Archive for March, 2018

Theories and frameworks misdefining child abuse

Saturday, March 31st, 2018

The crucial question posed in the series “Global Child Rights and Wrongs” in the Sunday Guardian is how—and why—child protection laws should, over the past few decades, have led to the wrongful conviction of thousands of innocent parents and care givers world-wide, with devastating consequences for all concerned. The scale of these wrongful convictions would imply, if self-evidently, some unique malfunctioning of the legal system —a failure to fulfil its prime purpose of distinguishing guilt from innocence. To be sure, justice can miscarry—hence the opportunity provided by the appeal system to strike down judgements that, in the light of subsequent evidence, prove to be erroneous. But the situation here is quite different—a systematic (or systemic) miscarriage of justice entrenched within the legal system over many years.

Read the article by Dr. James Le Fanu in The Sunday Guardian.

Guilty until proved innocent is the new legal standard

Monday, March 19th, 2018

The juggernaut of what has become a remorseless child abuse industry rolls on, with parents being framed by protection agencies and wrongfully convicted on the basis of speculation and conjecture.

Read the article by Dr. James Le Fanu in the Sunday Guardian.

The Sex Offender Registry: Vengeful, unconstitutional and due for full repeal

Monday, March 5th, 2018

As Clarence Darrow famously said, “You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom. You can only be free if I am free.” Protecting the constitutional rights of everyone, even those convicted of sex offenses, is of the upmost importance for protecting our freedom. Therefore, both legislators — by way of developing and amending laws — and judges — via hearing arguments and creating case law — must re-examine SORNA in order to preserve liberty and uphold the Constitution.

Read the article by Jesse Kelley in The Hill.