A sex crime that resulted in nothing more than a nice little plea deal benefiting the perp. A sentence of probation after violating conditions of Georgia's sex offender registry. And the result of this- a little boy coldly murdered.
I have to disagree- any arrangement that is made by the court which results in the ablity of a convicted sexual offender to kill a child, or to put another notch on his list of victims- is nothing if it isn't a breakdown in the system. You see, the "system" is suppose to protect, is suppose to provide justice for those who are victims of crime, and prevent others from becoming victims.
The justice system is being mutilated before our very eyes by those who are responsible for ensuring that the laws put in place to protect society actually do. If this DA believes that justice was in any way served, either by the first plea deal or the probation- then he is sadly mistaken.
SOURCE- Three days before young Christopher Michael Barrios disappeared, a child molester suspected in the six-year-old's killing was sentenced to probation instead of prison for violating conditions of Georgia's sex offender registry.
The suspect, George David Edenfield, also never served prison time for his 1997 child molestation conviction after he struck a plea deal with prosecutors, according to a review of court records by The Associated Press.
Stephen Kelley, district attorney for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, said today that it was not a breakdown in the system -- just a tragic situation.
I have to disagree- any arrangement that is made by the court which results in the ablity of a convicted sexual offender to kill a child, or to put another notch on his list of victims- is nothing if it isn't a breakdown in the system. You see, the "system" is suppose to protect, is suppose to provide justice for those who are victims of crime, and prevent others from becoming victims.
The justice system is being mutilated before our very eyes by those who are responsible for ensuring that the laws put in place to protect society actually do. If this DA believes that justice was in any way served, either by the first plea deal or the probation- then he is sadly mistaken.