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To: wouldntbprudent

"Here's a judge who rejects the legislator's conclusions that, for reasons the LEGISLATOR decides to accept, certain acts should be illegal.
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Actually, that's not what he did at all. The law is written poorly, in that it does not specify which acts must be reported. Two district attorneys had different ideas, with one of them believing that even teenagers fondling each other should be included under this law.

The problem is that the legislature did not write a proper law. Laws involving criminal liability must be specific in describing whatever acts they consider criminal. This law did not do that.

If a D.A. can prosecute a couple of teenagers who are groping each other a little in the back seat of their car, it is a bad law, since that's a pretty universal practice...one which no law will ever be able to prevent.


30 posted on 02/10/2006 7:22:38 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: MineralMan
This judges injunction against Klines opinion was overturned by the Tenth Circuit. So, in their view the law and Klines interpretation of it were okey dokey.

Your problem is with the process. You don't agree with the law Kansans have passed so you think the divine judges can amend it and that's just fine. In this case it appears that that opinion will not carry the day.

35 posted on 02/10/2006 7:28:52 AM PST by jwalsh07
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To: MineralMan

Another problem with this is that it seems there is more intent to prosecute the boys. And then what, they become registered sex offenders for life for being young and ... amorous?


64 posted on 02/10/2006 7:49:47 AM PST by Jaded (The truth shall set you free, but lying to yourself turns you French.)
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