Rapists and Thugs: The Collapse of Rule of Law

Two cultural phenomenan are threatening America today.  Both came to the forefront in what turned out to be relatively minor stories reported in the news. The first is related to the bus beatings in Florida a month or two ago.  Three black teens beat up a white boy on a bus as the driver followed school procedures and called the police rather than intervening himself.  These teens just about killed this boy, who was injured and has since transferred to another school.  The teens were sentenced to....get this....probation and anger management courses.  You've got to be kidding me.  In addition, there will be random drug testing and for sixty days they will have to wear an ankle monitor.   Oh ya...they are not allowed to contact the victim. 

I don't know what happened here.  If the race components were reversed these kids would be charged as adults and be saddled with a Federal hate crime rap.  This kind of punishment is inappropriate and insulting to the victim and the rest of us.  These kids were dealing drugs in a school.  They should expelled and sentenced minimally to a juvenile facility until they are twenty-one, both for the sake of the victim and their own good.  Maybe they might get an education.  I suspect that there may have been a problem with the testimony of the victim and a reluctance to go forward out of fear.  Who knows?  The coverage, however, was minimal even on Fox News...and that's too bad.  No wonder the Zimmerman's of the world feel they have to be out on the streets.

The next outrage took place in Billings, Montana, where a 49 year old teacher was charged with raping his 14 year old student who later committed suicide.   He pled guilty and was sentenced to...are you ready...30 days in jail with credit for time served.  The judge, in his comments attending the sentencing, referenced the young girl's sexual demeanor...she was old for her age. 

This wasn't a "rape" rape.  It may very well have been consensual with the statutory rape statutes coming into effect.  The victim, however, was troubled.  The teacher used his counseling role to nudge the young lady into bed with him.  The reports did not say whether Montana has a mandatory sentencing statute applied to teachers who have sex with their students.  Prosecutors are upset and are frantically looking for some way to appeal the decision, but are coming up empty.  The judge has since "apologized" in one of the more bizarre videos I have seen as of late. 

The collapse of rule of law, political correctness, and the growing tolerance for abhorrent behavior in our country is growing.  It contributes to the disgust of Americans as the government ramps up its surveillance of all Americans while letting the bad guys get away with just about anything.   

And you wonder why our country is going down the toilet!!!