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Oregon's animal-abuse laws lose their bite under
state sentencing guidelines
By Jacques Von Lunen, Special to The Oregonian
February 09, 2010, 3:58AM
The laws Oregon has to protect animals from abuse look great.
They look good enough, in fact, to ensure the state perennial
bragging rights for being among the toughest in the nation on animal
abusers.
Problem is, looks aren't everything.
"We have what sounds like a tough law," says Josh Marquis, district
attorney in Clatsop County. "But there is literally no way to get prison
time, no matter how horrible the (animal-related) crime."
"There's an absolutely undeniable link between person and animal
cruelty," Marquis says. "All of the serious sexual psychopaths have
animal cruelty in their backgrounds." [. . . more . . . ]
full text & comments here
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state sentencing guidelines
By Jacques Von Lunen, Special to The Oregonian
February 09, 2010, 3:58AM
The laws Oregon has to protect animals from abuse look great.
They look good enough, in fact, to ensure the state perennial
bragging rights for being among the toughest in the nation on animal
abusers.
Problem is, looks aren't everything.
"We have what sounds like a tough law," says Josh Marquis, district
attorney in Clatsop County. "But there is literally no way to get prison
time, no matter how horrible the (animal-related) crime."
"There's an absolutely undeniable link between person and animal
cruelty," Marquis says. "All of the serious sexual psychopaths have
animal cruelty in their backgrounds." [. . . more . . . ]
full text & comments here
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Prosecutors' pay cut caught in controversy
E-mails allege pressure
by Nick Budnick
Feburary 24, 2010
reprinted with permission in The Daily Astorian
see the full text for the associated editorial from the Daily Astorian
E-mails allege pressure
by Nick Budnick
Feburary 24, 2010
reprinted with permission in The Daily Astorian
see the full text for the associated editorial from the Daily Astorian
SALEM — Last July, Deschutes County District Attorney Mike Dugan
learned that he and Oregon's other elected top prosecutors had each
lost about $5,000 pay. Not only that, but his own wife, Rep. Judy
Stiegler, D-Bend, had, like other lawmakers, voted for the bill that
slashed his salary in the final days of the 2009 legislative session —
not knowing it would hit the elected DAs personally.
For many district attorneys, $5,000 is almost a month's paycheck. And
that sum, it turns out, is enough to affect how a public debate plays
out at the Capitol.
Though Dugan, a Democrat, won't say much about the politics of the
pay cut, several prosecutors say they stayed out of this month's
legislative debate over a criminal sentencing bill, hoping the
Legislature would restore their unexpected pay cut. The cut is slated
to be restored in a budget bill expected to be voted on today.
Some of the state's 36 district attorneys contend lawmakers used the
pay cut to pressure the DA s group into an uncharacteristically quiet
role on a “fix-it” bill modifying “earned time” sentencing provisions that
allow some inmates to be released early. The bill, which effectively
puts a six-month moratorium on early release, was approved by both
houses and sent to Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who signed it Feb. 17.
advertisement:
The accusations are contained in e-mails obttained by The Bulletin
under Oregon's Public Records Law. [. . . more . . . ]
full text, Daily Astorian editorial, and comments here
learned that he and Oregon's other elected top prosecutors had each
lost about $5,000 pay. Not only that, but his own wife, Rep. Judy
Stiegler, D-Bend, had, like other lawmakers, voted for the bill that
slashed his salary in the final days of the 2009 legislative session —
not knowing it would hit the elected DAs personally.
For many district attorneys, $5,000 is almost a month's paycheck. And
that sum, it turns out, is enough to affect how a public debate plays
out at the Capitol.
Though Dugan, a Democrat, won't say much about the politics of the
pay cut, several prosecutors say they stayed out of this month's
legislative debate over a criminal sentencing bill, hoping the
Legislature would restore their unexpected pay cut. The cut is slated
to be restored in a budget bill expected to be voted on today.
Some of the state's 36 district attorneys contend lawmakers used the
pay cut to pressure the DA s group into an uncharacteristically quiet
role on a “fix-it” bill modifying “earned time” sentencing provisions that
allow some inmates to be released early. The bill, which effectively
puts a six-month moratorium on early release, was approved by both
houses and sent to Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who signed it Feb. 17.
advertisement:
The accusations are contained in e-mails obttained by The Bulletin
under Oregon's Public Records Law. [. . . more . . . ]
full text, Daily Astorian editorial, and comments here