I am shaking my head in disbelief again that another sexually violent predator convicted of two rapes is going free. (Thursday article, “Sex offender released after treatment.”) The article states that Mr. Herman Paschke is a “graduate of the state’s sex offender treatment program.” Somehow this does not make me feel safe. I have a good feeling it doesn’t make my neighbors or fellow citizens feel to safe either.
Come on! When is someone going to stop talking about getting tough on these predators and actually get tough by saying one time is one time too many. I am a survivor of sexual abuse and it is a life sentence for me. We need to start making it a life sentence for the abuser! I believe in forgiveness; I also believe in punishment for your actions. It is time we stop minimizing what sexual abuse or any sex crime is. It needs to have major consequences. Putting levels on the predators and letting them roam free just isn’t doing our children any justice.
I am speaking to you as a mom, a concerned citizen, and someone who wants to see change. There are those in powerful positions who can make these changes happen. I beg of them to start thinking of the protection of the children and to realize the magnitude that one time of abuse can have. We need to start thinking about stopping this cycle and standing up for those who can’t stand up for themselves.
How many children need to be abducted and killed before someone is going to wake up? Use the laws we have to the fullest extent and get tougher ones if needed but don’t let the predators back out to be re-offenders.
Vanessa Minahan
Monroe
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