Jessica’s Law failed: Colo House Judiciary Committee says "Guns bad" but "Raping children OK"

[DeusExMachina]

Why are you guys upset about less laws, especially the kind of laws that aare constantly bitched about on here?

I think most people here are advocates of harsher punishments for existing laws. It's one of the main reasons why gun violence is a 'problem'.

When a guy only gets 17 years for beating his mother to death with a hammer, comes out and shoots a number of firefighters, there's an issue.

I was moved by the testimony of a father on Tuesday, who testified that his young daughter's rapist swore (i believe in court) when he got out of jail he would rape her again, kill her parents infront of her, and then kill her. He gets out of jail next year.

[Dave_L]

I was moved by the testimony of a father on Tuesday, who testified that his young daughter's rapist swore (i believe in court) when he got out of jail he would rape her again, kill her parents infront of her, and then kill her. He gets out of jail next year.

I can't imagine the amount of anxiety that father has to feel. I know what I would do.

[Irving]

You must be joking...

Nope. From the way the way the thread reads, this law is asking for mandatory sentencing for people who are charged. Have there been cases where someone is charged, but not sentenced?

Guy Dues is talking about sounds like a real POS, but it still sounds like he was sentenced.

I think most people here are advocates of harsher punishments for existing laws. It's one
of the main reasons why gun violence is a 'problem'.

When a guy only gets 17 years for beating his mother to death with a hammer, comes out and shoots a number of firefighters, there's an issue.

I was moved by the testimony of a father on Tuesday, who testified that his young daughter's rapist swore (i believe in court) when he got out of jail he would rape her again, kill her parents infront of her, and then kill her. He gets out of jail next year.

[hollohas]

Nope. From the way the way the thread reads, this law is asking for mandatory sentencing for people who are charged. Have there been cases where someone is charged, but not sentenced?

Wrong. The bill reads:

CONCERNING MANDATORY SENTENCING PROVISIONS FOR A
DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF A SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A CHILD
WHO IS FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER.

You can't sentence people to jail time who are charged but not convicted no matter what crime they are charged with. This law simply asks for a harsher punishment for violating CURRENT law.

It asked that criminals convicted of sex crimes on children get a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years. As a father, I would be surprised if you didn't support that. I don't know what the current minimum sentence is (if there is one) but the more the better when it comes to this crime.

So again, these so-called Representatives have voted "yes" on a bill that would limit the rights of law abiding gun owners to "protect the kids" however they vote "no" on a bill that would actually protect the kids from proven child rapists by locking them up longer. How does that make sense?