent child. Personally I say height doesn't matter at all and he should serve a prison sentence like other child molesters.

 

[Muggsy]

that's so disgusting...

 

[U2democrat]

Dang...just missed it...5'2"

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I read that yesterday, what the hell is wrong with some of these judges? Talk about coddling criminals.

Children are all too small to be sexually assaulted.

 

[jimmmm]

This Judge may be too (fill in blank here) ______ for the bench.


feeble minded?

fucking stupid,
oops sorry that seems to be a pre-requisite for judges around the world, call me old fashioned but I personally don't see any justification for keeping paedophiles,rapists,&, murderers on this planet, or maybe we could use them to replace animals being tested on, & once they've served their purpose that way let the filthy scum rot on a deserted island, I'm sick to the back teeth of reading about the disgusting crimes carried out around the world & the lenient sentences handed out by "judges,"when are people going to show more concern for the victims & their families than trying to "understand" the criminals, so we can rehabilitate them & re-intergrate them back into society, we don't want these disgusting pieces of filth in society, try to imagine just what thoughts must be racing through a young childs mind as some monster is about to rape/& or murder them if you can, what sort of horrific thoughts must be going on in an innocent childs head at such a sickening event, & then try to justify keeping whatever sick, twisted creature that could force such an innocent, defenceless person through such an ordeal, alive. Execution would be too merciful for the bastards!

 

[Numb1075]

um, i think that would be fair if this guy was abused phyiscally or sexually in prison against his will.

 

[LittlejDesign]

I know more guys less than 5'2" that could beat the living hell out of me!

Are you sure this is real, I mean seriously, IT'S JUST SO WHACKY!!

 

[nbcrusader]

WTF? Can't they put him in solitary or something? Why isn't it incumbent on the prison system to make sure he can be properly incarcerated?

Which begs the question: what studies show that shorter people suffer more in prison? Is there any basis for the judge's decision?

 

[A_Wanderer]

I guess he wouldn't have to bend down to pick up the soap.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I guess he wouldn't have to bend down to pick up the soap.

By The Associated Press

SIDNEY — Protesters want the Cheyenne County judge who sentenced a man to probation for sexual assault because he is short to resign.

Organizer Tiffany Jones said during demonstrations Sunday about 200 signatures were gathered on petitions calling for District Judge Kristine Cecava to resign.

And Jones said more signatures were gathered Tuesday at the courthouse where a small group of protesters spent the day. They waved signs calling for Cecava to resign.