Why are we reluctant to prosecute aggressively if the defendant happens to be young, female and attractive?
595252
Because the feminist propoganda has led to fear of being seen as "biased" against women.  This is especially true of young beautiful women.  Juries are afraid of being accused of sexism if they come down hard on these women.  This is the same reason why women are less likely than men to get the death penalty.
310220
I would attribute the lack of prosecution to the proposition that cases are chosen by how blatant they are, how easily evidence can be gathered, and how successful the prosecution will be.\n\nThe above could be flavored by the fact that many (if not all) state attorneys are elected, usually running on party tickets.\n\nMost elected officials want to remain in office for as long as possible, so one hand washes the other.
1167077
innocent to be locked up.  if someone has a propensity for criminal behavior, there is a chance they will meet justice eventually.
647963
y is he being charged when she lied about her age, he thought he was doing nothing wrong, \n\ni think there should be a better law in place because it makes the man to be bad all the time ( i am a woman) when she lied about her age, what was he supposed to do ask for id
611553
I understand your resentment, I mean the operation  unnecessarily entices people, who would otherwise not commit the crime.  HOWEVER, those guys showed up there are not being prosecuted based on thoughts but a definite commission of a crime. Here an attempted sexual abuse of a minor for sure (by most common definition, he or she must make substantial steps to effect a crime, sexual abuse of minor). \n\nInterestingly, some jurisdictions do offer a common law defense of entrapment. That is --- a procedural defense by which a defendant may argue that they should not be held criminally liable for actions which broke the law, because they were induced (or entrapped) by the police to commit said acts.\n\nHowever, for the defense to prevail he must show he was forced into committing a crime otherwise he would not. And that does not appear to be the case in the dateline stories.  Some guys even stripped before walking into the meeting house !0!
372984
I assume you're referring to oral penetratiion. This is classed as rape. The victim probably didn't fight back for the same reasons victims in other rape cases dont fight back - fear, panic, confusion. The standard of proof of intent in rape cases is not just that the man must know the victim does not consent, but also if he is reckless as to consnet  - that is he eitehr doesn't care if sbe consents or not or fails to check if she consnts. So if he forced her to do something, and she didn't want to do it, and he didn't check this .... thats rape.
33061
Nope and Nope.\n\nHey, If they can get away with it then more power to em.  I mean I hope that when I am 40, that I will be attractive enough that a 20 year old will find me attractive!\n\nWhy should they feel guilty?  If anything they will end up feeling the rejection, but it will probably be less than if they hit on somebody their own age because they could laugh it off under the "hey, I never stood a chance" clause :) \n\nJames\nhttp://www.thesmartass.info
941377
Since a juvenile culprit is under the state of developement and not able to take prudent dcisions of his own till he attains majority [ 18 years in most of the countries ], the legal system has protected him and therefore punishment awarded to him is not detrimental but to provide him a chance to correct him.\n\nWhile on the other hand since an adult mind is capable of designing a crime, he is believed to have commited the crime fully knowing its consequence. Hence the lagal system has provided harsh punishment for him to punish him, to correct him, to stop him for future crime and give detrimental punishment so that people like you and me dont even think about commiting any crime and society at large.
1120838
because the government always See's the male as the suspect and not the victim , i guess the male has a better fighting chance or something
1008938
Prosecutors tend to do that because it makes the case easier to try. If they charged her for all 5, they would have to present all of the evidence of all 5 deaths and the jury would have to consider the questions of fact for all 5, which would make the trial and deliberations take just that much longer and provide the defense more places to provide reasonable doubt. They simply pick the cases that are easiest to prove. Charging her with only 3 would have no effect on her eventual punishment.
521328
For the same reason it takes us so long to put them to death, We have become so politically correct that we care more about the person who has committed the crime than the victim. We have allowed Judges and lawyers the power to justify their jobs, without them caring about the victim of the crime. It has become a money game. If you have money you can do what you want !and get away with it. If not don't worry we will pay for the next 10 to 15 years of your trials, America, we need to wake up!!
955909
Depends who is giving/assessing the justification.  Many people of both genders consider that their offending behaviour is to some extent justified ("I had to do it", "I didn't have any choice", "there was no other way", "you'd have done the same thing", etc, are commonly expressed views).\n\nOffences which might be viewed by a court as in some measure justified are those involving self-defence.  There are cases of women who kill a violent partner after years of physical, psychological and sexual abuse receiving more lenient sentences than murder would otherwise warrant because the extreme provocation and the need for her to protect herself and/or her children is such a potent mitigating factor.
320866
I think appearance has much to do with it. I was called up for jury duty several years ago. I wore glasses, was heavier, reddish hair, and in need of dental work. I was dismissed every time.\n\nAbout three years ago, I was picked once again for jury duty. This time, contacts not glasses, blonde highlighted hair, and several hundred dollars of dental work later... I was chosen to sit on two cases. \n\nThere are many things that cause people to see us different. \n\nYou are probably a much better person than that guy was!! Don't allow him to bring you down. Money...looks...etc... doesn't make us who we are, but often makes jerks the jerk they are.
225501
sex offence laws have been put in place to protect people from sick individuals who prey on others.but those laws can also be used as a lethal weapon against innocent victims by spiteful nasty people. in today's world it does not matter any more who is write or wrong evidence in numbers and in the case of sex offences with only the accused and the alleged victim sadly most courts will sympathise with the victim. hopefully some day this sort of thing will not happen and those who deserve to be punished will get what they deserve
1130898
Great question. Remember the judge that gave the guy probation after raping a 9 yr old girl saying he was of small stature and would not survive in prison. I think the judges in this country are not following the law. They are following their own value system. A good example is the 9th circuit court of appeals.
355936
It's impossible to know without knowing the crime or the defendant. Perhaps the defendant was similar to yourself. Prosecutors like to avoid having jurors who can identify with the defendants. Makes for acquittals and hung juries.
93117
They can commit a crime at any age.  How they are treated by the courts has everything to do with the extent of the crime and their age at the time the crime was committed.