Judge: 5-Foot-1 Child Molester Is Too Short for Prison

AP ^ | May 25, 2006

[MassRepublicanFlyersFan]

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."

[MassRepublicanFlyersFan]

Iggy Pop needs to update his song: "I'm only five foot one..."

[kinoxi]

this is disturbing

[rogue yam]

How tall would he be if they stretched his neck?

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

This silly broad is unfit to be a judge....she should be sent to prison herself for this absurd ruling.

[goodnesswins]

"but she (THE JUDGE) worried that Richard W. Thompson, 50, would be especially imperiled by prison dangers."

But, don't bother worrying about the neighborhood children.....they should really test judges for logic...this makes me sick.

[Godebert]

Unbelievable. The judge is just as much a menace to society as the child rapist she just pardoned. They both should be executed for their crimes.

[Fruitbat]

I wonder how tall the child was and what kind of a chance of avoiding molestation and abuse he/she had!

Of course lib lawyers don't have the brains to think beyond then end of their nose!

[Mr. Mojo]

"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."

And that catergory begins where, Katherine? 5'4 or '5'5"? Frightening idiocy.

[Mr. Mojo]

Katherine = Kristine

[MassRepublicanFlyersFan]

Perfect segue from my original post. That is where Iggy Pop's song can be modified. The originally opening eords:

"I'm only five foot one
I got a pain in my NECK
I'm looking up in the city
What the hell what the heck"

[Spruce]

Hang him. Dis-Bar her.

[Enterprise]

I would have told him I have some good news and some bad news.

First the bad news: "Monster, I am sentencing you to prison."

Now the good news: "As soon as you get there, you will be a short timer."

[I Drive Too Fast]

You've got to be kidding me ping.

[rogue yam]

I'm only five foot one
Gotta rope 'round my neck
Looking down from this gallows
What the hell what the heck

[PizzaDriver]

Has this Judge EVER given a Harder sentence to a "Perp" that is "TOO Big" & using that Size Advantage "for criminal advantage"?

[Fruitbat]

I just wanna know what the hell this love affair our judges have for violent and child molesting criminals!

They care more about the damned offenders that ruin many other peoples' lives than they do about the victims and societal civility and safety!

[MassRepublicanFlyersFan]

This can be merged with Zeppelin's "Gallow's Pole." It is all working out. Now we need a tune for the dopey judge.

[Tzimisce]

Hi kids! I'm an oompa loompa. Want some candy?

(/sick joke)

[Enterprise]

If it were just limited to judges we would have a chance to fight them. This love affair with predators extends to the political level also. It is there that the rules for the application of justice are written. When they give judges too much leeway, we have atrocious decisions like this one.

[KoRn]

That 'judge' should be thrown in prison, and the child molester slashed from head to toe and thrown into shark infested water.

[AZRepublican]

I knew a guy who was only 4'10" and no one in their right mind would want to mess with him. Once he was in a bar and some big 6'5 280lb drunk redneck decided he wanted to use him for "dwarf tossing." He never got the opportunity: He picked up the drunk 2 feet off the ground from his knee's and sent him hurddling on his back. They say he broke his back.

[Fruitbat]

If it were just limited to judges we would have a chance to fight them. This love affair with predators extends to the political level also. It is there that the rules for the application of justice are written. When they give judges too much leeway, we have atrocious decisions like this one.

Yeah, it's called "discretion" in legal terms and it's what judges love because it gives them more power. Judges don't typically have to be brilliant people. All they do, in theory, is look at behavior, reconcile that with existing laws, come to a determination of guilt if there's no jury, and then impose judgement.

It does require morality of a Judeo-Christian variety however, and that's what's sorely lacking in judgeships across our land, morality and integrity!

[MassRepublicanFlyersFan]

Dang. Was it Little Brutus or Sky Low Low?

[SandRat]

So????

[Williams]

FYI I have seen many pedophiles tried and sentenced, and have seen psychological profiles introduced in court. It is very common for them to be short of stature. They are often child-like individuals, with deep feelings of inadaquacy. I'm not saying they are all short, but it seems they often are of small size, which contributes to their insecurity.

If you won't imprison short pedophiles, that will mean not imprisoning a lot of pedophiles.

[little jeremiah]

So kill him. All child molesters should be executed anyway.

[Mike-o-Matic]

Too short for prison? Fine. Execute him.

[Graybeard58]

From the same source:

"Sex Offender Busted By Fla. Officer On Internet Gets 26 years"

He must have been very tall.....Damn the luck!

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

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.

Boy, she really threw the book at him.

"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."

I give up.

[Graybeard58]

Boy, she really threw the book at him.

But it went right over his head.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

(Rim shot!) Good one, LOL!

[Zack Attack]

What exactly is the minimum size for imprisonment?

[MassRepublicanFlyersFan]

How do you mean? :-)

[dayglored]

> 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.

Shoot, I can't think of a BETTER reason for putting his ass in prison. Child molester? He'll find out what it's like to get used as some Bubba's B*tch, just like he used that child. And if he's lucky, he won't have to put up with it for long anyway.

That judge is unreal.

[TYVets]

From a post to an earlier thread:

Judge Kristine Cecava received her law degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1976.

She has served in a variety of positions including:

The Nebraska Commission for the Protection of Children,,,

.

[hosepipe]

Who comitted the worse crime, the judge, or the abuser..?
Hard choice.. almost enough to drive you to SHOOT..

[verum ago]

Maybe we need to add 'short wards' to the prisons... with counseling and lollipops and, and, and, sorry! I went into a paroxysm of liberal 'equality.'

[garylmoore]

What do you want to bet that she likes little boys.

[AlaskaErik]

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.

How about all the children who will be imperiled now? I guess the judge doesn't care about them.

[Old Seadog]

Heigh ho, heigh ho, get every kid we know

[alpo]

So if he does another child will he just get more probation?

[DakotaRed]

Too short for prison? How about balls and chains and 10 years in the public square in the stocks?

[KneelBeforeZod]

[raccoonradio]

How does that country song go... "Size Matters..."

found on a blog:
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.

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Jon Bruning has proven time and again where children stand with him - they are a top priority. He has made some tough, yet warranted decisions regarding kids (Matthew Koso is one that comes to mind, not to mention Internet safety) and stands firm in his conviction to make sure kids are safe.

This quote from Bruning says it all:

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

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source: http://www.merrimusings.mu.nu

[raccoonradio]

...ironically enough, this decision comes a month or so before the release of a Wayans Bros. movie, Little Man, in which a vertically challenged jewel robber (face of one of the Wayans was superimposed on a toddler's body) lifts a precious jewel. But he loses it and has to pose as a BABY to get it back... Maybe the lil' dude will be too short to serve time, too...

[raccoonradio]

The guy's still 3 inches taller than Robert Reich...

[Roy Tucker]

Idiotic judge should have sent him to a SuperMax where he is completely isolated. This was an insane ruling.

[TXnMA]

they should really test judges for logic

They should really test some judges for logic measurable brain activity...

[Red Badger]

So, put him in the juvenile detention................./s