The "perfect victim" who he thought "would never tell"

In Dover, New Hampshire, an 81 year-old man was convicted for sexually assaulting a mentally challenged woman .... that he was supposed to be taking care of! Being a member of Community Partners, his job, which helps the "mentally defective" individuals. Richard MacDonald thought since she was the "perfect victim" [says MacDonald] due to her mental state and position, thought it would be okay to take full advantage of her. Little did he also know, that having sexual relations with an individual that is "mentally defective", unless married, it is illegal. MacDonald thought that "she would never tell ... and even if she did, no one believe her" The case was basically based upon whether or not the woman was mentally ill, that was the question. Which, in fact, she most certainly was shown to be mentally defective. January 9, of 2012 Richard MacDonald is scheduled for sentencing. Also, the girl's family is filing a civil suit against Community Partners, for not protecting their daughter.

My state was Connecticut, the laws there are fairly stricter than those in Massachusetts. As of October 1, 2005; it was unlawful for any persons of any age to use cell-phone or mobile devices while driving. The law states that all drivers 18 years of age and older may only use hands free communication devices such as headsets. Drivers under the age of 18 as well as school bus drivers may not use any form mobile communication while driving. Police officers, firefighters, ambulance workers, and all other peace officers may use their cellular evices only during their duty, used for purposes of their duty. Exceptions for this law: Only exception is if the driver needs to make an emergency phone call to a police station, physician, ambulance service, opr any other emergency personnel service. Connecticut is very strict on their laws for mobile communicating devices while driving and in my personal opinion I think Massachusetts should follow this example.

Texting Alaskans Got the Right Idea!

Texting while driving has become popular among today's community, but it is costing people their lives. One state on the right track with texting laws is the forty-ninth state in our union Alaska. Alaska bans using your phone in the car with some exception such as using your phone for GPS. Alaska has very few accidents related to texting so much so that it is hard to find a incident on the super searcher Google. If someone is caught texting while driving it is a misdemeanor but if someone is injured or killed it is a felony. With these laws in place it discourages texting while driving and in turn keeps the roads safe for all. Alaska seems to have a handle on this problem but can the other states catch up?