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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]PP, an (not the only) issue is that Charles Allen does not support judges who seriously review and consider the originating offense when considering whether to grant this clemency. He  wrote a letter scolding a judge who did (See below). Given that sexual violence crime recidivism is notably high, and given Charles Allen's record of intolerance for considering the nature of the crime among other factors, I firmly believe that anyone who supports Charles Allen is rape-friendly. Please educate yourself.
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Taking your advice to educate myself, I looked into the Rodney C. Williams case. According to this article (ignore the headline), he was actually sentenced to 171 years:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1983/07/12/md-youth-gets-57-years-for-rapes-robberies/f974a529-c46f-43c5-be6f-f28414167cc4/

Without getting into whether Allen was correct with regard to this case, I think there is something wrong with a system that sentences a 17 year old to 171 years of prison. Even if he was paroled at the first opportunity, he would be 74 when he got out of prison. That is greater than the average life expectancy for a black males in the US. There may be some people who deserve to be put into prison and the key thrown away, but I don't know if that should be the case for 17 year olds.
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Thank you for reading up, though Im disappointed in your side stepping the point I made vis Allens judgment. The convicted individual was up for clemency and Charles Allen scolded the judge for taking the originating charge, aiding and abetting a violent home invasion child rape, into consideration when reviewing the clemency appeal. That is the point I made. If Charles Allen and you dont believe sexually violent crimes against children in Washington, DC should be considered when weighing clemency considerations, then in my books, you are rape friendly. In the age of #metoo, I cant believe Charles Allen gets away with this sexual violence victim-hostile stance.[/quote]

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