Wednesday, November 29, 2006

COPS ARE SPECIAL: PART II

In yet another example of cops getting special treatment at the bar of justice, the AP wire reports today that a former Hurlock cop will not face prosecution even thought prosecutors believe he sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl. That's right.... the state is perfectly willing to let a child rapist off the hook, apparently because he was a cop.... The story cited no reason the prosecutor and court agreeing to a plan that would have Robert Allen Sellers Jr., 32, attend counseling for a minimum of six months, and be on probation. According to the story, if Sellers abides by they terms of his release, the state will drop the charges after three years. Other conditions include a prohibition against his being around children unless supervised and a loss of his certificate with the Maryland Police Training Commission.
What happened to the state's commitment to prosecute child molesters? What happened the it's obligation to protect children, families and communities? What happened to justice and punishment for the worst kind of offenders? Why isn't Seller's up in Jessup right now getting acquainted with all of his new cellblock boyfriends, who would tune up both his head and his ass?
You don't have to tell me, I know. Cops are special.

1 comment:

sparkly1 said...

Everytime I read the papers it sickens me. Major drug dealers, repeat child offenders all getting home detention for a year, six months. That is nothing, not even a slap on the wrist. People who have done far less than this are getting months or years in jail. There needs to be some type of consistancy in punishment by the law. People with the same circumstance should get the same punishment and the punishment should suit the crime. Molesting and abusing children is A OK in Wicomico County. No wonder the crime rate is so bad. Children and women have no rights. The man with the money will all way prevail. The wheels are greased and the cops will do his bidding. There is no freedom of speech in Wicomico County. If you try to speak the truth or be practical or express you Consititutional rights you are "out of line" and possibly some kind of a nut case. The hometown our children are growing up in is corrupt and dirty. What a shame as I used to be proud of Salisbury.