Absent backbone

I agree with you 100% Stephen. The state of Maine puts absolutely NO value on children what so ever! It is totally unconscionable to give a child murderer any sentence but life in prison. Why in God's name didn't this go to jury? I am sick and tired of the D.A.'s office making their little deals and letting these monsters off so easy. A child has lost what should have been a full and happy, long life while his killer will be out in time to enjoy most of his own. What is this telling our children? I have written letters, contacted my representatives and no one seems to care. This sends the message to our children that their precious lives count for nothing. Instead we raise up the perpetrator and say it's okay to commit these atrocities. Every day I open the paper to see another child has been molested, abused or murdered. There's a current case where a man was accused of molesting an underage girl over 500 times!!!!!!! He's out on bail!!! How many crimes might he commit on bail I wonder. Another case where a man molested a child under the age of 12 twice, will do NO jail time!!!! A DEAL was made yet again and all he got was probation. I challenge every reader out there who cares to clip every article involving crimes against children where deals have been made . Send them directly to the Governor of the great(?) state of Maine himself. If enough do this, maybe the laws will be changed. My representatives don't care. They're more interested in trying to get a casino into the state.