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    <title>Support Joan's Law ~~ Keep Joseph Mc Gowan Behind Bars Petition: Signature List Feed</title>
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      <title>Ms. Dorinda Mei [Signature #142]</title>
      <link>https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12626705?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Dorinda Mei, Woodcliff Lake, NJ, United States of America]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:04:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Anonymous [Signature #141]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, New York<p>keep the animal behind bars until he is no longer breathing</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:09:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #140]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, New York, United States of America<p>...</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:32:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Paula Mulholland [Signature #139]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Paula Mulholland, New york<p>Keep this man locked up and away from our children.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:14:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Susan Edwards [Signature #138]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Susan Edwards, new york, United States of America<p>He should remain behind bars for the rest of his life.</p>

<p>I have a sweet little 7 year old who is also a girl scout and I could never imagine such a thing like this happening to her!  On top of it all, he was a neighbor!!!  wonder if he had priors????</p>

<p>I can only pray for the family to remain strong!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:07:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Jennifer North [Signature #137]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Jennifer North, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States of America<p>This man should never be paroled for the rest of his life. It should not even be a issue.<br />
I heard about this from reading &quot;Dissecting Death&quot; by Frederick Zugibe, M.D., Ph.D., and David L. Carroll.<br />
I am a single mother of a 13 year old child and I worry everyday that something could happen to my daughter. I pray that it never does.</p>

<p>Innocent lives need to be protected and letting Joseph McGown out of prison would put innocent lives in danger.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:42:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Anonymous [Signature #136]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, New Jersey<p>I feel all child sexual offenders should stay behind bars for life.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:10:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr vasile cotoi [Signature #135]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr vasile cotoi, sunnyside, ny<p>no  parole</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:02:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Kimberly Feinman [Signature #134]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kimberly Feinman, NJ, United States of America<p>no comment</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:25:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #133]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, New York]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:55:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Raluca Gianakas [Signature #132]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Raluca Gianakas, New York, United States of America<p>I am a neighbor of some of Joan&#039;s family in NY and they told me this terrible story. I support Joan&#039;s mother/family completely. I can&#039;t believe there&#039;s even a possibility that monsters like this can walk the streets again. Victim&#039;s family should not have to re live their nightmare&#039;s by testifying against their victim&#039;s attackers.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:48:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Laurel Stafford [Signature #131]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Laurel Stafford, Gallup, NM, United States of America<p>I am so tired and disgusted of these animals that are hurting our children in our country and are allowed to roam free in our neighborhoods!!! When is enough, enough? I totally support this bill and any bill that is designed to keep these sick perverts off our streets!!!!!!!!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2009 03:08:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Anonymous [Signature #130]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Florida, United States of America<p>what is wrong with the justice system?  There is something very wrong with this man.  I don&#039;t think any amount of time in jail is enough to rehabilitate him into society.  Releasing him from prison early is just going to give him a chance to rape and murder more innocent people, possibly even children</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 05:16:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Tracey Collins [Signature #129]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Tracey Collins, Indiana, United States of America<p>Keep him in JAIL forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:21:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Heather Liebchen [Signature #128]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Heather Liebchen, Bergen County, United States of America<p>No comment</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:32:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Gary Gusterson [Signature #127]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr Gary Gusterson, New Jersey<p>Hopefully he will live to 100 years old and rot in jail. No one who does something like that should even be alive let alone be set free.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:20:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>grace sala [Signature #126]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[grace sala, Hillsdale, New Jersey, United States of America<p>If we can&#039;t euthanize ...... Keep the monster in prison!  No debate!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2009 09:14:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms elizabeth meehan [Signature #125]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms elizabeth meehan, pennsylvania, United States of America<p>thanks</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:58:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Meg Gunther [Signature #124]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Meg Gunther, New Jersey, United States of America<p>Please Do NOT allow this man to walk our streets to continue his path of terror on our young...leave him where he is to mill around the jails where he can only harm other inmates...</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:11:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Natasha Sooksavath [Signature #123]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Natasha Sooksavath, New York, United States of America<p>May she RIP.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2008 08:32:13 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Donna Hoven [Signature #122]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Donna Hoven, Florida<p>no comment</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:20:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>franklin romero [Signature #121]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[franklin romero, dumont, nj<p>keep the animal in jail</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:21:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Maureen Loverchio [Signature #120]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Maureen Loverchio, Lebanon, VA, United States of America<p>I was a brownie selling cookies when this happened! It destroyed the innocence of all youth</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:28:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Laura Stuckey [Signature #119]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Laura Stuckey, Milford, ME, United States of America<p>how can you even consider letting him out of prison...maybe he can live next door to the judge who releases him</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:03:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Carmela Nicholson [Signature #118]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Carmela Nicholson, Freehold, New Jersey, United States of America<p>Joseph McGowan doesn&#039;t deserve any rights, what about Joan&#039;s rights.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:48:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms Cindy Lowenthal [Signature #117]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms Cindy Lowenthal, Ocean, NJ, United States of America<p>Anthing I  can do for justice I will</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:24:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Gina Coppola [Signature #116]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gina Coppola, Manlapan, New Jersey, United States of America<p>He does not deserve to get out</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:54:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Roseann Mugan [Signature #115]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Roseann Mugan, Howell, New Jersey, United States of America<p>Let&#039;s keep Joan&#039;s Killer behind bars where he belongs.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:08:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms nancy Cosgrove [Signature #114]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms nancy Cosgrove, bronx, New york<p>Keep these people locked up!!!!!!!!!! Keep our children safe</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:16:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr rich demoro [Signature #113]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr rich demoro, manalapan<p>Lock him up, throw away the key</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:30:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms Margaret Rossi [Signature #112]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms Margaret Rossi, Bronx, NY<p>These sex offenders should never get out of jail!!!!! They will do it again and again How do the court system let these sick people back out so they could hurt our children!!!!!! As a Victim Myself and the pain i have to deal with everyday of my life and the depression that i live with everyday it makes me sick to think that they let these people out they should all be on death row and put down right away!!!!!!!!!!! Save the Children of our future so they have a bright and healthly safe future!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:05:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Susan Beiter [Signature #111]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Susan Beiter, New York<p>Jail him</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:04:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Poppy Fields [Signature #110]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Poppy Fields, Greece, Greece<p>i think Nature&#039;s law would have declared the same too.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:05:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Daniel Diaz [Signature #109]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daniel Diaz, New Jersey, United States of America<p>Individuals like Joseph McGowan cannot be released back into society.  He will strike again. Past experience in my line of work has proven this, time &amp; time again.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:09:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Karry Torres [Signature #108]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Karry Torres, new jersey, United States of America<p>Child molestors can&#039;t be cured yet, keep them in jail.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:07:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Betty Brady [Signature #107]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Betty Brady, Riverdale, United States of America<p>Anyone that rapes and murders an innocent child should be put in prison until they die with no parole or appeals.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:06:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>JIM JONES [Signature #106]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[JIM JONES, NJ<p>HE SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:47:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Roger Prior [Signature #105]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Roger Prior, Marlboro, NJ, United States of America<p>Child killers should be kept in jail for their entire life so that our future generation can grow up in safety.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:44:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>susan moorehead [Signature #104]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[susan moorehead, washington, nj, United States of America<p>I WAS BORN IN 1973.  i AM NOW A MOM OF 2 GREAT BOYS.  CAN&#039;T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT THEM.  SOMEONE DEPRIVED THAT GIRL OF ALL THOSE EXPERIENCES.  THAT MONSTER SHOULDN&#039;T BE ALLOWED OUT TO REPEAT HIS OFFENSE.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:08:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>frances schembri [Signature #103]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[frances schembri, new york]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:47:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Trev Crane [Signature #102]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Trev Crane, Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia<p>I support this 100%. Really it should extend to people convicted of raping/murdering anyone of any age.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:40:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Amanda Geerts [Signature #101]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Amanda Geerts, Ontario, Canada]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:58:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. Howie Burgess [Signature #100]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Howie Burgess, New Jersey<p>All he needs to do is ONE TIME to act on his urges and another child&#039;s life is destroyed</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:56:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Bessie Mbadugha [Signature #99]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bessie Mbadugha, North Carolina<p>My heart goes out to both families - what a horrible tragedy.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:37:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Linda La Scala [Signature #98]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Linda La Scala, fl, United States of America<p>He should pay for this forever`</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:57:35 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Anonymous [Signature #97]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, New Jersey<p>HOPE MY SIGNATURE REACHES THE PETITION</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:20:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr lorenzo schembri [Signature #96]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr lorenzo schembri, valleystream, new york<p>i believe that he should get nothing less than life with no parole. he should have gotten the chair.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms. Siddika Pasi [Signature #95]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Siddika Pasi, New Jersey<p>I support the legislation to deny parole to people who are sentenced to life in prison for abducting and hurting/killing children under 14.  It is a despicable act and the individual does not deserve another chance.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:09:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jacqueline Kay [Signature #94]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jacqueline Kay, NY<p>Do not parole this man!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:11:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Roberta Kavendek [Signature #93]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Roberta Kavendek, South Amboy, NJ, United States of America<p>I know it&#039;s a little late, but really wanted to sign this anyway.<br />
I was incredibly moved by this story since I was around the same age she was in &#039;73 and was also a Girl Scout. I CANNOT imagine ANY mother being able to live through this and then have to KEEP reliving it, like Rosemarie. She&#039;s an incredibly strong person and Joan has an incredibly strong presence. Joan will always be alive.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. David Levash [Signature #92]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. David Levash, No. Brunswick, NJ, United States of America<p>Please don not let this SOB out of prison.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Jennifer Alexander [Signature #91]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Jennifer Alexander, New Jersey]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:01:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Christine Yanni [Signature #90]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Christine Yanni, New Jersey, Hudson<p>That behavior is unfit for society.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:53:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>sally osman [Signature #89]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:17:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #88]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, New Jersey, United States of America<p>Must keep predators behind bars without parole</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:15:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Marc Poole, NJ, Somerset County, United States of America<p>Please support Joan&#039;s Law.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>nilofar ismail [Signature #86]</title>
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      <title>Mr. Anonymous [Signature #85]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Pennsylvania, United States of America<p>Keep Joseph Mc Gowan Behind Bars</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Rabiya Kader [Signature #84]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rabiya Kader, North Brunswick, NJ, United States of America<p>I hope this is passed.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Liz Selkowe [Signature #83]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Liz Selkowe, Montvale, New jersey, United States of America]]></description>
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      <title>Elham Sharaf [Signature #82]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Elham Sharaf, Somerset, NJ<p>no out of jail</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms. Anonymous [Signature #81]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Delaware<p>Protect our children</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms. Dawn Marecki [Signature #80]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Dawn Marecki, Budd Lake, New Jersey, United States of America<p>Monsters like this man belong in jail. Please do not let him out to commit another crime.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>MS jane balsamo [Signature #79]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MS jane balsamo, MA, United States of America<p>Please keep this man in jail.  THe little girl got the death penalty.  He just gets life!!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Justine Schembri [Signature #78]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Justine Schembri, pennsylvania<p>keep them jailed.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Nilsaliz Ortiz [Signature #77]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Nilsaliz Ortiz, Perth Amboy, NJ, United States of America<p>NO Parole f!!!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Tarek Abousalem [Signature #76]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tarek Abousalem, NJ<p>Keep him in jail.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Sara Sharaf [Signature #75]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Sara Sharaf, Somerset, NJ, United States of America<p>keep that bastard in jail.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:27:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Thaier Abdelhady [Signature #74]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thaier Abdelhady, North Brunswick, NJ<p>Keep this murderer behind bars and away from any children!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Hesham Mahmoud [Signature #73]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hesham Mahmoud, New Jersey<p>Please keep him behind bars.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:50:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #72]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:38:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Andrea Jones [Signature #71]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Andrea Jones, New Jersey<p>He should not be free</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Suzy Zaky [Signature #70]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Suzy Zaky, NYew York<p>I support &#039;Joan&#039;s Law&#039; that states anyone convicted of raping and murdering any child under 14 be behind bars for LIFE!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Sherein Ragab [Signature #69]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Sherein Ragab, NJ<p>This man should be behind bars for life.  Nobody should be allowed parole for the crime he comitted.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Summer Sharaf [Signature #68]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Summer Sharaf, North Brunswick, NJ<p>Violent crimes against children should never be forgiven. This man is a menace to society and must be behind bars to protect our children from the possibility of a repeated offense.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Alexandra Noriega [Signature #67]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alexandra Noriega, New Jersey]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:14:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Anonymous [Signature #66]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Connecticut, United States of America<p>Folks who are compelled to commit such ghastly, heinous crimes simply do not change. He will continue to be danger to society for the remainder of his natural life. DO NOT RELEASE HIM.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. Sean Hagan [Signature #65]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Sean Hagan, New York, United States of America<p>This peice of garbage should rot in jail for the rest of his life.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #64]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Connecticut<p>Anybody guilty of such heinous crimes should not be allowed to live free and enjoy liberties allowed to law abiding members of society.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Julian McCants [Signature #63]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Julian McCants, GA, United States of America<p>Joseph McGowan should stay behind bars for the rest of his life for this terrible crime he committed.  He is an animal and should never see the outside of a prison until the day he dies.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. David Polak [Signature #62]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. David Polak, NJ<p>People like this man shouldn&#039;t be allowed on our streets.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2008 09:09:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms. Jennifer Zisa [Signature #61]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms. Jennifer Zisa, NJ<p>Joan&#039;s Law should be passed and he should stay behind bars!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Lynne Allaker [Signature #60]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Lynne Allaker, NJ, United States of America<p>TAKING A LIFE SHOULD MEAN LIFE FOR THE OFFENDER</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:57:16 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Kevin Cassidy [Signature #59]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Kevin Cassidy, nj, United States of America<p>What kind of society are we that would allow the saftey of all the children to be put at risk by the release of this unapolgetic,calculating fiend??</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Edwin Cacho [Signature #58]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Edwin Cacho, NY<p>Please keep Joseph McGowan behind bars</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:09:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Geraldine Wacker [Signature #57]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Geraldine Wacker, new jersey]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 08:28:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Sarah Murphy [Signature #56]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sarah Murphy, Waldwick, NJ, United States of America<p>Keep our children safe. Keep this murderer behind bars.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 05:18:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Joanne Flynn [Signature #55]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Joanne Flynn, NJ<p>.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 04:05:03 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Dan OShea [Signature #54]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Dan OShea, New Jersey, United States of America<p>Keep this animal behind bars! He is a murderer and a menace to society. We all deserve the right to look amongst peaceful and law abiding citizens. Once you commit such a heinous crime you sacrifice the priviledge to live among the good people of this earth.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Deirdre O'Shea [Signature #53]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Deirdre O&#039;Shea, nj, United States of America<p>My heart goes out to Joan&#039;s family and friends.  That monster should never see the light of day - and to think he was around many more children as a teacher!  God only knows what he has done to any one of them...</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Susan Gabaccia, NJ<p>Please support Rosemarie D&#039;Alessandro&#039;s efforts to keep Joseph McGowan, convicted murderer / sex offender, behind bars for at least 25 more years or life.</p>

<p>Support &#039;Joan&#039;s Law&#039; that states anyone convicted of raping and murdering any child under 14 be behind bars for LIFE!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Leia Peison [Signature #51]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Leia Peison, ohio<p>this guy should never be free</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:50:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Ralph Andersen, New Jersey<p>Please keep this sick man behind bars where he belongs</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Nov 2008 08:48:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Joanne Andersen, New Jersey<p>Please keep this sick man behind bars where he belongs</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Nov 2008 08:47:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Jennifer Rejfir [Signature #48]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Jennifer Rejfir, New Jersey<p>Please keep this sick man behind bars where he belongs</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Nov 2008 08:47:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jeana Andersen [Signature #47]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jeana Andersen, Wood-Ridge, NJ, United States of America<p>God Bless you and your family. May your law pass and may all the animals out there who commit so heinous crimes on children rot in hell!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Lori Giantonio, Hillsdale, NJ, United States of America<p>I went to school w/Joan at St.John the Baptist and the memory of this tragedy will be etched in my mind forever. A monster like this can NEVER be rehabilitated and should not be allowed to walk the streets ever again. Don&#039;t put another child in jeopardy, keep him behind bars.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lisa Mundy, New Jersey<p>I will never forget the horrible story of what happened to Joan.  She was the same age as me at the time and also a Girl Scout.  I remember seeing the newspaper article about what happened.  I can&#039;t imagine anything like that happening to my children.  How horrible.  May he never see the light of day.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr John Jones, Ridgewood, New Jersey<p>My heart goes out to you. Keep up your fight. This animal belongs in jail the rest of his life.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Maureen LaCarrubba, SD, United States of America<p>This is an important law that needs to be passed to protect our children.</p>]]></description>
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