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The Judge Issue

Presented By

Bonnie M. Wells

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The Fox News channel is one of my favorite TV stations with the O'Reilly Factor being my favorite program.

By mid January 2006, "Factor" host Bill O'Reilly was up in arms over the "judge" situation in our nation, and I was paying close attention.

O'Reilly believed that the American people had a right to know what some of our judges were doing, and how it affected the lives of our people. I agreed, and had been harping on this same subject [among others] for several years.

I felt "common sense" was what was lacking in today's "educated elite." Then again, perhaps it was those very people who were banking on the idea that "common sense" was what was lacking in today's society ... or within - 'the folks,'- as O'Reilly calls us.

After years and years of 'mind manipulation and control' in our public school systems, perhaps the 'elite' thought that the drugs, promiscuous life styles, alcohol, and general anarchy they had been promoting for so long, had finally numbed the senses enough that no one would notice when our courts turned the raving wolves loose on our people, so that they could devour the 'undesirables' from their midst. Perhaps they were right .... then again, perhaps they were wrong.

Arrogance On The Bench

I'm sure O'Reilly thinks he's a forerunner in the judge situation in our country, and I hate to be the one to tell him this - but he isn't! I was writing letters to the local news papers years ago and trying to draw attention to what was happening in my area, and the state of Ohio - "the heart of it all."

I came down on the judges pretty hard in one letter - informed them that - 'They are not kings and queens, not royalty of any sort. That is a 'bench' they sit upon, not a throne. They were attorneys before winning election [or being appointed in several cases!] to the bench, and when they lose the next election, they will go back to being attorneys" - many of which couldn't practice law well enough as attorneys to feed themselves, I might add.

But no one listened, and just like any other 'untreated cancer' it has now spread nation wide.

By: Bill O'Reilly for BillOReilly.com

Thursday, Mar 16, 2006

For those of you who still believe the justice system in America is working, consider the following. For three years, 46-year old Andrew Selva sexually brutalized two boys, ages 5 and 12, in a small town outside of Columbus, Ohio. In a plea bargain, Selva admitted to the court that he raped the boys in a variety of ways. By all accounts, it was savage criminal activity.

But when Selva appeared for sentencing before Ohio Judge John Connor, he received no prison time at all. Instead, Connor placed him on probation, saying, "He's got a disease like I've got a disease. I don't know that prison would have helped, except for revenge, and revenge is not in the sentencing guidelines."

What the sentencing guidelines did call for was a ten-year stretch in a state prison. But Connor believes he knows better, so it is probation for a child rapist. By the way, the "disease" Connor referenced in his own case is apparently alcohol-related; the judge has at least two DUI convictions on his sheet.

This kind of sentencing insanity is increasing across the country because many states, like Ohio, have no mandatory minimum prison terms for child predators and, as we all know, there is no shortage of loony judges like Connor.

While some states have passed Jessica's Law, which harshly punishes child molesters, other states simply will not do anything. The following are the most dangerous to a child's welfare.

Vermont: Even after the national scandal of Judge Edward Cashman sentencing the rapist of an 8-year old girl to just 60 days in prison (under pressure, Cashman later revised the sentence to a paltry three years), the Vermont legislature failed to pass mandatory minimums for child sexual predators. The effort was blocked by Democrats, and Republican Governor Jim Douglas refused to get involved.

New York: Despite overwhelming bipartisan support for Jessica's Law, Democratic Assemblyman Sheldon Silver continues to single-handedly block any vote. Governor Pataki vows to go around Silver.

Maryland: No mandatory minimums for sexual crimes against children. The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Democrat Joseph Vallario, has consistently blocked efforts to pass Jessica's Law.

Massachusetts: Absolutely no mandated protection for kids who are brutalized sexually. The judge is free to bestow any sentence. Speaker of the House Sal Dimasi, a Democrat, has killed every piece of tough sex offender legislation that has been introduced.

Wyoming: No minimum prison sentences and no GPS tracking for convicted sex offenders. Governor Dave Freudenthal, a Democrat, doesn't seem to care.

Arkansas: No minimum prison sentences. Governor Mike Huckabee, a Republican, doesn't seem to care.

Tennessee: No minimum prison terms for child sex crimes. Democratic Governor Phil Bredensen doesn't seem to care.

Idaho: No minimum prison terms for child sex crimes. Republican Governor Dirk Kempthorne doesn't seem to care.

North Dakota: No minimum prison sentences for any sexual acts with minors. Governor John Hoeven, a Republican, says he is "studying" ways to change that.

Also, the states of Colorado, Wisconsin, Maine, Kansas, and Montana have weak laws protecting kids, but at least there are politicians in those states trying to change things.

In the Ohio case where the child rapist received parole, and in the Vermont case where the man who raped the little girl initially got 60 days, the three victims were poor kids. Their parents had no money, no influence, and no hope of challenging the wicked judges. I submit those awful sentences would not have been handed down if the rapists had abused wealthy children.

But be that as it may, any state that will not severely punish an adult who rapes a child is a disgraceful state. And everybody living there should know it.

The Blue Eyed Rapist

Indicted In Cincy

By staff and Cox News Service dispatches

CINCINNATI | A Hamilton County grand jury Tuesday added rape, attempted rape, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and robbery to the list of charges for a northern Kentucky man accused of a February robbery and rape in Warren County.

The grand jury charged David S. Hopper, 42, of Burlington in a Feb. 10, 1992, rape and robbery at a shoe store in Colerain Twp.

He also is facing rape, robbery and other charges in the Warren County case that stems from the assault at in a model home in Franklin Twp.

DNA, as well as Hopper's blue eyes, link him to those and other criminal cases, police authorities in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana have said.

Letter To The Editor / By BMW

Concerning the "Blue Eyed Rapist."

I would imagine the poor fellow has a disease, much like others in our nation.

Perhaps it's 'bi-polar,' or addiction to alcohol and/or drugs; perhaps a compulsive-obsessive disorder, or maybe it's just the lack of self control and the inability to steer clear of other people's possessions, and simply needs 'treatment.'

Thank goodness he was captured in your area, where he can receive the forgiveness and compassion that your legal system is noted for. And please do keep him there when you turn him loose because we don't have many 'treatment' facilities down this direction, and our people are not nearly as 'understanding' of disease as the fine folks of your area.

Heck, this bunch of red necks would probably shoot the poor fellow. Some of them here just have no 'understanding' of disease and how it should be handled. They obviously lack sophistication, not to mention education. And for this, I must apologize.

But I'm confident that your area will see to it that the gentleman receives the very best in compassion, understanding and care.

Sincerely,

Bonnie M. Wells

The following email was sent to me on March 25th, 2006, at 9:58 am:

From Jeff Bruce, Editor of the Dayton Daily News:

I can't imagine an issue that would anger anyone more than the idea of a child molester evading the punishment he is due. So I understand why you would be motivated to write the Dayton Daily News after reading Bill O'Reilly's posting on his web site or cable program. Unfortunately, when Mr. O'Reilly asks the question, "What newspaper in the United States of America is most friendly to child rapists," he's egging you on without giving you all the facts.

This newspaper is not soft on child molesters. Just the opposite. And we have never said we supported Judge Connor's ruling. Mr. O'Reilly is upset with the newspaper because in an editorial we referred to his own recent legal history in which he was accused of sexual harassment. His producer threatened that unless we published an apology they would resort to their "bully pulpit." That's what they've done.

This isn't about being "soft" on child molesters. It's about Bill O'Reilly getting even. I'm enclosing a copy of the original editorial that we published on the Judge Connor controversy so you can make up your own mind.

As you will see, our point was not that Judge Connor was right in his decision to sentence a child molester to a year of house arrest and five years probation, but, rather, that if the judge deserves to be removed from office then due process should be followed - the same sort of due process that Bill O'Reilly relied upon when he was sued and, ultimately, settled out of court.

You will also note in the editorial that the prosecutor in the case, while disappointed with the judge's sentence, was afraid his evidence was so weak that he might have lost the case entirely if it had gone to trial.

The overarching issue that we were trying to point out is that in America we have a system of checks and balances and that the independence of the judiciary needs to be preserved. That's not an endorsement of Judge Connor or his decision.

The fact that a child molester got off so lightly is disgusting.

If I would fault our editorial for anything it is that we could have said that and said it firmly. But that's not why O'Reilly asked you to write the newspaper. His producer, in a conversation with me, acknowledged the logic of our editorials argument. But they felt dragging O'Reilly own legal problems into the article was gratuitous. While I expected O'Reilly to take a shot at us, I was shocked that he would suggest that this newspaper "has sympathy for child rapists." That is a deliberate distortion of what we said and what we stand for, and nothing could be further from the truth. So you know, on the same page that we published our editorial, we also printed a package of opposing views, including those from O'Reilly himself. We made every effort to be fair and balanced in our presentation of this issue. It is a pity that sense of fairness was not reciprocated.

Comments By BMW

First of all, I appreciate the editor of the Dayton Daily News considering my letter important enough to answer, but I must also say this - Bill O'Reilly did not 'ask' me to write the news paper. Bill O'Reilly is several years 'behind' me in addressing the problem with judges in our nation.

In fact, Bill O'Reilly [ and the rest of the country] is about 30 years behind me on many issues, including securing our borders [ which is an issue that I do intend to address at some point - if I ever get time.]

But for today, I want to continue with the judges topic because it's very important. - not that border security isn't!

There seems to be several groups of people in our country who are 'above the laws of our land,' -- or at least that's the opinion of most people. But it is not my opinion, and I'll explain why.

First of all, judges have 'guidelines' within which they are to operate. If they go 'out of bounds' in either direction, then they need to be reprimanded. Now my idea of reprimanding them is probably a little different than O'Reilly's or most other people.

I say if it's minor, and no one is injured as a result of their poor decision, then we simply fine the judge, -- ten thousand dollars for each 'minor violation' of our laws. And what this comes down to is this ... if the judge is making 100,000 dollars per year, then for one year he does not make that amount, but makes 90,000 ... or 80,000 for 2 violations, etc. etc.

However, if this same judge continues to violate or ignore our laws [and don't think some aren't doing it on a regular basis, because they are] - after the third offense, [in my opinion] the judge should be removed from his 'throne' for one year - and that's with no income folks. You do not continue to take money from the taxpayer and give it to someone [anyone] who is breaking our laws or ignoring them.

Several years ago I wrote another letter to the editor which dealt with this same issue. In it I gave an example ..... If I own a vicious dog, and I know it's a vicious dog because it has bitten before, and every indication is that it will 're-offend,' and yet, because the dog has never attacked me personally, I decided to turn the dog loose and allow it to roam my neighborhood because it needs 'exercise,' and this dog attacks someone and injures them seriously or kills them, then I am legally responsible for the dog's actions.

In my opinion, this is the same case with judges, prison/parole boards, social workers, etc. etc. - all those people we taxpayers pay to do a job for society as a whole.

If 'their dog' attacks someone, then hold them accountable .... and I do mean accountable, even if that means prison time for them.

Lawyers are not exempt from 'my rules' either. If their client is a repeat offender, or has harmed two or more people even on his first offense, and the lawyer knows the client is guilty, then he can not "defend" that client's actions. All he can do is 'represent' the client. If the lawyer resorts to slander, or outright lies in an effort to get his client off the hook, and does in fact win [which is all that's important anyway - winning, as if it's some stupid high school game] and that client re-offends, then that lawyer needs to be fined heavily [the first two times, and then suspended for one year, just like the judge.]

Many of our lawyers are 'fill in judges' today, and in my opinion this too needs to stop. If we taxpayers wanted them as judges, we'd elect them. And if they thought they had a chance of getting elected, they'd run for office --- so stop. Stop the game playing because it's destroying our nation.

Social workers are no different. If they fail to protect those whom they are paid to protect, then lower the boom on them.

And here's the kicker that O'Reilly and most other people seem to be overlooking. For some reason they believe that no matter what judges, lawyers, social workers, cops and certain other groups of people do, there is no recourse because they are 'exempt' for prosecution. This is NOT correct. Our laws state that if something happens during the course of normal performance of their job -- example, a bystander gets shot during a bank robbery while the cop is shooting at the robbers - then nothing can be done. They cannot be held liable for the injury or death.

And as I've said before, I agree with that, but that's not what's happening in our nation.

Crimes are being committed against our people because those in charge are NOT doing their jobs. They are ignoring our laws - snubbing their noses at the very people they are to protect, and actually aiding and abetting the criminal.... and this is ILLEGAL. They can be held accountable, and in my opinion SHOULD be held accountable.

Ex-Public Defender's Law License

Suspended For Relations With Teen

By Lawrence Budd

Cox News Service

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

COLUMBUS � The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the law license of former Montgomery County public defender Jennifer Krieger for one year for engaging in a sexual relationship and providing financial support to a boy she represented in Montgomery County courts.

Krieger, while married to lawyer Kevin Hughes, had an extended relationship with Bradley Willoughby of Huber Heights, beginning when he was 16 years old and ending when he was charged with attempting to murder her at her Springboro home in 2004 after he was freed from juvenile detention. She also provided him more than $10,000 in financial support during their relationship, according to a state investigation. Willoughby was sent to prison for a year. She resigned from the public defender' office.

By a 6-1 vote, the court suspended a second year's suspension for Krieger, noting "Krieger's lack of past disciplinary violations, cooperation with the investigation and contrition for her behavior did little to offset her pattern of misconduct with a vulnerable victim."

Contact Lawrence Budd at (513) 696-4542.

Comments By BMW

The above article is a prime example of the double standard that's being perpetrated upon the American people.

In this instance, the Supreme Court of Ohio "suspended" the lawyer's license as punishment for a crime - a crime committed against a 16 year old victim.

Where's the 'victim's rights advocates?' Where's the outpouring of indignation and demands for equal treatment? I haven't heard any.

We've seen others that have had improper sexual relationships with students go to jail/prison for their illegal activities. Why didn't this lawyer go to jail or prison?

She has made a mockery of our laws, as well as violating the trust of her client, his family, her own husband and the American people.

She should have her law license 'suspended,' alright - permanently, and she should face criminal charges just like you or I would face if it were either of us who had done such a thing.

I wonder.... have we made it all too easy? Has the 'free education' system in our nation ignored integrity and character in the name of 'education?'

Are we educating people for positions of power and authority, that never had the needed integrity and character for such positions? Possibly.

Sting Suspect Fights Return To The Valley:

By Ben Sutherly

Dayton Daily News

Indiana man accused of seeking sex with teen met in Internet chat room

GREENVILLE | A man arrested in Indiana following last weekend's Dateline NBC-funded sex sting near Greenville is fighting his extradition to Ohio, the Darke County sheriff's chief deputy said Tuesday.

The sheriff's office has learned the 53-year-old Carmel, Ind., man was a "home-care" employee posing as a doctor while allegedly chatting on line with a person posing as a 14-year-old boy, Chief Deputy Bill Grice said.

In fact, the "boy" was an adult who contributes to Perverted-Justice, a self-described Internet "vigilance committee" whose contributors use fake screen names while posing as young teenagers so pedophiles will correspond with them.

Unlike 17 other men arrested in the sex sting who appeared Monday before a Darke County judge on one felony count each of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, the Indiana man never made it to the luxury home where he planned to meet the 14-year-old "boy" for sex, Grice said.

The man became lost on U.S. 127 in Greenville and asked a Perverted-Justice contributor over the phone for directions to the house at 6710 5K Ave. The man then mistakenly began driving south in the northbound lanes of U.S. 127, a divided four-lane highway. A sheriff's deputy, unaware the man was a target of the sex sting, pulled the man over, oriented him, and gave him directions to Indianapolis, Grice said.

At that point, the man had second thoughts about continuing to the house for his planned rendezvous.

"He told people with Perverted-Justice he was spooked, he was scared, and he was heading back," Grice said.

The Indiana State Police arrested the man later Sunday in central Indiana on a warrant out of Darke County. Details of the arrest were not available Tuesday. The man remained jailed Tuesday in the Adult Processing Center in Indianapolis.

Contact Ben Sutherly at 335-0509.

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