Dang, now I know the right-wingers here on the board are always happy to lob the "soft-on-crime" b.s. my way (you know, cuz I'm not appropriately gung-ho for, say, executing shoplifters and such 
), but this is ridiculous.
I'm thinking this guy should be removed from society for probably the remainder of his life - actually, I'm sure of that. Absolutely hideous crime. And I'd also suggest that the judge at issue serve at least 2-3 years. Why not?
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Attorney general asks why ****** didn't face more charges
By Kandra Wells
CNHI News Service
McALESTER -- Oklahoma's attorney general wants to know why a man who admitted ****** a McAlester girl did not also face charges for ******* her older *******.
Two state legislators are separately calling for the removal of the judge who oversaw the controversial plea agreement that gave David Earls just one year in jail.
Attorney General Drew Edmondson said he is disturbed by the "lenient" deal struck last month with Earls, who pleaded no contest to ****** and sodomizing the girl, then 4 years old.
District Judge Tom Bartheld ordered Earls, 64, to serve one year of a 20-year sentence. He was also credited for time he's spent in jail, meaning he will be released in three months.
Police initially identified the girl's *******, who was then 5, as a possible victim. Earls also faced a charge for ******* the boy to watch as he ***** the girl.
But Bartheld dismissed that charge during Earls' May 13 sentencing, "based upon the recommendation of the district attorney," according to court records.
), but this is ridiculous.I'm thinking this guy should be removed from society for probably the remainder of his life - actually, I'm sure of that. Absolutely hideous crime. And I'd also suggest that the judge at issue serve at least 2-3 years. Why not?
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Excerpt:
Attorney general asks why ****** didn't face more charges
By Kandra Wells
CNHI News Service
McALESTER -- Oklahoma's attorney general wants to know why a man who admitted ****** a McAlester girl did not also face charges for ******* her older *******.
Two state legislators are separately calling for the removal of the judge who oversaw the controversial plea agreement that gave David Earls just one year in jail.
Attorney General Drew Edmondson said he is disturbed by the "lenient" deal struck last month with Earls, who pleaded no contest to ****** and sodomizing the girl, then 4 years old.
District Judge Tom Bartheld ordered Earls, 64, to serve one year of a 20-year sentence. He was also credited for time he's spent in jail, meaning he will be released in three months.
Police initially identified the girl's *******, who was then 5, as a possible victim. Earls also faced a charge for ******* the boy to watch as he ***** the girl.
But Bartheld dismissed that charge during Earls' May 13 sentencing, "based upon the recommendation of the district attorney," according to court records.
