The case of Jordan Brown will be interesting and i...

2011-02-09T08:58:19.915-05:00

The case of Jordan Brown will be interesting and important to follow. I really haven't followed the case much, but there will be a few big milestones to track such as what the judge decides on the waiver, what plea deals (I suspect a plea deal will be offered) are offered, and what he is ultimately charged with. I cannot fathom someone spending their life in prison for what they did as an 11 year old.

I have followed #2 a bit. I think you are not completely being fair to the "forced rape" issue. Part of that is to distinguish it from statutory rape. That is a good part of the intent, or at least from what I see. I did see something in an article that tries to distinguish “forced rape” from other forms of assaultive rape but it does not elaborate so I am not sure what is intended – I suspect, maybe “date rape?” To the dgree that the distinction is based on the distinction with statutory rape, I believe it is notable and appropriate distinction. To the degree it is intended to make a distinction between other forms of rape such as date rape, I too share your disgust.

It is, however, hard not to point out the irony in the postings. The first pleads that children should be given allowances because they are so vulnerable and that society should protect them even when they do something heinously wrong. The second, however, implies it is a fundamental right to murder children who have done wrong except exist. Moreover, this right to murder can be perpetrated by the person singularly most responsible for their protection, their mothers. It is hard for me to reconcile those two perspectives. My heart aches about number 2 also, but for different reasons.

I have a hard time not pointing out the irony in the collective

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