I went to that link and read the entire article and I have some real doubts to its accuracy.... Jon Beets Pacer Communications ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria Barracks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 10:17 AM Subject: Don't report getting squirted by a kid, go to jail. > http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-weizner061201.shtml > > > The first person charged under CCAA, Hector Flores, was a > deliveryman for NotFauna.com. Two years ago, > while > carrying a heavy vase of flowers into the home of > a > paraplegic customer, he was squirted by one of > the > customer's kids with a water pistol. The customer > apologized > and Flores forgot about the matter, but > subsequently, when > the same child squirted a pizza-delivery man, who > reported > the incident, the ensuing investigation uncovered > the previous > assault on Flores. Flores was charged with child > abuse for > having failed to report the episode, which might > have > prevented the attack on the pizza deliverer. > Convicted and > sentenced to two years in a facility for child > molesters, Flores > appealed, arguing that the law referred only to > actual > firearms, not to purple water pistols. The court > ruled that > although the language of the statute read > "firearms" and not > "actual firearms," the prosecution had > nevertheless acted > reasonably in extending the state's school policy > of zero > tolerance to the home. > > After his release, Flores will be required to > register as a child > abuser wherever he lives while serving his 19 > years' > probation. The child will be returned to his > family later this > year when his parents have completed the state's > Violence > Begins in the Home crime-prevention program. > > >
