Put down your drink, take a tranquilizer, and remove all breakable objects from within your reach. Now, read about the latest outrage from the Court system:

Burlington, Vermont — January 4, 2005

There was outrage Wednesday when a Vermont judge handed out a 60-day jail sentence to a man who raped a little girl many,many times over a four-year span starting when she was seven.

The judge said he no longer believes in punishment and is more concerned about rehabilitation.

Prosecutors argued that confessed child-rapist Mark Hulett, 34, of Williston deserved at least eight years behind bars for repeatedly raping a littler girl countless times starting when she was seven.

But Judge Edward Cashman disagreed explaining that he no longer believes that punishment works.

“The one message I want to get through is that anger doesn’t solve anything. It just corrodes your soul,” said Judge Edward Cashman speaking to a packed Burlington courtroom. Most of the on-lookers were related to a young girl who was repeatedly raped by Mark Hulett who was in court to be sentenced.

Where are the feminists on this? Why aren’t they screaming at the top of their lungs while organizing huge protests? Do you believe that they are raising more of a fuss over the nomination of Judge Alito to the Supreme Court than they are over this?

But Judge Cashman explained that he is more concerned that Hulett receive sex offender treatment as rehabilitation. But under Department of Corrections classification, Hulett is considered a low-risk for re-offense so he does not qualify for in-prison treatment.So the judge sentenced him to just 60 days in prison and then Hulett must complete sex treatment when he gets out or face a possible life sentence.

Judge Cashman also also revealed that he once handed down stiff sentences when he first got on the bench 25 years ago, but he no longer believes in punishment.

“I discovered it accomplishes nothing of value; it doesn’t make anything better; it costs us a lot of money; we create a lot of expectation, and we feed on anger,” Cashman explained to the people in the court.

Unbelievable. Yet another reason to be glad that the present Administration is going out of its way to appoint judges to the bench who are not judicial activists. It’s obvious to me that Judge Cashman has no clue as to what his responsibilities are as a jurist. It is his job to enforce the laws on the books, not subvert them when it suits him.

This is one reason why I’m glad I live in Texas. We know how to deal with child rapists.

Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin

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