Well, if we can have pre-emptive war, why not a Department of Pre-Crime?
Fitzroy Barnaby said he had to swerve to avoid hitting the 14-year-old Des Plaines girl who walked in front of his car.
She said he yelled, “Come here, little girl,” before getting out of his car and grabbing her by the arm.
He said he simply lectured her.
She said she broke free and ran, fearful of what he’d do next.
In a Thursday ruling, the Appellate Court of Illinois said the 28-year-old Evanston man must register as a sex offender.
While acknowledging it might be “unfair for [Barnaby] to suffer the stigmatization of being labeled a sex offender when his crime was not sexually motivated,” the court said his actions are the type that are “often a precursor” to a child being abducted or molested.
UPDATE: In the meantime, back in the Beltway:
It began as a shouting match on a busy Capitol Hill street corner during the frenetic morning commute, a bike-vs.-car incident not uncommon in a big city.
But then the silver-haired, retired Navy lieutenant got out of his car, approached the red-headed ballet dancer riding a bike and allegedly shoved her to the ground, authorities said. He got back into his car and, as bystanders followed him, drove down the block to his nearby office, the bicyclist said.
The man was identified as Ted E. Schelenski, 64, vice president for finance and operations at the Heritage Foundation, a think tank that promotes conservative policies. He pleaded not guilty this week to a charge of simple assault.
Was he wearing a trenchcoat?
As a post-conviction attorney of many years’ experience, I’ve seen some pretty bad judging, but I’ve rarely seen worse than this. An abomination.
I have a voodoo doll that looks remarkably like the leader of one of the world’s remaining superpowers.
I have a staple gun, a ball peen hammer, a Rottweiler and a septic tank.
Can the court read my mind?
If so, will the government send men in cheap suits to my house?
If so, the septic tank is out back . . .
Oh. My. God. That man’s life is OVER!
“Livin’ in America”
What gawdawful timing for this poor guy. If he appeals it all the way to the Supreme Court, with O’Conner’s resignation an all, he is toast. It used to be unconstitutional to punish someone for preventive purposes.
Welcome to the new improved (for the wealthy and well-connected) U.S. of A. Enjoy your 4th of July celebrations, all.
that’s absurd.
Message to the public: run over the girl and let the insurance company pay. And the appeals court sounds like perfect O’Connor replacement material for Bush. He likes his appointees batty.
It’s gotten really weird. A friend of my son’s (age 10) came to watch him play a little league game a public park. The friend had to pee so I walked him to the other side of the park to the restroom, but I didn’t go in with him, even though I had to pee too. Now, I realize maybe my job was to go in to see if there were any scary molester’s in their? I can’t beleive I am even thinking about this shit.