We have more people in prison than any country in the world. It costs three to six million dollars to execute a person. Everyone wants to get tough on crime and it makes no difference. Recidivism is at 65 percent. They are us.
Child molestation is an almost incurable disease.
In a recent case in Pima County, an educated man, a child molester served ten years, was waiting on a bench in the courthouse while his lawyer spoke to the parole officer. He molested a young boy sitting on the same bench. These people are sick. Lock him up, yes, but with compassion and treatment. If anyone reading this has been molested, I ask them to go past their anger and look at the system.