Crime and punishless
Posted by Ron Coleman on March 12, 2009
What exactly do you have to do get put into jail for being a bona fide sex offender in Washington State?
When 13-year-old Alycia Nipp didn’t come home from a trip to Wal-Mart, her family had no idea where she was, but a tracking device was transmitting the location of her alleged killer. . . .
Darrin Sanford, 30, was one of several homeless people living near the field in an abandoned home slated for demolition, police said.
He was convicted in 1998 of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and luring minors with sexual motivation; he was sentenced to probation, said a Clark County sheriff’s report. When he was released from jail in January, following a November probation violation, Sanford was fitted with a global positioning tracking unit on his ankle, according to the Washington Department of Corrections. . . .
Sanford was wearing the device seven weeks later when he tried to rape Licy before beating and stabbing her in a field a couple of blocks from the street where she lived, according to police.
Great work, Washington justice system. Maybe when he’s out next year you can give him two ankle bracelets. No, I’m not being fair:
Sanford violated his probation three times between November 2006 and November 2008, the DOC said. When he was released in January, he was required to check in daily with a probation officer, which he did the day before Licy’s murder and the day after her body was found.
(The day before.)
“Hey, Sanford, you gonna kill any teenage girls tomorrow?”
“No, no, I’m good. I mean, not unless they laugh at me.”
“Well, don’t try nothing funny, Sanford. See you tomorrow.”
(Two days later.)
“Hey, Sanford, missed you yesterday. You kill anybody? Your ankle bracelet looks okay.”
“Yeah, well, look, I was here the day before yesterday — what was I going to do, kill someone in between then and today? Gimme a break!”
“Yeah, right, what was I thinking. But don’t skip tomorrow, Sanford!”
It’s an awful story, and part of it is about a kid who wasn’t nearly scared enough of places and people she should have been scared of.
I don’t think that will be a problem in Clark County for a while.
Mary said
It’s an awful story, and part of it is about a kid who wasn’t nearly scared enough of places and people she should have been scared of
What??
If law enforcement was doing its job, people wouldn’t have to be scared of an open field. Law-abiding people should not have to be scared or restrict their lives. Criminals are the ones who should (and must) be restricted.
If the state isn’t doing their job, people need to organize and police the community themselves. And, if they’re doing the work of the law because the law won’t bother to do it, it’s important to ask, in a public forum, “why pay taxes?”
anon said
Part of the problem is the new SORNA laws which came into effect with the Adam Walsh Act. So many people, 600,00 to be exact, now have to register as sex offenders. The sheer number precludes police officials from being keeping track of those who are truly a danger to children and society.
There are kids as young as 11 who have to register for just playing doctor. 17 years who had consensual sex with their 16 year old underage girlfriends and convicted of statutory rape have to register. People who unknowingly download child porn and are convicted have to register.
Many communities have enacted residency restrictions that registered sex offenders have to adhere to. It is so bad in Florida, that towns have to allow these people to live under bridges. This also makes it difficult for police officers to keep track of those who are really a threat to society.