http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/del-norte-county-da-says-he-could-not-disagree-more-with-judges-rape-charge-decision/503376097

For the rest of his life, this guy will enjoy a much reduced level of freedom than you or I. That's hardly "no problem".

You can't be serious.

Do registered sex offenders not have restrictions or qualifiers placed on freedoms that otherwise wouldn't require them?

He got 240 days for drugging and raping his sister and you say 'yeah but getting a job will be harder!'

He got 240 days for drugging and raping his sister and you say 'yeah but getting a job will be harder!'

There is no way this was rape, she was a willing participant.

There is no way this was rape, she was a willing participant.

What't the appropriate amount of days for this crime though? Registering as a sex offender effectively places this person outside of regular society. Restricts his ability to make money, where he lives, and every relationship going forward is framed by this Scarlett Letter. It's a severe punishment.

So registering as a sex offender is severe enough punishment for all rapists? How many people actually know who the sec offenders in their areas are?

You are impossible to reason with when bullshit like "oh, so that's the only punishment you want for ALLLLL rapists?" is the first thing out of your mouth. Same goes for BRick, too.

I'm asking what you all think the acceptable punishment for drugging and raping someone is.

I'm asking what you all think the acceptable punishment for drugging and raping someone is.

No, that's not what you asked, and you know it. Don't backtrack now. Just own your bullshit.

There is no way this was rape, she was a willing participant.

Drugging? So he forced her to smoke weed?

Beyond the specifics of this case your entire argument seems to be rape is bad, and if you don't want to severally punish people regardless of the circumstances then you support rape. Rape is an incredibly nuanced crime that often involves drunk young people. Those cases I would tend to err more on the side of therapy rather than send people into our abhorrent criminal justice system. The people that need to be locked up are ones that are serial predators or people using violence.

I think that the idea of "punishing criminals" is going to prove as outdated and ineffective as the war on drugs. I think we are at the point were the solution to crime is creating a major tax on our society, particularly on the poor and disadvantaged.

Just because courts and society in general exaggerate the effects of marijuana doesn't mean that it can't play a role in lowering inhibitions or making bad choices. This is a 16 year old kid.

Brickyourkids

Her and her family not only reported this but saw it through the criminal justice process.

Is rape bad? Is rape a crime that only the offender has to live with? Why do people become serial rapists? What should be the punishment for a guy like this or Bill Cosby? Do you know anyone who has been raped?