Looking Out for the Little Guy

What happened to "Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time"?

In Nebraska, that's been replaced with "Do the crime, if you're short."

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) -- A judge said a 5-foot-1 man convicted of sexually assaulting a child was too small to survive in prison, and gave him 10 years of probation instead.

His crimes deserved a long sentence, District Judge Kristine Cecava said, but she worried that Richard W. Thompson, 50, would be especially imperiled by prison dangers.

"You are a sex offender, and you did it to a child," she said.

But, she said, "That doesn't make you a hunter. You do not fit in that category."

With all due respect, Judge Cecava is nuts.

Sexually assaulting a child DOES make Thompson a "hunter."

Why is Cecava so concerned about this sicko's well-being in prison?

This scum of the earth should not be given a pass just because he's short. That's insane!

What sort of precedence does this set?

Any guy 5'1" and under can sexually assault children without facing prison?

Thompson will be electronically monitored the first four months of his probation, and he was told to never be alone with someone under age 18 or date or live with a woman whose children were under 18. Cecava also ordered Thompson to get rid of his pornography.

..."I want control of you until I know you have integrated change into your life," the judge told Thompson. "I truly hope that my bet on you being OK out in society is not misplaced."

If Cecava really wants to control Thompson, she should lock him up. He won't have easy access to porn in prison, nor will he have access to children under 18.

In effect, this judge is saying that the prison environment would endanger poor little Thompson. He might fall victim to some big guys.

WELL, WHAT DID THOMPSON DO TO THE CHILD?

Cecava "hopes" that her "bet" on Thompson "being OK out in society" is a wise one.

IT'S NOT!

This judge is a disgrace. Justice is not being served here.

Cecava's compassion is misplaced.

Fifty-year-old Thompson sexually violated a child!

How can she be so utterly clueless?

UNBELIEVABLE.