Mad at the JUDGE?

I just watched part of an interview with the mother of the now 16 yr old boy molested by Debra Lafave, who is 'furious' about the fact that the Judge refused to accept the plea agreement....

My thoughts?

This is what the Judge said when he rejected the plea agreement:

"Accepting the proposed plea agreement would likewise send the message that if enough publicity is generated, and the media's interest continues long enough, and because of that interest the victim does not wish to testify, a defendant can avoid an appropriate sentence," Stancil wrote in his decision.

"Quite frankly, if the allegations against the defendant are true, the agreed-upon sentence shocks the conscience of this court."

And I have to say, I am in total agreement with him! That 'agreement' made a mockery of all prior sentences for similar crimes. Why should she not serve time in prison?

The boy's family wanted to avoid a trial and Lafave wouldn't agree to a plea deal containing a sentence of imprisonment, according to the decision.

Since when does the defendant get to 'agree' to any sentence???

As for the mother of the victim being furious with the Judge about this being dropped? When you agree to a plea bargain that is NOT in line with sentences that are befitting the crime, you have to live with the consequences of your own actions, as well.

The defendant in a trial has the right to face the accuser. If that accuser is not willing to appear and testify, then there can be no trial. Before the prosecutor dropped the charges, that mother and her son could have changed their mind and opted to testify at a trial, just as many rape/molestation victims have done in the past. In trying to 'protect her son', she is just as responsible for this decision by the prosecutor to drop the case as anyone.

I agree with the Judge in his assessment of the 'agreement' that benefitted no one but Lafave.

There was no 'justice' in that plea agreement.

So who to be angry at?

Perhaps the smirking gorgeous person who was able to manipulate others into letting her do no jail time... and just maybe also a small amount directed at self for 'accepting' something that was so blatantly out of line with the crime inflicted on her son?

Are we just a little bit biased? Is there a double standard? I have often wondered when I hear comments made about other female sex offenders, but never has it been more apparent than when a Barbie-doll look-a-like sits on TV knowing she just got off scott free, announces her 'Christianity' and her engagement in the same segment that she 'apologizes' for her behavior.

Sad.

When we label a male high school Senior dating a female High School Sophomore a sexual predator for the rest of his life.... and let the REAL predators go.... very sad.