I disagree and I'm not a conservative. Allowing a 13 or 14 year old girl to be molested is NOT the lesser of two evils. Will her parents be able to support her? Well since they already are supporting her, I guess we know the answer to that.
The guy should NEVER get out of jail because he is a rapist and a child molestor. The parents should also be held accountable for their part in allowing a child molestor to marry their child. This amounts to child endangerment on their part. --- In [email protected], Marlon Machado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Conservatives are so funny. They bitch about children being born out of > wedlock and they bitch about abortion. They girl got knocked up. If she > had gone for an abortion, probably the Nebraska AG would have bitched > about it. The guy decided to marry her so the child is not born out of > wedlock (the "right thing" as seen in the old days), and the Nebraska AG > is also bitching about it. > > So, what gives? The girl's pregs and there's nothing anyone can do about > it. They're following a course that is legal in Kansas but it doesn't > matter because the idea is "repugnant" to some guy with a bit of power > in a neighboring state. If theyjail the husband, what the hell is she > going to do? Can her parents support her while her husband's in jail? > > I think this is a case of common sense not a matter of following the > process blindly. In this case, I think allowing them to get married is > the lesser evil. I think laws should be about common sense--that's why > our system is based on precedent as opposed to on strict codes and > procedures, like in most places around the world. I don't see it here. > > M > > Paul wrote: > > >Yea, what kind of sick fucker would want to stop a 13 year old from > >getting victimized by her parents and a child molestor. > > > > > > > >--- In [email protected], Marlon Machado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>So the laws of the state of Kansas--or any other state--don't matter > >>according to the Nebraska AG. I'm sure he'll be re-elected. > >> > >>M > >> > >>Terry L Parker wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Man Charged for Having Sex With Teen Wife - Yahoo! News > >>>Posted: Tuesday July 26,2005 - 05:14:08 pm > >>> > >>>By KEVIN O'HANLON, Associated Press Writer Tue Jul 26, 8:14 PM ET > >>> > >>>LINCOLN, Neb. - A 22-year-old man faces criminal charges in Nebraska > >>>for having sex with an underage 13-year-old girl, although he > >>>legally married her in Kansas after she became pregnant. > >>>The man's lawyer said the couple, with their families' > >>>support, "made a responsible decision to try to cope with the > >>>problem." > >>> > >>>Matthew Koso, 22, was charged Monday with first-degree sexual > >>>assault, punishable by up to 50 years in prison. He was released on > >>>$7,500 bail pending an Aug. 17 preliminary hearing. > >>> > >>>After the girl became pregnant, her mother gave permission in May > >>>for Koso to take the young woman to Kansas, which allows minors to > >>>get married with parental consent. The girl is now 14 and seven > >>>months pregnant. > >>> > >>>"The idea ... is repugnant to me," said Nebraska Attorney General > >>>Jon Bruning. "These people made the decision to send their ... 14- > >>>year-old daughter to Kansas to marry a pedophile." > >>> > >>>He said the marriage is valid, thanks to the "ridiculous" Kansas > >>>law, "but it doesn't matter. I'm not going to stand by while a grown > >>>man ... has a relationship with a 13-year-old -- now 14-year-old -- > >>>girl." > >>> > >>>Bruning, who has said he will seek a second term in 2006, has > >>>aggressively prosecuted sex crimes against children since he was > >>>elected in 2002 > >>> > >>>The couple were married in May by a judge in Hiawatha, Kan., just > >>>across the state line from Falls City. > >>> > >>>Nebraska requires people to be at least 17 before they can marry. > >>> > >>>Kansas law, however, sets no minimum marriage age, although case law > >>>sets the minimum age at 14 for boys and 12 for girls. The marriage > >>>must be approved by both parents or guardian, or by a district court > >>>judge, said Whitney Watson, spokesman for Kansas Attorney General > >>>Phill Kline. A judge also must approve if only one parent approves. > >>> > >>>Koso's lawyer, Willis Yoesel, said the girl's mother and Koso's > >>>parents approved of the marriage. He said the girl's father has not > >>>lived with the family for some time. > >>> > >>>"It seems to me like they, as much as they could, made a responsible > >>>decision to try to cope with the problem," Yoesel said. > >>> > >>>"The families are all united in this effort," Yoesel said. "I don't > >>>know who is complaining. ... What benefit is there to anybody in the > >>>prosecution of this young man?" > >>> > >>>There was no comment from Koso, who does not have a listed telephone > >>>number. > >>> > >>>___ > >>> > >>>On the Net: > >>> > >>>Nebraska Attorney General: http://www.ago.state.ne.us/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > >>>Yahoo! Groups Links > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! 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