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Delaware's Affluenza Case Affects Justice, Too

INJUSTICE

A DuPont family scion was convicted of sexually assaulting his daughter but received no jail time. Don't blame the judge: Blame the justice-for-hire system.

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Delaware Sex Offender Central Registry

The blogosphere is afire with outrage: A rich do-nothing given probation for raping his three-year-old daughter! Judge says he “wouldn’t fare well in prison!” What injustice!

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