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Author Topic: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton  (Read 12222 times)

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Johann

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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2012, 11:30:42 AM »
What happens on February 24?

More witnesses?

Questioning?

Or just the sentence?
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2012, 12:25:32 PM »
There will be witnesses and testimony of people to Tommy's behalf. Basically explaining to the judge why Tommy should get the minimal sentencing.

I am also sure Dennis Turley will also tell his story again.

After that Tommy is sentenced. Then he will be sent back to the county jail until he is transferred to prison.
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2012, 01:03:35 PM »
To you plan to be there, Alex?
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2012, 03:39:50 PM »
I have a son who is a correctional officer at a major prison.

People who commit crimes against children are segregated from the main prison population as  they probably would not live long if they were to be housed as a part of the main prison populaltion.
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2012, 03:40:33 PM »
If I can come up with the funds, yes! That is what I am working on.
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2012, 03:43:28 PM »
Quote from: Gregory on February 18, 2012, 03:39:50 PM
I have a son who is a correctional officer at a major prison.

People who commit crimes against children are segregated from the main prison population as  they probably would not live long if they were to be housed as a part of the main prison populaltion.

I hate for this to sound wrong, but so what if they don't live long. God did not create human beings to prey on children and use them as sex toys.
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2012, 07:00:45 PM »
You are correct: God did not create people to do that.

Under our system life is taken from people only after a judge has considered the case and so ordered that the person forfit their light to live.

While we might say that certain acts are worthy of death, few of us would really want death to come by murder.   We say that when we sentence someone to prison, we than have an obligation to protect them from murder by another prisoner.

As I understand it, TS has not pled to a crime that carries the death sentence.  Therefore, society has an obligation to protect him from murder by another prisoner.

On another point:  My personal opinion is that long prison sentences are harsher punishment than death sentences.

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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2012, 07:18:03 AM »
Quote from: Alex L. Walker on February 18, 2012, 09:41:28 AM
OK, so you're telling me.....that they house the child molestors together?

That may be true. I am not familiar with the prison system that much.

I still don't think that would protect Tommy from another inmate (whether the be a co-child molestor or not) from giving Tommy a dose of his own medicine.

Yes, according to our friend who works there, and apparently Gregory's son.
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2012, 06:26:52 AM »
Quote from: Gregory on February 18, 2012, 07:00:45 PM

On another point:  My personal opinion is that long prison sentences are harsher punishment than death sentences.


Possibly past seventy years of age when he gets out again.
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Re: Washington Post (crime-scene) Tommy Shelton
« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2012, 01:27:54 PM »
RECKONING, not revenge.
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