"The fact that Genarlow Wilson has spent two years in prison for what is now classified as a misdemeanor, and without assistance from this Court, will spend eight more years in prison, is a grave miscarriage of justice," the judge wrote.Human law is written, altered, changed, and amended by humans. All the time. It didn't come from a burning bush. It wasn't delivered by Moses. It was a stupid Georgia Law that even the State of Georgia decided had to go. But you want them to keep this kid locked up for 8 more years? To honor a law that doesn't even exist anymore? All in the name of The Law?
Crazy stuff for GA not to make the new law retroactive.
I am just thankful I wasn’t faced with laws like this when I was 17. Wonder if the attorney general or DA ever did anything like this at that age?
Even if the law changed, I don’t see why his sentence should change. The law was what it was when he committed his crime. Most of our laws (and even judicial decisions) are proactive. I’m not seeing why this should be an exception.