Comments on: Crime and punishment roundup

By: MattS

MattS — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:38:16 +0000

““50,000 girls are sex-trafficked for the Super Bowl” believed by many on the Left.”

That one has a bipartisan following. There are plenty of anti-prostitution activists on the right who believe that.

By: Moishe Pipik

Moishe Pipik — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 06:26:22 +0000

That false abuse story is horrifying. It amazes me that people get convicted on such shaky evidence, or on crimes that just couldn’t possibly have happened logistically.

While the sex-abuse-panic seems to have subsided, we still see it in modern times in different forms, like the “Pizzagate” stories believed by many on the right and the “50,000 girls are sex-trafficked for the Super Bowl” believed by many on the Left.

By: mx

mx — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 00:40:12 +0000

In reply to SPO. "Gosh, all this crime lab stuff sounds really expensive. Hey, nobody likes criminals; let's make them pay for it." Same logic that brings us courthouse construction assessments and all the other fees that can more than double the normal fines for offenses, all backed by the power to throw people in jail for non-payment, usually without much regard for ability to pay. Or maybe the legislature just watched the movie Brazil the night before.

By: SPO

SPO — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:05:44 +0000

In reply to Chuck. Why would the legislature set something up like that?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:26:16 +0000

Florida has contingency fees for the crime labs as well. For DUI, see 938.07, F.S. and for other crimes, see 938.055. I’m pretty sure Pennsylvania has something similar, and no doubt there are several states as well.