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51. Your reference wasn't obscure. I think it is a little OTT to accuse DUers of being savages.

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 12:31 PM

Aug 2012

Nobody on DU has the power to affect this person's sentencing. Venting from people tired of the constant abuse that is heaped on gay people is to be expected from empathetic people. It seems to me that some posters in this thread are showing a lot more empathy for the perpetrator of a crime than they are for people who are directly affected every day by homophobia. A kind comment or two would go a long way toward getting everybody back on the same page.

Food for thought.

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Pastor Convicted in Parental Kidnapping Case (involving ex-lesbian and daughter) [View all] alp227 Aug 2012 OP

For additional background and Liberty University's involvement - DURHAM D Aug 2012 #1

Is Lisa Miller and the little girl still missing? Archae Aug 2012 #2

Yes - DURHAM D Aug 2012 #7

Having grown up in a community church ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #3

There is NO evidence of abuse by the other mother. DURHAM D Aug 2012 #8

No offense intended ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #35

Nonsense - DURHAM D Aug 2012 #39

Not in MY experience ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #49

This is an Amish-Mennonite order. I grew up near a very large Amish community. yardwork Aug 2012 #12

I agree that the Amish ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #37

They are extrememly intilerant of LGBT obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #46

I can confirm that. No tolerance whatsoever for LGBT or any othe progressive values, really. yardwork Aug 2012 #52

You are wrong. flat wrong. cali Aug 2012 #26

Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #36

The Mennonite Church is very intolerant of LGBT folks obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #45

He should be jailed for life dsc Aug 2012 #4

What?....Seriously? MissMarple Aug 2012 #5

yes seriously dsc Aug 2012 #6

Well, perhaps a stone or a noose would be in order... MissMarple Aug 2012 #13

I am against the death penalty dsc Aug 2012 #21

Our sentencing laws are tragically inconsistent, I agree. MissMarple Aug 2012 #43

Doesn't appear to be an option for the charge he was found guilty of rebecca_herman Aug 2012 #20

Jenkins will no doubt never see her daughter again. The church is willfully hiding her riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #10

And hiding her far, far away... DURHAM D Aug 2012 #11

Please refer to posts 13 and 14. MissMarple Aug 2012 #15

What's your point? DURHAM D Aug 2012 #22

The law, apparently, doesn't allow for that. MissMarple Aug 2012 #14

Advocating for a stiff sentence is going "vigilante"? riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #16

He faces up to a three year sentence. MissMarple Aug 2012 #18

You are defending the act of kidnapping by a cult leader DURHAM D Aug 2012 #23

Has anyone advocated for the death penalty here? You're addressing non-existent arguments riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #25

He should stay in prison at least until the child turns 21. Mosby Aug 2012 #53

I agree. DURHAM D Aug 2012 #9

That's ridiculous and under the law, he couldn't be. He faces up to 3 years. cali Aug 2012 #27

really dsc Aug 2012 #30

so you're saying that long sentences for tiny amounts of drugs are fine? cali Aug 2012 #31

no I'n not dsc Aug 2012 #33

Oh my goodness - have you seen this? DURHAM D Aug 2012 #32

Well, we seem to be having a "piggy has the conch" moment. MissMarple Aug 2012 #17

What are you talking about? UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #19

I have no clue what she is doing. DURHAM D Aug 2012 #24

pearl clutching.. frylock Aug 2012 #38

It appears to be a reference to the novel Lord of the Flies yardwork Aug 2012 #29

Why are you comparing this to Lord of the Flies? yardwork Aug 2012 #28

See post #32 above. DURHAM D Aug 2012 #34

It was a bit obscure, sorry. MissMarple Aug 2012 #42

making an example is one part of why we have punishment dsc Aug 2012 #44

I agree deterrence is a factor, but lengthy incarceration is not a ruling factor. MissMarple Aug 2012 #48

the fact they are harder to deter means the sentence should be longer dsc Aug 2012 #50

they should get extra charges for a hate crime. And, elehhhhna Aug 2012 #55

Your reference wasn't obscure. I think it is a little OTT to accuse DUers of being savages. yardwork Aug 2012 #51

Yes, food for thought. MissMarple Aug 2012 #54

Unusual ro read something about my community trayfoot Aug 2012 #40

It has not been covered that much in our own press. DURHAM D Aug 2012 #41

questions Veritas Omnia Vincit Aug 2012 #47