Q: How Do You Deal w/Crime by Handicapped Man?

Item: Disabled man free in child-porn case: Previous charges had been dismissed /Taryn Brodwater, SR

More Info: In recent years, Peterson has twice been charged with sex offenses. In both cases, the charges were dismissed after his attorneys argued that he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. Though Peterson has been released, the latest case has not been dismissed.

DFO: Cynthia Taggart wrote a story about Joseph Peterson when she was our Close To Home columnist. She wrote in 1995 that “Joe is different from other 28-year-olds. He’s the size of a second-grader — 50 inches tall, 59 pounds — with an adult’s whiskery face. His voice is high, his self-control low. His brain quit growing with his bones — his IQ is 85. Like a kindergartener, he craves hugs, says inappropriate things and acts on impulse.”

Question: So, what do you do with a case like this?