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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Conservatives Slam Judge for Blocking Genital Mutilation Charges
2018-11-21
[Breitbart] A federal judge is facing a public outcry after he threw out federal charges against several Muslims who are suspected of cutting girls’ genitals to minimize future sexual desires.
"Outrageous," said a tweet from Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a U.S.-based advocate, who was born in Somalia and underwent Somalia’s severe form of the Islamic practice, dubbed FGM for Female Genital Mutilation. "Cutting girls genitals is a crime and must be prosecuted," she added.

"Wait! What? Judge dismisses key charges in genital mutilation case," said a tweet from Trump supporter Katrina Pierson: "I had no idea that we needed laws against #FGM in the United States."

"Congress can regulate every aspect of your life but it can’t regulate FGM," commented Dan Horowitz, the editor of Conservative Review and a determined critic of over-powerful courts. "Folks, we are done."

The judge’s decision may end the Detroit trial unless it is reversed on appeal. The Muslim defendants cannot be charged in the state because the state’s anti-FGM law was passed after their arrest. State officials may charge the defendants with other crimes, such as sexual assault.
Posted by:Besoeker

#15  E.C. If the story quoted the judge correctly, he called it a criminal assault.
Posted by: james   2018-11-21 21:36  

#14  "That means you can't prosecute people for doing something that was not against the law when they did it."

Maybe the specific genital mutilation didn't have a specific law but it's still a crime. You can't say there's no specific law against cutting off someone's finger but of course you go to prison if you do it.
Posted by: European Conservative   2018-11-21 17:06  

#13  commerce clause /spit.

That has been broadened and abused by prior courts so badly that it means the Feds can do whatever they want, 10th and 9th amendments be damned
Posted by: Boss Spoper5850   2018-11-21 14:56  

#12  It is human trafficing of children after mutilating them to increase thier value for takers. And the scribes focus on technicalities.
Posted by: Ebbavirt Clunk4147   2018-11-21 13:19  

#11  #9. Like owning semi automatic rifles that are deemed dangerous to own by citizens who have broken no laws Ani?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2018-11-21 13:07  

#10  Beast. Barbarian. A Molach.
Posted by: Ebbavirt Clunk4147   2018-11-21 13:04  

#9  The Muslim defendants cannot be charged in the state because the state’s anti-FGM law was passed after their arrest. State officials may charge the defendants with other crimes, such as sexual assault.

Now wait a minute. I'm no lawyer but it seems I remember something from my high school days about the Constitution prohibiting ex post facto laws. That means you can't prosecute people for doing something that was not against the law when they did it.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-11-21 12:12  

#8  considering that SCOTUS decided unanimously in 2005 (gonzales v raich) that home grown marijuana could be banned by virtue of the commerce clause, this judge's decision is an outlier

however, it would be good to have the fgm debate in every statehouse in the country
Posted by: lord garth   2018-11-21 10:39  

#7  As much as I think that FGM should be illegal, the report I read said that the judge rejected it on a tenth amendment, states rights basis.
Posted by: warthogswife   2018-11-21 09:50  

#6  This is child abuse plain and simple.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2018-11-21 09:45  

#5  the judge left intact conspiracy and obstruction charges

However, if he struck down the law, there is no law to conspire against or obstruct.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-11-21 08:02  

#4  And this: Friedman delivered a significant, but not fatal, blow to a novel criminal prosecution because the judge left intact conspiracy and obstruction charges that could send Nagarwala and three others to federal prison for decades.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-11-21 07:13  

#3  So much was left out of this news report:
Twenty-three states do not have laws criminalizing female genital mutilation
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-11-21 07:11  

#2  Next Constitution, please add the requirement to remove 5 federal judges from the bench every year. I suspect it will have a remarkable ability to focus their work on the law and not on displays of social virtue.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-11-21 06:58  

#1  'Purifying rituals' are a telltale sign of societal regression. Others may come to mind as well.

Just my opinion of course.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-11-21 05:19  

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