Re: "modern-day equivalent of a witch hunt."

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 11, 2007, at 6:42 PM, Jim Devine wrote:

> The new American witch hunt
> Demonizing sex offenders by passing tough, mindless laws rather than
> treating them makes little sense.

It seems that Bill O'Reilly has a lot to do with this. He's been
pushing the passage of "Jessica's Law," which would mandate a 25-year
minimum sentence for first-time sex offenders. He's got a spot on
virtually every night pushing the tough, mindless approach, and it
seems to be working.

Bill's web page: <http://billoreilly.com/outragefunnels>. Yes, it
says outragefunnels.

Doug