Hawley Leads Bill to Protect Children, Toughen Sentences for Child Porn Offenders
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the PROTECT Act of 2022, which protects children from sexual exploitation by enhancing the penalties for possessing child pornography and by preventing judges from sentencing offenders below federal guidelines. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). Representative Ken Buck (CO-4) is introducing companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
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Well, we knew this was coming.
Now as a registered person my opinion probably differs from some on these subjects. I think long sentences are fair on cases where there is clearly a victim(s), production, or exploitation. There are a lot of gray areas with the CP subject as it is possible for it to get there with a virus I guess? I’m not super techie, so I’m assuming. But longer sentences, successful treatment inside the facility would allow either extra time off or good time. Unsuccessfully completing would probably require some sort of monitoring for a year to complete it on the street. But no public registry at all. My thought behind it is, you are doing time regardless. If you legit did wrong, do your time. If you didn’t fight it until your last breath. But I would rather do more time inside and be free outside, than to basically have a never ending probation on the registry. Plus, people get the good feels because being tough on crime stuff.
Because of course he is.
Thanks to Brandon for sending this in?
The only way to protect children from sexual exploitation is for the FBI to delete all the child porn websites they own, and stop entrapping people into downloading it.
Well that didn’t take long. Good thing I’m not into child porn. But the real problem is what’s the next hot topic issues that they will legislate into oblivion in sake of grandstanding.
Figures Senator Voldemort would back that…Even when he was our governor, he didn’t care what his constituents thought. We vote medical marijuana in and he basically says “you didn’t know what you were voting for, so we’re going to keep it from happening.” I can’t wait until he and the current administration in Tallahassee are sent packing (and not to Washington.)