235-Month Sentence for Man Who Traveled from Nevada to Oklahoma with Intent to Have Sex with 8-Year-Old Girl

That long in the general prison population will be hell. Prisoners have wives and kids too and this sick puppy will not get any breaks that he wants. There will be ample retribution for this one.

That long as a chomo? He'll be in ad-seg from the jump. He may not even live out those 235 months.

Sadly he won't be put into general pop.. they never do with the molesters. This man is a sick puppy.. I hope at least once his guard "forgets" to lock his cell.....

Quite right. They all just end up offending again (unless it's the case that the guy actually didn't know he was sleeping with a 14-year-old who dolled herself up to look 22). Megan's Law is the greatest insult to our justice system. It pretty much admits, "Yeah, this guy is still dangerous and your kids aren't safe around him, but at least now you know about it and can live the rest of your residency in fear!" We should put them down like rabid dogs.

No good, Par. Parents haven't wanted anything to do with their kids in a long time. These days they can't even bother to teach them basic cultural and moral values; they just plop them in front of the TV and let Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers raise their children for them. Either that or they get them hooked on World of Warcraft at age seven so the kid won't bother them for anything except food.

I don't know what the cause of this parental apathy is. Sometimes I wonder if, maybe, women shouldn't put their children first and foremost. I respect all people's rights to the lives and careers of their choice, but when the kids are put on the back burner so Mommy and Daddy can have grown-up fun, or make more money, or work harder for the promotion which comes more easily to male workers than female, well, there's something wrong with the system. Too few parents pay attention to what their children do, where their children go (in reality and on the Internet), with whom they hang out, and it's just plain negligent in such a highly technological world as we live in today. Seriously: don't bother having children if you aren't willing to raise them! Kids are people, not signs of social success!

Sometimes I wonder if, maybe, women shouldn't put their children first and foremost.

How about both parents?

Meh, I knew a lot of kids who were in that "absent father" situation (and plenty of guys who became that nonexistent father), and I feel rather too bleak about the possibility to even bring it up. Selfish pricks will always be selfish pricks, and no matter how many State of the Union speeches we hear about the duty of a father to his family, some people will never care about anyone but themselves.

But you are correct in your assessment of my emphasis on the mother's role. It should be both parents. My mind was just traveling down a different street, hehe. ^_^

You learn something new everyday. I did not know that about the platypus. Did you know that tarantulas can fling hairs? I believe taratula hairs were also an early ingredient in itching powder. Many practical applications indeed.