Letters: Not all criminal cases black, white
I'm just reading the article about what people think about the
government granting pardons (Dec. 5 Reader Reaction Forum). I can see
most people have no clue that Wisconsin is a no-fault state.
I work with people who are on probation and, in many cases, my clients have been convicted because they were defending themselves from serious harm or death. So how does it make it right to keep these people from getting a clear record?
What needs to be done is a change in policy. Wisconsin needs to pass a law that allows victims to fight for their safety and lives. To put all people into a lump category is wrong.
I see this in sex offender cases where a young man and young woman under the legal age have consensual sex and the man is convicted, which makes no sense as both participated.
I'd always thought of Wisconsin as being a state that stays current with issues. However, I'm seeing first-hand that it's not.
So before anyone begins stating our legal system did not deal with the issues appropriately, get all the facts. There are way too many people on probation and parole who don't belong in the system. We need changes that will save taxpayers' money, free up courts for serious offenses and allow probation and parole officers to have more manageable workloads.
It has to start with getting the word out that something is definitely wrong in our legal system and changes are needed. Let's do something right.
Sandy Van Domelen,
Grand Chute
I work with people who are on probation and, in many cases, my clients have been convicted because they were defending themselves from serious harm or death. So how does it make it right to keep these people from getting a clear record?
What needs to be done is a change in policy. Wisconsin needs to pass a law that allows victims to fight for their safety and lives. To put all people into a lump category is wrong.
I see this in sex offender cases where a young man and young woman under the legal age have consensual sex and the man is convicted, which makes no sense as both participated.
I'd always thought of Wisconsin as being a state that stays current with issues. However, I'm seeing first-hand that it's not.
So before anyone begins stating our legal system did not deal with the issues appropriately, get all the facts. There are way too many people on probation and parole who don't belong in the system. We need changes that will save taxpayers' money, free up courts for serious offenses and allow probation and parole officers to have more manageable workloads.
It has to start with getting the word out that something is definitely wrong in our legal system and changes are needed. Let's do something right.
Sandy Van Domelen,
Grand Chute
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