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Topic: Court: Teen-sex sentence 'cruel and unusual' punishment
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radiobirdman
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posted 26 October 2007 07:54 AM
I did a search, but couldn't find anything related to this topic. Let me know if this is not the proper forum.web page quote:
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Georgia Supreme Court on Friday ordered that Genarlow Wilson be released from prison, ruling 4-3 that his sentence for a teen sex conviction was cruel and unusual punishment. Wilson was convicted in 2005 of having oral sex with a consenting 15-year-old girl when he was 17. He has served two years in prison.
If the Georgia SC ruled his sentence was cruel and unusual punishment, I wonder if he has any options for compensation?
From: Canada | Registered: May 2007
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unionist
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posted 27 October 2007 07:20 AM
The last one had a 5-year close-in-age provision, so I assume this one does too.That doesn't change the fact that there is no demonstrated need for any increase in the age of consent, other than pandering to extremist religious socon anti-youth prejudices. It also doesn't change the fact that the age of consent for forms of sexual activity not blessed by the Bible will still remain at 18. And it doesn't change the fact that despite the above, all parties in the House will support this legislation, either because they share the prejudices themselves, or they lack the guts to answer questions about it.
From: Vote QS! | Registered: Dec 2005
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1234567
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posted 27 October 2007 07:42 AM
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The Tories are reintroducing their age of consent legislation.
And they should have a higher age of consent to protect youth from adults. And there should also be a clause in the age consent law about consent between two minors. something like this: If you are 14, minor consent is 15 to 17 If you are 15 to 17 minor consent is to 18 I'm basing this on grade levels. When I went to high school, alot of grade 12 boys went out with grade 9s,10s and 11s. Any better ideas?
From: speak up, even if your voice shakes | Registered: Aug 2007
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bliter
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posted 27 October 2007 10:34 AM
So obscenely harsh that one may wonder whether the one who awarded the punishment suffered sexual hangups. With the four to three verdict to overturn, one may even have doubts about the three.The "tortured" prisoner (that's how I see it) being black, doubtless, didn't help. No mention of penalty, if any, for the female half of the consensual act. [ 27 October 2007: Message edited by: bliter ] [ 27 October 2007: Message edited by: bliter ]
From: delta | Registered: Sep 2007
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