Comments on: Rehabilitation?

By: mauioriginal

mauioriginal — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:30:38 +0000

csdeven on October 13, 2008 at 1:29 PM

+1,000,000
My teens loved it!!

By: leucanthemum b

leucanthemum b — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:17:24 +0000

If he has, indeed, shown clear signs of having reformed, I say, “more power to him.” Still, putting him in charge of a program exclusively for women would indicate the party has a very low opinion of women — or themselves, for that matter. There wasn’t a less appropriate position they could offer him? Like, maybe, city/convent liaison?

By: csdeven

csdeven — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:29:35 +0000

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense,
who has been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were
long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
Why the early bird gets the worm;
Life isn’t always fair;
And Maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend
more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children,
are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a 6 -year- old boy charged with sexual harassment for
kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash
after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student,
only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing
the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental
consent to administer , sun lotion or a band-aid to a student;
but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and
wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became
contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better
treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t defend yourself from
a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed
to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot.
She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge
settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust;
his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son,
Reason.
He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone
Else Is To Blame, and I’m A Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.

By: Red Alerts

Red Alerts — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:58:06 +0000

Level 3 Sex Offender Allowed to Work with Vulnerable Women in NYC…

More than 30 years ago Max Lindeman was one of two men who who raped and tortured a nun in Harlem in a grotesque crime that included the assailants cutting 27 crosses into the victim. Lindeman did a little over 13 years in jail before being released in…

By: dominigan

dominigan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:32:44 +0000

If brutal rape cases were eligible for the death penalty (which is what I believe), we wouldn’t even be asking this question.

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:40:35 +0000

Why does this type of brutal rape carry such a light sentence in the first place? Personally, I think he should have received the death penalty, but at the very least, life without parole. Rehabilitation shouldn’t even have to work into the mix in this case.

wytammic on October 13, 2008 at 11:27 AM

Because the DA plea bargained it down with some lame excuse that it was to spare the victim the pain of testifying in court. Bull. It was pure case dumping.

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:37:45 +0000

Under the criminal justice system and the Rule of Law that we follow in the United States, we have to acknowledge that he served his debt to society.

No “we” don’t. No where in the penal code is the language “served his debt to society.” He completed his prison term and parole period. That’s it. He’s a sex offender, meaning there is always the chance he will reoffend. And if there was no chance he would reoffend, he has never acknowledged his crime. In fact, I can’t believe he was paroled. But, what the heck. New York is a hell hole. he plea bargain was outrageous, as were the benefits and job given to him when he was paroled.

By: Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:29:28 +0000

I’m glad that Lindeman has not reoffended,

That we know of. Sorry but I don’t buy that a person that did what he did can go cold turkey. How many people did he rape in prison? Why do we think he hasn’t raped anyone now in a city that has hundreds of unsolved rapes?

Everyone has to make a living but Level 3 sex offenders are the highest risk of re-offending. This is completely disgusting.

By: wytammic

wytammic — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:27:19 +0000

Why does this type of brutal rape carry such a light sentence in the first place? Personally, I think he should have received the death penalty, but at the very least, life without parole. Rehabilitation shouldn’t even have to work into the mix in this case.

By: Black Adam

Black Adam — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:58:05 +0000

Hey, that was 1981. In Democrat terms, it’s inadmissable and completely forgiveable because it was 27 years ago.

Even if the guy is unrepentant, you shouldn’t speak of it. It’s raaaacist if you do.

By: CapedConservative

CapedConservative — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:51:46 +0000

Well, a .40 cal round costs about $0.30… I think there is a very inexpensive solution to much of our ills.

By: rockmom

rockmom — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:09:25 +0000

I’ll bet the nun has forgiven him. That’s what real Christians do.

But surely there are enough Democrats in New York that they can find people without violent criminal records to help them select judges!

By: Esthier

Esthier — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:07:42 +0000

Only 13 years for such a brutal rape? No wonder so many go unreported.

By: ronsfi

ronsfi — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:04:42 +0000

This is the same man who pleaded guilty to the 1981 attack on a nun who was beaten and raped inside a Harlem church. Twenty-seven crosses were carved into her flesh with a nail file.

Where is the loving concern for his victim? What about her rehabilitation? This vile wretch should not be sucking air let alone working.

By: AubieJon

AubieJon — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:04:26 +0000

But his ‘do’ has got it goin’ on. Yeah.

By: thmcbb

thmcbb — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:03:57 +0000

Hey Obama i think we have found sone one to be your Sec. Of HHS.

By: Alden Pyle

Alden Pyle — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:58:40 +0000

Welcome to the Obama nation.

By: indythinker

indythinker — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:40:34 +0000

In the 1930s, Winston Churchill turned down a chance to meet with Hitler because he refused to breathe the same air.

A Democrat would never have done that.

By: pilamaye

pilamaye — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:39:34 +0000

Yeah, this assclown looks like he’s “rehabilitated”.

Just like an alcoholic is “rehabilitated”.

By: unclesmrgol

unclesmrgol — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:35:59 +0000

Well, it’s interesting to know that Caesar knows how to make exactly the same mistakes that my Church made in reassigning “rehabilitated” offending priests.

By: Dr. Dog

Dr. Dog — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:31:59 +0000

Personally its the wrong view. Everyone serves a customer, and one of the primary precepts is that the servers must be able to interrelate with the customer. How can this guy do that at any level? Especially if the ‘customer’ knows this particular felon’s past?

By: m064404

m064404 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:27:19 +0000

Sounds like somebody’s in line for a federal appointment under the Obama administration.

By: Abby Adams

Abby Adams — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:22:24 +0000

Okay, first… good for him for serving his time. Under the criminal justice system and the Rule of Law that we follow in the United States, we have to acknowledge that he served his debt to society.

And second, it seems like he’s a positive contributor to society now.

All that said, if I were abused, I certainly wouldn’t want him counseling me. I’m sure there were other options for him since 1995, and I can’t imagine the thought process of putting him in that, specific, position. However, if dismissed and offered another high-level position, that’s “abuse of power”, eh, Walt?

By: SoulGlo

SoulGlo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:19:29 +0000

13 years? That’s it? No wonder the crime rate in New York is so high. They’re too lenient on the criminals.

By: Shivas Irons

Shivas Irons — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:12:07 +0000

And Ed, what’s up, eh?

A Howard Stern post to open your day, and now an article with a quote from Bo Deitle.

Any chance you’ll be posting pics of the Kielbasa Queen soon?