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Judge Cashman, Catholic Priests, and Alito.
I can’t help but be struck by the way the media is treating the insane verdict of Judge Cashman and the way the media treated the pedophilic marauding of homosexual Catholic priests.
On the one hand we have a judge slapping the hand of a serial rapist. His vision and wisdom seem to almost be worshipped by the liberal media. Now the press may not come out and directly say it, but the underlying current is that Judge Cashman is a visionary; one who espouses the liberal mantra that punishment is abhorrent. Rehabilitation is the buzz word for letting certain crimes go unpunished. Of course if self-confessed rapist Hulett had declared that blacks shouldn’t be getting favored treatment at the University of Vermont or that women as a whole were less competent in math and science than men, that would have been a different story. Then he would have received a long time in the slammer for extenuating considerations.
Of course in the case of the homosexual Catholic priests, according to the liberal media they are the epitome of evil and should be sent away forever. The emphasis in the media was on the Catholic part of priests with a convenient omission of the homosexual affinity of the molesters. In this case the effort was to take out the Catholic Church since its dogma opposes most of what passes for liberalism these days. And it was a clever attempt to protect homosexuals while appearing to care so much about the victims of this clearly perverted behavior.
The contrast couldn’t be more glaring. On the one hand the victim is irrelevant. On the other the victim is the focus of sympathy and great concern. One of the liberal mottos is, “The end justifies the means.” And so in the light of that Hegelian ditty the treatment of these two cases is consistent. It is consistent in another way. It protects the roots of pedophilia.
No wonder the left is petrified of Alito. Their view of the bench is to enact social policy. Since Alito doesn’t subscribe to leftist ideology the left is worried he may legislate policy opposed to their agenda. They may just be surprised. Alito may actually adjudicate according to the law. But be forewarned. If the left doesn’t like those decisions they will accuse him of doing that which they do themselves, legislate from the bench.
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Please define “liberal media”. You obviously are not taking about fox news (which is banned in England unless you have a cable subscription), perhaps CNN which is owned by a conservative, MSNBC which again is run by pro conservatives. Please list the media group that you claim are liberal.
So you must think that pedophilia is not an illness. Just lock them up and the problem goes away.
Your arguments are all over the board. You are obviously against personal freedoms. Alito danced around every question regarding civil right and civil liberties. You no doubt would support him if he were a member of the KKK.
Comment by Art leigh — January 19, 2006 @ 4:33 pm
There are times when liberal politics truly disgust me. I can’t believe anyone actually believes this garbage about rehabilitating men who sodomize little girls repeatedly over a period of years. The issue here is not whether this man deserves to be punished or rehabilitated. I could care less about the personal welfare of any man who would carry out such despicable acts. The issue that really matters is whether these monsters should be allowed to run free to molest more innocent children. What if rehabilitation doesn’t work Mr. Art Leigh? Do you want to see your children get molested?
Comment by Victor — January 20, 2006 @ 11:17 am
What disgusts me is the stupidity of the people who what to treat the symptom and not the cause. The cause is repressed sexuality.
Mark Hulett was no doubt a friend or family member to the victim. Do you trust your family?
Why do you turn this into a political issue? This social issue crosses the boundaries of both politics and economics. However, if you want to place blame, look into the family’s political and religious background and your will find that they are very conservative.
If you don’t believe in rehabiltation then why don’t we, blind all the voyeurs, cut the hands off all thieves, stone all blasphemers, and kill all who take a life? Then we can close all the prisons. Would that make you feel better?
Comment by Art leigh — January 20, 2006 @ 12:03 pm
What disgusts me is the ability of Liberals to see things in shades of gray that allow them to escape all personal responsibility. We jail people to punish them for harm that they have done to society and to protect society from further harm. Psychiatrists have demonstrated no ability to treat this type of illness. If the convicted rapist Hulett goes to prison for 25 years, we can say with certainty that he is no risk to society for 25 years. Given the choice of protecting children or protecting a serial rapist’s personal freedoms, I’ll protect the child every time. Why make a political issue of it? Almost every person who is standing up for the child’s rights is Conservative. Almost every person who is standing up for the pedophile’s civil rights is Liberal. Was this caused by repressed sexuality? The cure for deviant sex isn’t more sex. A little personal restraint would be a step in the right direction, but that would go against the hedonistic Liberal ideals. The Liberal newspapers in virtually every medium-to-large-sized city in Vermont are supporting Cashman’s verdict. If you punish child rapists, does this mean that you are against personal freedoms? To which personal freedom would you be referring? Allow me to refer you to a group that shares your ideals. It’s called the North American Man-Boy Love Association. Perhaps you’ve already heard about it.
Comment by Abraham — January 21, 2006 @ 11:12 am
Mr. Leigh,
You are a sick, demented bastard! “If you don’t believe in rehabiltation then why don’t we, blind all the voyeurs, cut the hands off all thieves, stone all blasphemers, and kill all who take a life? Then we can close all the prisons. Would that make you feel better?” HELL YES THAT WILL MAKE US FEEL BETTER!! When you’ve violated a child’s personal life, I don’t give a damn what your excuse is, you deserve to have your nuts cut off and be locked up with a huge black sex addict for the rest of your life…oh…I just gave you heaven…strike that! Now, get back under the porch with the other dogs who think you can make Hulett well…and don’t forget to remember to renew your membership in NAMBLA…Because you certainly are a current member!
Comment by Sherlock — January 21, 2006 @ 2:22 pm
I despise many of the actions of our current administration-so I guess I’m a “liberal” here-and I despise equally the idiotic, dangerous ruling of this judge and those like him who let well-established criminals walk free. But am I missing something? Are all Kerry supporters automatically radicals/ACLU members who oppose Megan’s Law and Jessica’s Law?
Tell that to Joe Biden.
Perhaps there are cases of Democrats (at the state level) dropping the ball and keeping bad company when these horrible cases show up, but faulty laws and a careless attitude towards protecting children in this country (and thats just from child molesters/rapists…to say nothing of kids in abusive homes, or kids in foster care) are something both Republicans AND Democrats have messed up on. I’m sick of this “liberals (I assume liberals means Democrats, or is it something else entirely, like a knee-jerk lefty, which would change the complaint) are endangering our children” bullsh*t. I have never such a statement supported by a specific, coherent example.
That said, there have been too many idiot judges like this recently; look at what happened to the Groene kids because of that judge (Minnesota, if I rememberrrectly…is that blue or red?) that gave Duncan easily met bail and took no effort to check his criminal record. Not only is it unjust; how about putting these people in prison for a while to protect the victims and their families?
I’ll admit if it isn’t politicians practicing in hypocrisey and cynical condescension, its mindless media coverage that never shows both sides of the story…that goes for FOX and the “liberal”, conspirationial rivals.
Comment by Helena — January 22, 2006 @ 9:20 pm
Oh I see, you like child molesters as long as they’re Catholic?
What’s that you say, that was a ridiculous, not to mention non-sensical ad hominen attack? Meet my kettle.
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