Idiotic law doesn't allow murdering psycho to be charged with crime
Hey, here comes some more nonsense involving Metro Detroit. This apparently took place near my hometown in Macomb County, Michigan. But crap like this makes me glad that my "home" is now Lower Alabama.
RICHMOND TOWNSHIP - Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith said his hands were tied when it came time to decide whom to charge in the baseball bat beating death of a fetus being carried by a teenage girl.I'd go with the people that were responsible for said
He decided Tuesday to do the only thing one state statute allowed: charge the boyfriend who wielded the bat, hitting his girlfriend in the stomach repeatedly over a two-week period, but let the girl off the hook, uncharged.Two weeks? Couldn't murder the child in one go? Where is the ACLU, who should right about now be screaming about prolonging this torture for two weeks?
Oh yeah, they'll probably side with the psychos. They usually do. We'll see some ACLU-like activity a little later on.
The Richmond Township boy, 16, who may be arraigned as early as today in Macomb County Juvenile Court, is at home with his parents. He was charged as a juvenile with intentional conduct against a pregnancy or stillbirth, which is a felony. If convicted, he could remain in custody until age 21.Good. But not good enough.
But the girl, also from Richmond - who was a willing participant in the induced abortion, law enforcement officials say - cannot be charged under that law because it specifically excludes the mother from criminal liability.That makes about as much sense as saying that the guy who was at the wheel of the car during a drive-by wasn't at all responsible for the poor suckers that got killed on the sidewalk. It's called "being an accomplice", morons.
Wait, there's precedent...
At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was there, giving approval to his death.
I think it's pretty clear that Saul is held accountable. Even though he didn't throw any stones. But here comes our wonderful, idiotic law:
In part because it still was legal to abort the fetus, the decision renewed debate over the protection of fetuses and the fairness of charging just one of two juveniles who allegedly agreed to kill their unborn child.She can't be charged because the baby wasn't born yet. So lemme get this straight: Scott Peterson can be convicted of murder for causing the death of his not-quite-born-yet baby, but this girl can't be charged because an abortion was always an option for her. Hmm.
Although Smith called the case "shocking and reprehensible," he added, "we are bound by the law. We don't have the option of charging (the girl)."Well, he was right about it being shocking and reprehensible, but you need to get somebody to change that law there, brother. Michigan State Congress, hello? You guys paying attention?
Smith said if the 6-month-old fetus had been viable, the boy would have been charged with manslaughter of a quick-born child, a 15-year felony.VIABLE!? Oh, I'm sorry, you were being an idiot. What, pray tell, is an "inviable" fetus? Do you start taking odds on whether they'll be born, and their chances improve dramatically at six months?
The girl could have then also received the same charge for aiding and abetting.I'm pretty sure she did that even if her kid wasn't six months old yet. But I would call her crime "Accomplice to torture and first-degree murder".
Miranda Massie,Enter the moonbat...
...a Detroit civil rights attorney,Hearing the word "civil" about a person's career choice always makes me believe that their whole mission in life is to provide incivility.
ACLU: Un-American. Incivil. Opposed to liberties. Union... well, they got one word right.
Back on topic.
...believes neither teen should be charged.Yeah! They're the real victims here! While you're at it, free that nice Saddam guy!
Right now I really wish I didn't abstain from vulgarity. Rachel Lucas, describe this woman, please?
Thank you.
"My heart went out to these poor kids," Massie said. "I believe it is a terrible mistake to be charged at all. This is a tremendous waste of public resources."Sure, lady. Let's stop charging all criminals. That would save money on prisons and courts. We could let all the cops find a new line of work. Massive new budgets could be created if we just stopped dealing with crime!
No, wait, the criminals would steal it all. Oh well. My heart goes out to you, lady... 'cuz you're a moron.
"What is Macomb County going to gain by criminal charges?"Well, for starters, Psycho #1 will be off the streets.
Furthermore- wait, no that one reason is good enough for me.
She contacted the family of the boy to represent him. She believes that neither teen deserves to be charged.Hey, that's cool. Every criminal is granted the right to an attorney and a fair trial. After which he will spend the remainder of his teenage years in lockup, where he belongs.
Oh, and you're an idiot, lady.
Smith charged the boy under a state law passed in 1999 - called the "Prenatal Protection Act" - that states only the person assaulting a pregnant woman resulting in a miscarriage is criminally liable. The pregnant woman, no matter how complicit in the termination, is not.Change that law, immediately. Problem solved.
If that provision had not been written into the statute, it would have clashed with the federal law that allows abortions under the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S Supreme Court decision, said Pam Sherstad, spokeswoman for Right to Life of Michigan, which worked to pass the 1999 state law.Oh, I stand corrected. That's the law that needs to be changed.
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Hey, listen. My fellow bloggers must have much more patience than me when it comes to fisking. It takes a long friggin' time. And a true fisk is usually done of an editorial, anyway. It doesn't work as well with a news report. So far I've been going paragraph-by-paragraph, saying something about each whether I had anything relevant to say or not. Since most of what I'm irritated about is stupid psycho kids, stupid laws, and a stupid "civil rights" lawyer, I will now hit fast-forward. Hence the "semi-fisk".
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"...you can't have a state law that interferes with federal law. The Prenatal Protection Act was designed to protect pregnant women who are assaulted by someone resulting in the death of their unborn child. This is obviously a unique case."Amen. Somebody with some sense.
Arthur Caplan, professor of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, believes the girl should be charged with planning, plotting or conspiring to murder.Amen #2.
"But it's tough to do, because the law takes a different view of developing potential life than it does of actual life," Caplan said.Yeah, we need to change that, too.
"If the boy was charged with murder she probably would be facing charges, too."And just how is this punk not gonna be charged with murder? Stay tuned...
"But being involved in causing a miscarriage is not as severe as murder," Caplan said.Ah. He "caused a miscarriage". Um, aka murder.
"Ethically, you could argue that this seems wrong,"And you'd be right.
"...but the law draws a sharp distinction between killing your child and a fetus that's not yet viable. That may strike some pro-life people and conservatives as wrong, but that's the way the law is now."Fine. We've been over this: CHANGE THE STUPID LAW!!!
Lori Lamerand, vice president of the Planned Parenthood Mid-Michigan Alliance,Evil! Must destroy now!
Oh, sorry, when I hear "Planned Parenthood", my brain translates it to "Population Control via Murdering as Many Babies as Possible".
...said pregnant teens have safer options available than terminating a pregnancy without a doctor.What, like having their friggin' kid? That's a good way to terminate a pregnancy. Finishing what they started.
"It's always tragic when people resort to such drastic measures, when there are appropriate, safe medical measures are available," Lamerand said.You're in no position to talk. Look who you work for.
Detectives from the state police Richmond Post investigated the claim, and went to the boyfriend's home, where they found the buried fetus.Awful sweet of them. They gave the kid they murdered a proper burial.
Oh, wait, they were just "concealing the evidence". Doesn't look good in court, there, psychos.
The fetus died of premature birth associated with trauma to the mother, according to chief Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Daniel Spitz."Trauma to the mother"? Okay, can we convict Stupid Boy of aggravated assault to Stupid Girl, too?
The fetus could not have survived outside the womb at the time of miscarriage, he ruled.Irrelevant. It was a functioning human being until they beat on it with a baseball bat.
Grrr. Stupid people make me mad. Especially when they kill people and get away with it. I'll, uh, work on my fisking technique.
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