Which raised a lot of questions at the time, because at the time of the parole violation, Falaau had attained the age of consent in many states. Putting her away again for the maximum struck many of us, including this Libertarian, as excessive. That's a longer senetnce than most carjackers serve.
Today the plot thickened still more. LeTourneau has served her extended time and Falaau is now 21 with their two kids. He, Falaau, wants to get together with Mary Kay once again, and yet the court is still exercising some Javert-like instence that they stay apart. WHY? Now that they are both adults, whatever romantic choices they may make are totally up to them. Time for the law to butt out.
Nope. She still got three years of probation to go.
Is one of those states Washington? Or does the law of the state actually involved even matter to you if you can compare it with another state where the age of consent is lower?
Putting her away again for the maximum struck many of us, including this Libertarian, as excessive. That's a longer senetnce than most carjackers serve.
Oh, puhleeeze. She knew the risk she was taking when she started fogging up windows with the punk again. Quit crying for her. She asked for it, she got it.
And as for the sentence being more than carjackers serve? Carjackers steal a car, and they're done. Letourneau's ill-gotten children have been given a life sentence: a real loser for a mother.
I am skeptical of my government, but I don't have a morbid fear of it and hostility toward it like some of you laissez-faire types do.