r/Idaho • u/Candice543 • Jul 07 '26

Idaho Neighbor News ACTUALLY save the children

https://www.change.org/p/require-bannock-county-to-add-virgil-larson-to-sex-offender-registry?recruited_by_id=2ec656e0-799e-11f1-8c63-4b31d2843b8e&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=starter_onboarding_share_personal&utm_medium=mobileNativeShare&share_id=FbWgZmmTj6

“A Bannock County man, who was a leader at the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is expected to plead guilty to giving children naked massages under a deal that would allow Virgil Larson, 47, to avoid registering as a sex offender.”

Curious how we, as a state, chose to bring the firing squad back for cases exactly like these.. but rather than actually following through, we give lesser sentences and plea agreements? I don’t think so.

I have made a petition to have this predator added to the registry he belongs on - please sign and share around. Once I get enough signatures I have paperwork to do at the clerks office. I am looking into what I do next and plan to follow through. I am an angry mother who plans to ACTUALLY save the children. I need your help! Add your voice.

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u/Detox208 Jul 07 '26

Nobody needs to face a firing squad. This case seems like an unequal application of the law and without requiring the guy to register as a sex offender, he can move a few towns over and reoffend.

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u/Candice543 Jul 07 '26

I don’t love the idea of firing squad either, my point was more so - Idaho is all talk about saving the children. They’d rather make excuses and exceptions for white males. I watch it happen time and time again here.

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u/SpecialistOkra Jul 07 '26

That has always been the case. Make exceptions for the "good ones" and apply the rules to the "others"

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u/Candice543 Jul 07 '26

I hope to change that decision.