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I am watching TV and my friend is on the PC looking at sex-offender list in the area (don't know why) and said, "I thought sodomy was legal now". Reading about the SCOTUS decision years ago.... I ensured him it was perfectly legal. Then he showed me this link which clearly has an individual convicted of sodomy but no other crimes. Surprisingly, the conviction was in 2005 (and his photo been updated--- meaning he is a sex offender).
Naturally, I look up the code he was convicted of:
I honestly hope I am missing something here. But the fact that code 18.2-67.1 deals with forceful sodomy only reinforces my belief that I am sadly correct. I am a bit disturb that the Virginia Senate would update a law that is null and void by SCOTUS. I know this isn't gun related --- but any wrongs on our civil liberties is of concern on this forum, whether its the 2nd amendment or any of the others.
I tried seeing if I could find another charge of Sodomy but in the 10 minutes I tried, nothing could come up.
I am watching TV and my friend is on the PC looking at sex-offender list in the area (don't know why) and said, "I thought sodomy was legal now". Reading about the SCOTUS decision years ago.... I ensured him it was perfectly legal. Then he showed me this link which clearly has an individual convicted of sodomy but no other crimes. Surprisingly, the conviction was in 2005 (and his photo been updated--- meaning he is a sex offender).
Naturally, I look up the code he was convicted of:
This surprises me further because doesn't the (2005) part referred to when the code was last "updated". Why would Virginia update the code when section A is clearly against SCOTUS decision. Why would ANY Virginia prosecutor even bother to fight "sodomy" when its consensual? Here is the link to his profile http://sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/servlet/SOR?id=X000098215§ 18.2-361. Crimes against nature; penalty. A. If any person carnally knows in any manner any brute animal, or carnally knows any male or female person by the anus or by or with the mouth, or voluntarily submits to such carnal knowledge, he or she shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony, except as provided in subsection B. B. Any person who performs or causes to be performed cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus or anal intercourse upon or by his daughter or granddaughter, son or grandson, brother or sister, or father or mother is guilty of a Class 5 felony. However, if a parent or grandparent commits any such act with his child or grandchild and such child or grandchild is at least 13 but less than 18 years of age at the time of the offense, such parent or grandparent is guilty of a Class 3 felony. C. For the purposes of this section, parent includes step-parent, grandparent includes step-grandparent, child includes step-child and grandchild includes step-grandchild. (Code 1950, § 18.1-212; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 427; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1977, c. 285; 1981, c. 397; 1993, c. 450; 2005, c. 185.)
I honestly hope I am missing something here. But the fact that code 18.2-67.1 deals with forceful sodomy only reinforces my belief that I am sadly correct. I am a bit disturb that the Virginia Senate would update a law that is null and void by SCOTUS. I know this isn't gun related --- but any wrongs on our civil liberties is of concern on this forum, whether its the 2nd amendment or any of the others.
I tried seeing if I could find another charge of Sodomy but in the 10 minutes I tried, nothing could come up.