The recent case involving the kidnapping of two young boys has me reaching for my vomit bag. The facts of the case are repulsive enough but what makes this so much worse is the fact that the Crown Attorney and Judge in this case recently accepted a plea from the defendant (Peter Whitmore). This plea entitles him to NOT be classified as a dangerous offender. The consequence of this lack of classification entitles him to be eligible for parole in 6 years.
6 years.
One of his victims will still be a minor in 6 years.
That's right folks. This man, who has served somewhere between 5 and 10 years ALREADY for separate sex crimes against minors, who on his PRIOR release said he was likely to re-offend will be eligible for parole in 6 measly years.
To top this off - I learned today that the defendant himself is currently seeking chemical castration. Not ONLY that, but he asked for this procedure upon his release from prison but it never happened as a doctor was not found who would prescribe the relevant medications and take him into his care.
What is wrong with this picture? The man himself says he'll re-offend. He's always maintained he would re-offend. But we let him free anyhow. What did he do? He kidnapped and held hostage two young boys who will now never have the lives they were entitled to. He says he can't control his urges. But we still sit idly on our hands, not doing what we can to save additional boys from the hell this monster can create.
While Peter Whitmore deserves to be strung up by his balls and stoned, in this case, it is the presiding Crown Attorney and Judge who need The Beats!
