…who can’t protect themselves

I knew that Boulder was a bastion, but what of the rumors that the Dem Nat’l Convention might be held here in Colorado? Be that as it may, my main concern here is that Colorado is a HOLD-​​OUT state, because of democrats in this particular issue, and I have no idea what to do about it.

Sure, this is O’Reilly’s crusade, but I don’t mind being a part of it. Ever hear of Jessica’s law? It’s about protecting those who can’t protect themselves. Here’s a primer from Wikipedia about WHY it is:

On March 18, 2005, Couey allegedly confessed to having kidnapped and murdered Jessica Lunsford, age 9. Her father, Mark Lunsford, is currently trying to have the suspect get the death penalty. According to police reports, Lunsford was abducted after attending a local church service. Couey stated he entered Jessica’s house through an unlocked door at about 3 a.m. He awoke Jessica, told her “Don’t yell or nothing” and had her follow him. Couey occupied a trailer along with two other women. He admitted in his videotaped and recorded deposition to having sexual intercourse with Jessica in his bedroom. They then both slept nude together and he raped her again in the morning, leaving her in the closet with the instructions not to leave. She stayed in the closet the entire day as John Couey reported for work at “Billy’s Truck Lot”, never attempting to escape. Couey admitted to burying her alive three days after he abducted her. On March 19, 2005 at 12:13 a.m., police found Jessica’s body buried in a hole, covered with leaves, near a residence on West Sparrow Court.

And here’s a little more from Wikipedia about WHAT it is:

Jessica’s Law is the informal name given to a 2005 Florida law designed to punish child sex predators and reduce their ability to re-​​offend. The law is named after Jessica Lunsford, a young Florida girl raped and murdered, allegedly by John Couey, a previously convicted sex offender, in February 2005. Public outrage over this case spurred Florida officials to introduce this legislation. Among the key provisions of the law are a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison and lifetime electronic monitoring of adults convicted of lewd or lascivious acts against a victim less than twelve years of age.

Now, here’s a Jessica’s Law update from O’Reilly’s March 5^th show:

In just a few moments we’ll show you some outrageous tape of two toddlers being given marijuana. It’s unbelievable, but stuff like this happens all the time. And in Miami right now the accused killer of Jessica Lunsford is on trial. So we thought this was a good time to update you on Jessica’s Law, tough mandatory prison terms for child predators. At this point 24 states have a full version of Jessica’s Law — many others have partial punishment or are working on the full Jessica’s Law. Eleven other states refuse to pass anything in this vein. Those shameful states are Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Wyoming, COLORADO, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Utah, Maryland and Hawaii. Those are the eleven states that will not protect children. If you want to download our research, you can go to www​.FoxNews​.com/​o​r​e​i​lly. We will keep the pressure on, but you have to as well. If you’re in one of those eleven states, you’ve got to besiege the governor.

I emphasized Colorado, obviously. According to the facts, Jessica’s Law has been blocked by six Democrats in our state: Terrance Carroll, Mike Cerbo, Andy Kerr, Rosemary Marshall, Claire Levy, and Morgan Carroll have blocked all efforts to harshly punish child predators.

Why? WHY? Is the liberal truly more forgiving than the conservative? Or is he naïve, ignoring statistics that say that a ridiculous percentage of offenders, even after being “treated” for their “disorder,” WILL reoffend? Is he in denial with the biblical principle (and obvious truth) that we are a fallen people? Does he just force himself to see the best in people to convince himself that world peace is possible?

On the other hand, Jesus says to forgive seventy times seven… to turn the other cheek. But where does that leave the concept of society protecting itself?

Perhaps this is merely a SYMPTOM of society. Liberals may want to TREAT the symptom, conservatives may want to PREVENT the symptom, but I guess it’s the ravaging disease that really needs to be treated.

I’m perplexed — what do YOU all think?!? Should we write these congress members? Should we start a PASS JESSICA’S LAW facebook group? Should we do anything all? Should we turn the other cheek? Who’s going to protect those who can’t protect themselves?

I know nobody reads these. But if you’re the single friend I have that made it through, you should leave your comments. Really.

At this point, 24 states have a full version of Jessica’s Law — 15 years and up for predators. No parole, no nonsense. — Those states are in purple, Jessica’s favorite color. The green states have partial punishment, but not nearly enough. And the gray states are working on the full Jessica’s Law. The 11 states you see in yellow, well, they refuse to pass anything in this vein.

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