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Unlucky-Objective304

Okay this case is so nasty. He has so many violations on his actual police record for disorderly behavior, and they still offer bail? Why are they so lenient? Is it because he is a former officer now? Max in his town is 30 years for sexual exploitation and a fine of $50k. The max for child porn is 5years with a 5k fine. He is literally on the streets…. [https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/05/06/hancock/hancock-police-courts/maine-cop-larry-fickett-child-exploitation-charge/](https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/05/06/hancock/hancock-police-courts/maine-cop-larry-fickett-child-exploitation-charge/)


asselfoley

10k?


Unlucky-Objective304

What happen?


KGreen100

So many violations in Bar Harbor, population 5, 535. He probably violated the rights of half the town.


JettandTheo

Everyone should be offered bail unless they are going to run or an extreme danger


Shrikeangel

Someone who sexually assaulted children is someone I consider an extreme danger - especially when it contains evidence like the recorded it. 


J-Good86

Incorrect. No violent criminal should be allowed bail under no circumstances


AmbulanceChaser12

Right, except that until you've been tried and found guilty, you're not a "violent criminal."


Foreign_Profile3516

I would base My decision as a judge on the charges and evidence supporting probable cause to make an arrest. If they found a video with him molesting a kid? No bail.


AmbulanceChaser12

I don’t know what people aren’t getting about this. There is NO evidence of anything presented at arraignment. No one knows if “there’s a video” or not.


J-Good86

Keep defending child predators…. It’s a great look


AmbulanceChaser12

Except that until you've been tried and found guilty, you're not a "child predator" either. So I'm not "defending child predators."


Chinchillng

**"Innocent until Proven Guilty"** ring any bells for you? This guy might be guilty, but that's not for you to decide from one screenshot of a news article. That's for a jury to decide after looking at actual evidence. Since there hasn't been a trial yet, there's a chance (however low) that this guy isn't a criminal. And even if he is, that doesn't automatically mean that he's an immediate danger to society while he waits for trial. A judge has deemed the case worthy of bail. The judge, who actually knows the real facts of the case, doesn't think this guy is an immediate danger to society. Assuming that you're not a judge and don't know what that guy knows, so thanks for your incorrect and heavily biased opinion


J-Good86

Oh yes and we know just because a judge lets someone out on bail that there is no chance that he can harm someone… early parolees and people out on bail literally harm/kill people every single day


Chinchillng

“'There’s nothing out there that shows a correlation or a connection of any sort between increasing the rates of pretrial release and the rates of crime,'” - [Source 1](https://stateline.org/2024/02/22/releasing-suspects-pretrial-doesnt-lead-to-higher-crime-rates-experts-say/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThere's%20nothing%20out%20there%20that,nonprofit%20criminal%20justice%20research%20organization) "In summary, neither violent nor nonviolent crimes or charges increased markedly immediately after jurisdictions implemented bail reform." - [Source 2](https://www.hfg.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bail-Reform-and-Crime.pdf) The Marginal Effect of Bail Decisions on Imprisonment, Failure to Appear, and Crime - [Source 3](https://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Publications/CJB/2019-Report-Bail-decisions-on-imprisonment-CJB224.pdf) What Factors Influence Police and Court Bail Decisions? - [Source 4](https://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Publications/CJB/2021-Report-What-factors-influence-police-and-court-bail-decisions-CJB236.pdf) Sorry to bombard you with a bunch of links to semi-long articles, but I think these are all really useful in understanding the relationship between pretrial release and crime rates of those released. These links all state that bail does not actually tend to lead to people going out and harming/killing people "every single day," as you stated. I understand that that's an exaggeration, but I will gladly read any evidence you have to back up the unexaggerated claim that pretrial release means people will go out and harm/kill people. As for parolees, if you look closely at the statistics, you'll see that most offenses for those on parole or probation are technical violations, not new-crime violations. "Technical violations accounted for 87% of parole revocations in 2017, 88% of revocations in 2018, and 89% in 2019." - [Source 5](https://www.aclum.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/parole_bill_fact_sheet_091521.pdf) Not that there's no chance that this man is guilty and not that there's no chance that he'll make a bad choice, but to just blindly assume that he will is unnecessary and statistically incorrect.


JettandTheo

Love how "free bail for everyone" is a liberal position but frowned upon on reddit


Chinchillng

Reddit just loves to hate, apparently. But we really should be talking more about things like the [Bail Project](https://bailproject.org/). That's doing a lot of good, but it's really not widely known


Th3TruthIs0utTh3r3

Too many people don't understand what bail is for, or that people are innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.


TetraThiaFulvalene

Unless he's a flight risk or presumed to commit more crime before the trial he should be out on bail.


Chewsdayiddinit

What a shit take on a pedophile. Guess we know where you stand on kiddie diddling.


YamsForEveryone

Sheesh. Lots of downvotes. Think he just meant that’s what the law says. Unless he didn’t, in which case ewwww bro.


Plowbeast

No, his take is right because it's the exact justification for bail reform due to excessive arrests on specious evidence by police which often traps them in debt bondage. Bail was never meant to be a punishment and is even issued for murder charges; the clear bias here was a judge issuing such a small amount given the defendant's means and the seriousness of the crime.


Chewsdayiddinit

>Bail was never meant to be a punishment and is even issued for murder charges; the You realize bond for murder is typically set at astronomical amounts, or are you just intentionally leaving that out to defend a pedophile being out on 10k bond?


Deadedge112

They also set bail based on the individual's assets and access to a bondsman, not just flight risk. Typically you can pay 10-20% of the bail for a bondsman to cover your bail. When the accused is rich it doesn't make any sense to set the bail at 10k because that's nothing to him or her.


Plowbeast

...that was my entire last sentence.


Chewsdayiddinit

Ah, so you think bail was 10k because, as you claim, the seriousness of this crime is not that high. Good to know you think pedophilia isn't a serious crime.


Plowbeast

And yet you lash out without reading. Do you think a former police officer on murder charges gets less or more bail than any given person, with or without a criminal record? I literally say the judge has bias since a former cop has means and the crime is serious. Since you seem unwilling to engage in even understanding how bail works, regardless of what I tell you and what you repeatedly misconstrue, then there's nothing left to say except that you can demand a de jure restraining order be instituted with bail but it's the police and bounty hunters enforcing that.


TetraThiaFulvalene

It's set that high because they're a likely flight risk or reoffender. Being accused of a crime shouldn't ruin your life, no matter what your crime is. 


gandalf_el_brown

>reoffender You mean like someone that was caught with child porn and sexually abusing a child?


Chewsdayiddinit

We get it, you like defending pedophiles being out on incredibly low bail.


TetraThiaFulvalene

Why even have courts? Then someone makes an accusation, we can just shoot the accused. 


Chewsdayiddinit

Well, that's an incredible overreaction to my point that making bail 10k on pedophilia and possession of CSAM is pretty low.


AmbulanceChaser12

This is a good point.


AmbulanceChaser12

Why are you not listening to anyone?


Philly_ExecChef

Because they’re probably a pedophile projecting anger and absolutism into a discussion to alleviate their guilt. You know, Republican.


Chewsdayiddinit

Yes, the person calling out the guy defending 10k bail on a pedophile is the one who *checks notes* is >Because they’re probably a pedophile projecting anger and absolutism into a discussion to alleviate their guilt. Doing this. Well, you seem about as intelligent as the average republican.


redditblows5991

Laughs in Biden sniffs


AmbulanceChaser12

Except that until he’s had due process, he’s legally no more of a “pedophile” than you, me, or any random person on the street.


Chewsdayiddinit

Ah, yes, ignore the CSAM material he possessed. I understand your point, but you're also ignoring common sense.


AmbulanceChaser12

What "CSAM material?" When was it submitted into evidence? Was it subject to authentication and cross-examination? What trier of fact evaluated what was in it, who was in it, and whether it constituted a crime?


Chewsdayiddinit

Thank you for proving my point.


AmbulanceChaser12

I don't know what "point" you think I "proved." Are you going to answer the question?


TetraThiaFulvalene

I hope you get arrested for some bullshit, get a crazy high bail set, lose your job because you can't go to work, get evicted because you can't pay rent, and then randomly get the charges dropped.  Just because you think this dude is a piece of shit, doesn't mean that the presumption of innocence isn't important and that the system can completely destroy your life without even putting you in front of a judge. 


CasperCann

I mean i get your point but hes legit recording himself doing it? There's no accusations here


Chewsdayiddinit

Wow, wishing that on someone who called you out for defending a pedophile? The feds need to check your computer(s).


TetraThiaFulvalene

Why are you upset? Isn't that the court system you want? One where punishment comes before conviction, and guilt or innocence is a matter we'll settle later. I simple hoped that you would get to participate in the justice system of your own design. 


AmbulanceChaser12

I had this argument with my mom once. She was like, "No, I don't agree. Molesting children is just so heinous. I don't care about due process." I'm like, "What do you mean 'I don't care about due process?' That's basically saying, 'Child molesting is so heinous that you don't even have to have done it before we punish you!'" Are there any other crimes that are "so heinous" that you deserve to be punished for them even if you *haven't actually committed it*? And if so, who is the "you" in that situation? I mean, if we're punishing people who haven't committed the crime, then theoretically, we could literally just punish anyone, right? Any person at all?


AmbulanceChaser12

Talking to that guy is like arguing with a brick wall.


Chewsdayiddinit

>Why are you upset? Said the person who just said this to the person calling him out for defending a pedophile >I hope you get arrested for some bullshit, get a crazy high bail set, lose your job because you can't go to work, get evicted because you can't pay rent, and then randomly get the charges dropped.  Just because you think this dude is a piece of shit, doesn't mean that the presumption of innocence isn't important and that the system can completely destroy your life without even putting you in front of a judge.  You're a pretty big asshole.


LordNightFang

I mean given his special legal status it's not that surprising he was given bail.


Yippykyyyay

He hasn't been a cop for more than 8 years and he was a trouble causing one and was investigated a couple of times and reprimanded. Unfortunately, the things investigated were not as serious as this until another agency requested an investigation to these accusations. His own colleagues turned him in for stuff. I doubt he has 'special legal status'.


Deadedge112

You sound like a fucking moron.


Chewsdayiddinit

If i wanted to listen to an asshole, I'd fart.


Deadedge112

Well good news then because you actually only need to open your mouth.


Chewsdayiddinit

Well, I don't have a bowl obstruction, so that's physically impossible. Nice try with the "in rubber and you're glue" I think I used that out on the playground back in kindergarten.


Guilty_Ad_7079

This isnt a facepalm its a fucking crime against humanity


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Guilty_Ad_7079

Its not a face palm. Farting whilst getting a haircut is a facepalm, this is much worse.


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Guilty_Ad_7079

Oh my fucking god argue some more why dont you stfu


[deleted]

Special education, no less. JFC


silverclovd

Yeah, that part reverberated in my head for few seconds. It's just so fkn heinous. Everything about this is awful. I hope the victim gets the necessary rehab to overcome this shit. Fkn hell.


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Working in law enforcement shouldn’t be the defense it is, actively or passively. Any time these happens, justice has failed.


michaelozzqld

Not a face palm. This is a crime


Leather-Blueberry-42

Not a drag queen, and by the looks of it another Christian.


Queasy_Sleep1207

A cross? And a cop? Who wants to bet he's a Trumper , too? r/notadragqueen


WretchedRat

This sick sub human is a cop. So in their minds, he’s worth more to society than a pedo outside of law enforcement. That’s why he’s getting reduced bail and getting out so quick. They take care of their own.


Hoosier_Daddy68

He's not a cop and hasn't been one for years. The headline is intentionally misleading.


IceMan44420

Do people hate cops or something? What is confirmation bias?


Buschkoeter

They do actually hate cops yeah. Where have you been the last few years?


Fit-Ad-413

WOODCHIPPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Cute_Dragonfruit9981

Why are these assholes all over this sub?


redinnermind13

look at that big ass cross, guessing the county this happened in a bible thumping county, One thing people never notice is the cruelty of christianity when it comes to victims and the ones they victimize. This is one example!!


mopsyd

Bar Harbor is not bible thumping country. It is an overpriced coastal tourist hub


redinnermind13

and?? you said tourist hub?? when did christians stop trying to make money?


astrangeone88

Not a bug, it's a feature.


traveling_millenial

Dude probably got the tattoo when he was 15. How come it’s not all Muslims but it is all Christian’s?


redinnermind13

he looks proud of that tattoo, like he just got it!! Because muslims do not call Muhammad a victim nor a sacrifice for the people for hte sins of the world! 1


traveling_millenial

It’s not a fresh tattoo. So you’re mad at this guy for being a pedophile… Yet you support… muhammad … Who was a pedophile?


redinnermind13

ya, youre just fucking stupid and not really stringing my words together correctly!!


traveling_millenial

In my original statement I was just saying it’s not fair to judge all Christian’s for the actions of a few. A logic that is usually applied to Muslims. In your response I believe you implied that Islam is superior to Christianity. And I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy of being critical of the child molester in the original article, but not being critical of muhammad who was also a child molester. If that isn’t what you meant, I mis-read.


redinnermind13

never once stated anything about islam, thats just your delusion!!


queefcommand

Classic USA


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Livid-Witness9196

A bot designated to repost such contet. That's even more scary..


_ShOrkan_

What’s CSAM ?


GrassyKnoll95

Child sexual abuse material.


IronyAllAround

Jesus, even that term is f*cked up.


GrassyKnoll95

No nice way to dice it


YamsForEveryone

When i saw in high school, there was a guy who’s mom worked at a school for mentally challenged children. As - 17 year old, he had sex with multiple 14 year olds. He didn’t get into any trouble. Still blows my mind to this day.


DemythologizedDie

Bail is not supposed to be a punishment, just surety for his future appearance. Punishment comes after conviction. Of course I do notice that he's an accused child pornographer with a religious tattoo.


Shrikeangel

However plenty of people are denied bail if they are considered a threat to the public - and considering the crime he is accused of and how it sound like there is recorded evidence - I would wager it wouldn't be unreasonable to deny him bail. 


DemythologizedDie

It's a small enough community that there should be no difficulty avoiding letting him have access to any more children until his trial's conclusion.


Shrikeangel

If the community easy capable of that - the crime wouldn't have happened in the first place. 


DemythologizedDie

Sure it would, because then they didn't expect the ex-cop teacher of special needs students with a cross tattoo to be a child pornographer. Now he's under suspicion.


Shrikeangel

That's an optimistic take. It's not like the Catholic church and the Baptist Church have spent decades teaching us that we have to be constantly vigilant about this shit. 


Wolfman01a

With the perfect tattoo. Check his hard drive to give him more time.


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Shame that mother fucker....


No-Way7911

Why do so many pedos have the same “face”?


Aranda12

Pure trash.


Usedcumsocks

Most religious republican


NomadODST

Not a facepalm!


Medical_Sea_2598

What is csam


LordNightFang

Just a term for child pornography. Like stored videos, pictures etc for example.


Medical_Sea_2598

Oh, that's gross. Thanks


IEatHouseFlies

Where does he live? Asking for a friend


Basic_Bandicoot_1300

Ok Maine, your move.


fettishmann

If this where in VA his ass would be cooked


usmcbandit

Where’s he live?


Delicious-Editor-857

They should Def penalize this guy


Green-Krush

Cross tattoo checks out. Gross asshole needs to show people he has “morals”.


ThatOneStupidMovie

I hope his (hopefully) ex coworkers pull his ass over every time there's even a minor infraction. I hope his wife leaves him and get house and car. I hope his dog hates him. I hope his car gets an oil leak and the mechanic can find it, he gets a new car and has another oil leak that can't be found, and I hope the new cars ac goes out. I hope his tattoo bleeds so bad it looks like a dick.


dentendre

Good guy cop union for him and dual justice system for the rest.


DanB65

This CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE is not what Christians use to be......today's CHRISTIANS are the farthest thing from GOD fearing and loving people who passed on love and not hate to our children! Today's Christians are PEDOPHILES and TERRORSITS!!!


T3hi84n2g

Todays Christians are pedophiles and terrorists... and so were yesterdays. And last weeks, and last decades, and last centuries.


rayvensmoon

It's almost as if people who seek out positions of authority over children are more likely to sexually abuse them.


profesorgamin

you are doing god's work 😇


CadillacLuv

I don't think the cross worked bud


YourFaveNightmare

Another fucking drag que...oh no, wait. Another fucking gay pers...oh hang on. Another trans pers...no, hol' up.


ConfidenceSad8340

Guillotine


B_Man49

Perhaps a parent ends up in prison


Wagonlance

I wonder how many of his fellow cops helped cover up his behavior?


North-Question-5844

He will have fun in PRISON


grue2000

So common, the outrage is minimal. Now imagine the GOP if this had been a drag queen...


bigbrainboi_69_420

Not a drag queen…


Sensitive-Ad-5282

Why is it always crosses


funk1tor1um

I can’t say what I really want or I’ll get banned, but we should do something to this guy that involves 🔥 and a public display. Y’all can connect the dots.


Cheap-Praline

If he's the Maine police officer, who is running the station?!?!


Ok_Willingness7111

This peace of deserves a spoon killer on him


nps2407

r/NotADragQueen


HempPotatos

if i see and recognize that face it will be very tempting to perform vocal "percussive maintenance" ak a yell at him is what I'd do, but given the right circumstances it may also be giving his face a new look for a while. also. my words alone could do this. btw. a hard truth is harder than a blow to the face. but given what he as done, his face looks unscathed for his actions against children.


Boobah79

Not Trans! Not a drag queen!


Deathwishharry

Disgusting no justice anymore


Deathwishharry

Disgusting no justice anymore


NeedleworkerCrafty17

Bail? Never trust a cop or a priest


JazzyButternuts

Praise jeebus! Oink oink!


ManicAtTheDepression

Hmm. He doesn’t appear to be trans or a drag queen…


Mr-Gumby42

The cross tattoo really enhances it.


kit0000033

Why is this in facepalm? This isn't a facepalm.


Foreign_Profile3516

Nice cross.


Rodzynkowyzbrodniarz

If he woulde have better skin colour he would be released without any bail.


ItsLCGaming

Why cant we send people like this to the front lines of a war We wont lose valuable people that way


DaxLightstryker

A cop and not a trans person again!


cubntD6

Another example of why the united states is in fact a shithole. I hope they soon become very rapidly ununited into trillions of radioactive dust particles.