http://henican.com/2009/09/27/the-hofstra-truth-but-now-what/ Columnist - Politcal Analyst - Radio Host - Comedian Fri, 04 May 2012 08:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://henican.com/2009/09/27/the-hofstra-truth-but-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Connie Ziemski Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:59:51 +0000 http://henican.com/?p=1194#comment-220 Dear Mr. Henican, I respect your clear articulation of your position regarding the Hofstra case. I sympathize with your frustration that an individual can make false accusations resulting in such grave consequences and receive such a light penalty. Your thoughts open the door to a deeper discussion of how criminal sentencing should be determined, what factors are relevant and should be considered in meting out an appropriate punishment. For example, should the REAL damage or the POTENTIAL damage caused by the crime be more important in deciding the sentence? What about more abstract consequences, such as harm done to the reputation of the victim(s)? Or, should sentencing depend merely upon the nature of the offense and the criminal record of the perpetrator and the consequences not be considered at all? Dear Mr. Henican,
I respect your clear articulation of your position regarding the Hofstra case. I sympathize with your frustration that an individual can make false accusations resulting in such grave consequences and receive such a light penalty. Your thoughts open the door to a deeper discussion of how criminal sentencing should be determined, what factors are relevant and should be considered in meting out an appropriate punishment. For example, should the REAL damage or the POTENTIAL damage caused by the crime be more important in deciding the sentence? What about more abstract consequences, such as harm done to the reputation of the victim(s)? Or, should sentencing depend merely upon the nature of the offense and the criminal record of the perpetrator and the consequences not be considered at all?

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