Guest guest Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Dear All, This is very important. If everyone on Herbal Remedies were to vote, we'd pass the 5,000 signature mark within one day. Please help on this one. Much love, Doc Go to: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/429258617?ltl=1131488026 TO: THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATUREPETITION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE INVOLVING CHILD SENTENCING REFORM IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL SYSTEMWe the undersigned, do hereby petition the South Carolina Legislature to immediately and without delay open a joint discussion on the juvenile justice system.We the people support judicial discretion for the punishment to fit the crime in every case. Judges should determine appropriate sentences based on the facts concerning juvenile cases that come before their court.Judicial discretion is "American Justice". Congress built departure authority into the sentencing system when it passed the Sentencing Reform Act in the 1980's. Departure power is necessary to guarantee a fair and just criminal justice system.Mandatory minimums established for adult sentencing deprive judges of the right to dispense juvenile justice on an individual basis. Prosecutors and mandatory minimums currently dictate sentencing which is often inappropriate for crimes committed by children.South Carolina judges should have their authority restored enabling them to dispense fair and just sentences to the children of South Carolina in the juvenile justice system.WE THE UNDERSIGNED, DO HEREBY PETITION THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT AND PASS INTO LAW;CHRISTOPHER'S BILL (THE JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM ACT)1. NO CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 14 MAY BE SUBJECTED TO MANDATORY SENTENCING.2. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR RELEASE AT THE AGE OF 21.3. CHILDREN WITHOUT A HISTORY OF PRIOR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR SHALL NOT THE TRIED IN AN ADULT COURT.4. REHABILITATION WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM MUST INCLUDE COUNSELING AND EDUCATION.5. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 MUST HAVE AN ATTORNEY OR GUARDIAN PRESENT BEFORE THEIR MIRANDA RIGHTS CAN BE READ.6. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 MUST NOT BE QUESTIONED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY OR GUARDIAN PRESENT.7. ANY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHO COMMITS A CRIME WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A PRESCRIBED MIND-ALTERING DRUG MUST BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.8. ANY MENTALLY ILL OR MENTALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHO COMMITS A CRIME MUST BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.9. THIS BILL IS RETROACTIVE FOR 10 YEARS FOR CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN THAT WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 14 AT THE TIME OF THEIR ARREST AND LATER TRIED AND SENTENCED AS ADULTS.Authors Janet Sisk, Michael and Sheila MaloneyOrganization Justice for JuvenilesCopyright 2005 Justice for Juveniles Click here for more information To the Top/Sign Petition Email this petition to your friends Doc Shillington727-447-5282Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Thanks for sending the Petition along Doc, there were some other areas on the site which were of interest to me as well. I didnt even know that site existed. The Petition you forwarded to the list is, IMHO, an important one. --- " Dr. Ian Shillington " <DocShillington wrote: > Dear All, > This is very important. > If everyone on Herbal Remedies were to vote, we'd > pass the 5,000 signature mark within one day. > Please help on this one. > Much love, > Doc > > Go to: > > http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/429258617?ltl=1131488026 > > > TO: THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE > > PETITION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE INVOLVING > CHILD SENTENCING REFORM IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA > JUDICIAL SYSTEM > > We the undersigned, do hereby petition the South > Carolina Legislature to immediately and without > delay open a joint discussion on the juvenile > justice system. > > We the people support judicial discretion for the > punishment to fit the crime in every case. Judges > should determine appropriate sentences based on the > facts concerning juvenile cases that come before > their court. > > Judicial discretion is " American Justice " . Congress > built departure authority into the sentencing system > when it passed the Sentencing Reform Act in the > 1980's. Departure power is necessary to guarantee a > fair and just criminal justice system. > > Mandatory minimums established for adult sentencing > deprive judges of the right to dispense juvenile > justice on an individual basis. Prosecutors and > mandatory minimums currently dictate sentencing > which is often inappropriate for crimes committed by > children. > > South Carolina judges should have their authority > restored enabling them to dispense fair and just > sentences to the children of South Carolina in the > juvenile justice system. > > WE THE UNDERSIGNED, DO HEREBY PETITION THE SOUTH > CAROLINA LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT AND PASS INTO LAW; > > CHRISTOPHER'S BILL (THE JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM ACT) > > 1. NO CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 14 MAY BE SUBJECTED TO > MANDATORY SENTENCING. > > 2. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHEN CHARGED WITH A > CRIME SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE > OR RELEASE AT THE AGE OF 21. > > 3. CHILDREN WITHOUT A HISTORY OF PRIOR CRIMINAL > BEHAVIOR SHALL NOT THE TRIED IN AN ADULT COURT. > > 4. REHABILITATION WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM > MUST INCLUDE COUNSELING AND EDUCATION. > > 5. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 MUST HAVE AN > ATTORNEY OR GUARDIAN PRESENT BEFORE THEIR MIRANDA > RIGHTS CAN BE READ. > > 6. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 14 MUST NOT BE > QUESTIONED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY OR > GUARDIAN PRESENT. > > 7. ANY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHO COMMITS A CRIME > WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A PRESCRIBED > MIND-ALTERING DRUG MUST BE TRIED AS A JUVENILE IN > THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. > > 8. ANY MENTALLY ILL OR MENTALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD > UNDER THE AGE OF 14 WHO COMMITS A CRIME MUST BE > TRIED AS A JUVENILE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. > > 9. THIS BILL IS RETROACTIVE FOR 10 YEARS FOR CASES > INVOLVING CHILDREN THAT WERE UNDER THE AGE OF 14 AT > THE TIME OF THEIR ARREST AND LATER TRIED AND > SENTENCED AS ADULTS. > > Authors Janet Sisk, Michael and Sheila Maloney > > Organization Justice for Juveniles > > Copyright 2005 Justice for Juveniles > > a.. Click here for more information > b.. To the Top/Sign Petition > c.. Email this petition to your friends > Doc Shillington > 727-447-5282 > Doc Best regards, Carol _______________________________ Never Accept Only Two Choices in Life. The problems of Today cannot be solved by the same thinking that created them. -Al Einstein. Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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