It is about darned time that the ACLU has done something worthy of their name and not something in the league of the Communist Party of America!
My friends, this is good, very good:
The ACLU of Oklahoma filed a complaint Tuesday against a judge who made required church attendance part of a teenager’s sentence for manslaughter.
TulsaWorld.com reports 17-year-old Tyler Alred was sentenced to 10 years of probation after he pled guilty to manslaughter as a youthful offender in connection with an alcohol-related crash that killed 16-year-old John Luke Dum.
Muskogee County District Judge Mike Norman made mandatory church attendance for 10 years part of Alred’s requirements to avoid prison. Alred must also wear an ankle bracelet that monitors alcohol consumption, attend victim-impact panels and speak at events about the consequences of drinking and driving, among other requirements.
The ACLU argues in their complaint that Norman’s ruling violates the Oklahoma Code of Judicial Conduct because the decision disregards America’s principles of religious liberty.
via ACLU files complaint after teen sentenced to church in manslaughter case | Fox News.
Excellent. Glad to see that they actually are defending the Constitution for a change. This judge violated the first amendment, when he imposed a theocratic sentence this kid, who is a murderer, if you want to be real about it. The kid belongs in prison, period.
If I had the money, I would be sending the ACLU a donation myself, because of this. But, now, I do not have the funds. Nevertheless, good on them for doing this.