Kansas stuck in the dark ages...

     They said shock and awe was the tactic we used in Iraq, but I think it's alive and well here in America as well. In Kansas, Matthew Limon was sentenced to 17 years for having gay sex with a minor. He was just 18 and the minor was almost 15. Now underage sex is an issue all to itself, but the problem is that if he were straight, he would have gotten a maximum of 15 months. After the Lawrence vs. Texas case ruling sodomy laws unconstitutional the case was remanded by the Supreme Court to the Kansas court of Appeals. For the second time, Limon was condemned.
     The judge in this case was Judge Henry W. Green Jr. His ruling said that "heterosexual offenses are less objectionable because they could lead to babies being born, and 'same-sex relationships do not generally lead to unwanted pregnancies.'" What is that crap? So basically he says that it's better to have an unwanted child than be gay. I'm not sure what school this man went to but was it accredited? In my opinion, he should be disbarred for making such irrational and ridiculous statements. To think he is a judge, someone who is supposed to have higher thinking power than the general population. I'm just shocked and awed at this blatant strike at not only Limon, but at the queer community.
(source: Teen's 17-year sentence for gay sex upheld)