i can see it now..... everyone , including admins banned from site..... coz there's no way on this earth ANY of us are entirely innocent of any breach of some law somewhere..... at all..... speeding ...... for example.....
I personally feel the thread should be locked.... and specific subject dropped.
by all.
the issue has been dealt with in the courts, what is prescribed under law has been passed as sentence, and they're in possession of a hell of a lot more information concerning the entire situation than anyone here. assorted psychiatric and social reports will have been submitted..... in addition to the evidence gathered by the police....
had they felt he posed any danger to anyone, i'm sure he would have received a far more penurious sentence.
while I do not countenance the crime or behavioural trend , i'm aware that much of this sort of thing is often symptomatic of underlying problems, be they mental issues caused by chemical imbalances, micro-tumours, depression, or the trauma of being victimised in earlier life, or exposure to other desensitizing experiences and related issues (PTSD is a two way street )
this is not an excuse as such, but speaks to the overwhelming evidence for underlying mechanisms at work which the offender/sufferer is usually powerless to address until such processes are imposed externally... which will usually only happen AFTER a "problem" has become externally recognised.... sadly, due to the nature of the issue, this will often mean AFTER harm has been done....
wow isn't hindsight great.,... (note sarcasm)
i'm also distinctly unimpressed by the witch hunting ,have a go, apparent back stabbery evidenced by some members here.
(and yes, i have 5 kids.... 4 of them girls....)
I would add, i have suffered my own psychiatric trauma , (not in any way related to sex or children... ) and been through the treatment mills of chemical and psychiatric therapy .... and more or less come out the other side , once again, reasonably , manageably intact.... thus, you will forgive me for having perhaps some sympathy for someone appearing to have an internal demon of their own to deal with . Being stuck on the inside of a twisted relationship with external reality , is really impossible to just "wake up from" or "sort yourself out" of.... it needs external pressure, help... a life line......
(if you MUST know , I had a severe anger management issue, violent "red mist" black out events.... , & severe depression... a combination of chemical imbalance and situational distress. )
I wouldn't have pegged Lee as a sicko or nutter.... so.... for those who have previously said "i'm shocked, I had no idea...." take heart.. even someone with experience of having been on the inside of a mental disorder has no better grasp on it and is as shocked and saddened as you are...
but no, I will not be inviting him to dinner any time soon..... i just felt some people should step back and put away their kangaroos and ropes.
To Liberty..... his ex.... how's my car??? (assuming you still have it )
Max