| OT: this guy is a baaaaaad mutha. [message #224913] |
Mi, 15 Februar 2006 21:53 |
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I, for one, will feel safer the next time I go to Michigan, just
knowing this guy is off the street. I just wonder if this is a
justifiable use of DNA technology:
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - A man who pleaded no contest to a sodomy charge
involving a sheep says he should not have to register as a sex
offender.
Jeffrey S. Haynes said the state registry is intended to keep track of
people who have committed crimes against humans.
But Calhoun County Circuit Court Judge Conrad Sindt told Haynes at his
sentencing hearing that once he is released from prison, he must
register with the Michigan State Police Public Sex Offender Registry.
Haynes, 42, of Battle Creek, was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years to 20
years in prison. He entered the plea in January. A no contest plea is
not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing
purposes.
Tamara Towns, an assistant prosecutor for the county, argued that
Haynes should be ordered to register as a sex offender because once out
of prison, he could prey on children or vulnerable adults.
Haynes said he is not a violent person and would not assault children.
"The prosecutor is being real hard on me for what I did," he said. "But
I should not be treated as a child molester."
A telephone call seeking comment was left Tuesday at the Marshall
office of defense attorney John B. Sullivan.
Police said Haynes had sex with a sheep at a Bedford Township farm on
Jan. 26, 2005. The animal's owner caught him on the property and the
sheep was found injured.
Haynes was arrested in June after a DNA sample taken from the animal
matched Haynes' genetic material.
Haynes has prior convictions for burglary, home invasion and uttering
and publishing, and was on parole for burglary at the time of the sex
crime.
Copyright =A9 2006 The Associated Press.
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| Re: OT: this guy is a baaaaaad mutha. [message #224914 ] |
Mi, 15 Februar 2006 21:57 |
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Sorry, just as OT, but you know the old joke? An Australian is walking
down the street and sees another Australian walking in the other
direction with a sheep under each arm. 'All right mate,' shouts the
first man, 'you shearing?' 'No, mate,' comes the reply, 'I'm f***ing
'em both meself.'
Best (and back to the topic at hand)
Phil
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