Judging Sexual Sadists

Well, this is interesting.

On 4 Feb 2010, President Obama nominated Judge Robert Chatigny to fill one of four vacancies in the American Court of Appeals (the last line of review before the Supreme Court). Upon his nomination there was considerable protest because, apparently, Judge Chatigny is sympathetic toward serial rapists.

What??

According to AFJ.com, Obama considers Chatigny a "first-rate public servant" with a "first-class legal mind" and has "full confidence in [his] ability, integrity and independence" (italics mine).

In 2005, Chatigny supported the defense of serial killer Michael Ross, who admitted to the rape and murder of eight young women. If you need any more evidence that this guy was sick, this is a quote from him on the documentary Serial Killers: “Serial killers like to strangle their victims, and that is, I guess, the most common form of killing because there is more of a connection, it’s more real, and it’s not as quick.” Judge Chatigny supported Ross and actually claimed that his "sexual sadism" was a "mitigating factor" and that Ross was a victim of his own sadism, which Chatigny claimed was a mental illness and therefore outside Ross's control. He said, “[Ross] never should have been convicted. Or if convicted, he never should have been sentenced to death.” Chatigny also gained notoriety for threatening the opposition's lawyer, saying “You better be prepared to deal with me. ... I’ll have your law license.”

Chatigny has judged twelve child pornography cases, in each of which he gave a sentence at or below the recommended minimum. He was also co-counsel for Woody Allen in 1993-4 when the film director was prosecuted for reportedly abusing his stepchild. In 2001 Chatigny ruled against sex offender registries (a method of tracking repeat offenders).

I could go on and on, but seriously.... how much more is necessary? Why would Obama nominate this sort of person, no doubt knowing full well the man's record? And have the audacity to call him a person of integrity?

Anyway, you don't have to take my word for it. Read the links below and see for yourself. How is America supposed to function with these sort of twisted people in the judiciary? What does this say about Obama and others in power?

This video is a must see. The interview clips with Ross are unbelievable, truly sick and twisted.





That's all.

-freedomfightergirl

Sources:
http://www.afj.org/assets/resources/nominees/afj-chatigny-report.pdf
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37173
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/26/sexual-sadism-unleaded/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_N._Chatigny

GivesMeHope

Pretty much everyone's heard of FML, but you might not have seen its positive alternative, GMH (GivesMeHope.com). My inner cynic expected it to be cheesy and full of trivial events and "coincidences", but I was actually very moved by what I found. Here are some of my favourites:

My best friend died in a car accident on his way to deliver me soup for my cold.
Found in the car was also a bouquet of flowers and a card that read:
"We've been best friends for the last 5 years. Now, let's be lovers for the next 50."
Unforgettable LGMH


A little girl was dying of cancer and her younger brother had a match for the bone marrow she needed. The doctors told him it was a matter of life and death. After he had the surgery, he asked the doctors how long he had to live. He thought if he gave his bone marrow to let his sister live he would die but he did it anyway. GMH


22 years ago, a 16 year old girl was pregnant with a baby of rape.
Understanding the circumstances, her parents told her to abort or be disowned.
Her best friend - her 18 year old neighbor - although he was not the father, stepped into the father figures shoes. They got married 2 years later.
Mom and dad, your love for me and each other GMH.


My parents have been married for 35 years.
The other day my mom told me that when my dad calls her up at work to see if she wants to grab a cup of coffee, she still gets butterflies in her stomach.
Their everlasting love GMH.


To the girl at the gym who said she wouldn't get a prom date because she was too "fat":
My friends and I were lifting weights nearby to try to impress you. Don't ever think that all guys see is your weight. We thought you were gorgeous.
The fact that you will realize that one day GMH.

:-)
-freedomfightergirl

Broken Images

These lyrics were the first thing that sprang to mind when I thought of my blog name.

We saw beauty in the ashes
We saw treasure in the dust
We saw joy come out of mourning
We saw diamonds in the rough

And though the image may be broken
We saw Jesus shining through
And on each forgotten picture
He was writing "I love you"

Come and stand with the broken
Come and learn from the poor
Take the side of those forgotten
Let the image be restored

-Garth Hewitt