@CMU History Girl
In this particular case it's very easy to get involved. Just sign the online petition, you do not even have to send an email to someone. Donate a few dollars to support the case if you are able to.
http://www.wilsonappeal.com/index.php
Imagine that 50 000 people sign the petion - that would make an impression. The more people just say: "I disapprove" the bigger the chances are that a change happens much faster.
You do not need to live in Georgia to voice your opinion. Amnesty Intl campaigns are mostly international, you get the case, the email address or postal address where you can send your petition and there have been many people released from prison after such campaigns. It's a very rewarding thing to do and does not need much effort.
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Will do....but recognize that once we sign the petition, power is out of our hands. We can't make them do anything, at that point all we can do is just hope that common sense will kick in. That was all I meant when I said we couldn't do anything. Write petitions, e-mail, that's all fine and dandy. But ultimately, it may not lead to anything. We don't actually have the power to vote to change the law...that lays with the citizens of Georgia.
Actually this law is being rewritten in Georgia already.
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/LegalCenter/story?id=1693362&page=1
"As the court considers Wilson's appeal, the Georgia legislature is rewriting the law that sent Wilson to prison. In a bill that has passed the House and is pending in the Senate, the crime would become a misdemeanor, punishable by no more than a year in prison, or even probation. And anyone convicted would not have to register as a sex offender."
What is more surprising from that article is this.
"And in Georgia, that they'd had oral sex made matters worse. Until 1998, oral sex between husband and wife was illegal, punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/LegalCenter/story?id=1693362&page=1
"As the court considers Wilson's appeal, the Georgia legislature is rewriting the law that sent Wilson to prison. In a bill that has passed the House and is pending in the Senate, the crime would become a misdemeanor, punishable by no more than a year in prison, or even probation. And anyone convicted would not have to register as a sex offender."
What is more surprising from that article is this.
"And in Georgia, that they'd had oral sex made matters worse. Until 1998, oral sex between husband and wife was illegal, punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
They DID, if I read the ESPN article right, rewrite the law already...
Problem with this case is, this kid was the sole reason form them rewriting the law, and the people behind getting it re-written were too ignorant of the system to make the new law retro-active.
Essentially, at this point, that is the problem.
Problem with this case is, this kid was the sole reason form them rewriting the law, and the people behind getting it re-written were too ignorant of the system to make the new law retro-active.
Essentially, at this point, that is the problem.
"And in Georgia, that they'd had oral sex made matters worse. Until 1998, oral sex between husband and wife was illegal, punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Zebonka12 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]"And in Georgia, that they'd had oral sex made matters worse. Until 1998, oral sex between husband and wife was illegal, punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
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Which means that in the state of Georgia you'd get:
For a 69: 40 Years
For a GOLDEN SHOWER: 60 Years
For a DIRTY SANCHEZ: Life sentence
For a CLEVELAND STEAMER: Electric chair
For any of the above with the same sex partner: Listening to Bob Dylan's entire catalog.
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Which means that in the state of Georgia you'd get:
For a 69: 40 Years
For a GOLDEN SHOWER: 60 Years
For a DIRTY SANCHEZ: Life sentence
For a CLEVELAND STEAMER: Electric chair
For any of the above with the same sex partner: Listening to Bob Dylan's entire catalog.