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Let me begin by saying that if anyone finds this post to be offensive, post your concerns, and I'll delete it. This is something that appeared in the paper, and it's not about the act, but about justice.
Every once in a while, I see decisions handed down by the courts that seem absurd to me. Some of these stick in my head for some time. The following case will seem funny to most of you at first, but when you think about it, it really isn't funny at all. A few months ago, there was a write-up in the paper about some guy who had sex with a chicken, in a local motel room. The chicken died, and he was caught in the act. After being arrested for (I think) cruelty to aminals, he finally had his trial, after waiting for quite some time. I don't recall the exact sentence, but the man received a long prision term, which somehow sticks in my head as 18 years. This man had been arrested for this type of conduct before, and he spent some time in a mental facitity, where he was to undergo psychiatric help. When the judge ruled in the latest case, it had been proven by the defense, that the man did not get the help he needed, but somehow "fell through the cracks". The judge gave this man the long prision term, saying that he will now get the help he needs. Is this justice, or is it the fact that removing him from society will squash this behavior in the future? I have concerns about how hard it can be to have our judicial system provide "justice" for all.
Ed
Every once in a while, I see decisions handed down by the courts that seem absurd to me. Some of these stick in my head for some time. The following case will seem funny to most of you at first, but when you think about it, it really isn't funny at all. A few months ago, there was a write-up in the paper about some guy who had sex with a chicken, in a local motel room. The chicken died, and he was caught in the act. After being arrested for (I think) cruelty to aminals, he finally had his trial, after waiting for quite some time. I don't recall the exact sentence, but the man received a long prision term, which somehow sticks in my head as 18 years. This man had been arrested for this type of conduct before, and he spent some time in a mental facitity, where he was to undergo psychiatric help. When the judge ruled in the latest case, it had been proven by the defense, that the man did not get the help he needed, but somehow "fell through the cracks". The judge gave this man the long prision term, saying that he will now get the help he needs. Is this justice, or is it the fact that removing him from society will squash this behavior in the future? I have concerns about how hard it can be to have our judicial system provide "justice" for all.
Ed
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