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2008-03-02 07:14:58
HurricaИe
Banned
+877|6389|Washington DC
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/29/gir … index.html

He's 100% guilty, he gave a gruesome detailed description of what he did to this innocent girl. There's no "other side" to this story. He kidnaps a girl, assaults her, kills her, has sex with her corpse, and then mutilates the body.

People like this "man" shouldn't even get an appeals process. They don't even deserve a last meal or last rites. They deserve to be gone from this earth.
2008-03-02 07:17:48
lowing
Banned
+1,662|7079|USA

HurricaИe wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/29/girl.in.box.ap/index.html

He's 100% guilty, he gave a gruesome detailed description of what he did to this innocent girl. There's no "other side" to this story. He kidnaps a girl, assaults her, kills her, has sex with her corpse, and then mutilates the body.

People like this "man" shouldn't even get an appeals process. They don't even deserve a last meal or last rites. They deserve to be gone from this earth.
well it is due process of the law, but when that is done, this guy should suffer, and the victims family should be offered the means to carry it out.
2008-03-02 07:19:35
HurricaИe
Banned
+877|6389|Washington DC

lowing wrote:

HurricaИe wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/29/girl.in.box.ap/index.html

He's 100% guilty, he gave a gruesome detailed description of what he did to this innocent girl. There's no "other side" to this story. He kidnaps a girl, assaults her, kills her, has sex with her corpse, and then mutilates the body.

People like this "man" shouldn't even get an appeals process. They don't even deserve a last meal or last rites. They deserve to be gone from this earth.
well it is due process of the law, but when that is done, this guy should suffer, and the victims family should be offered the means to carry it out.
What is there to appeal though? All signs point to "yes, I am 100% guilty of this heinous crime." There's just no point.
2008-03-02 07:23:52
lowing
Banned
+1,662|7079|USA

HurricaИe wrote:

lowing wrote:

HurricaИe wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/29/girl.in.box.ap/index.html

He's 100% guilty, he gave a gruesome detailed description of what he did to this innocent girl. There's no "other side" to this story. He kidnaps a girl, assaults her, kills her, has sex with her corpse, and then mutilates the body.

People like this "man" shouldn't even get an appeals process. They don't even deserve a last meal or last rites. They deserve to be gone from this earth.
well it is due process of the law, but when that is done, this guy should suffer, and the victims family should be offered the means to carry it out.
What is there to appeal though? All signs point to "yes, I am 100% guilty of this heinous crime." There's just no point.
I agree 100% but the law is the law and all the "I's" have got to be dotted and all of the "T's" have got to be crossed before this guy gets his.
2008-03-02 07:29:36
Spearhead
Gulf coast redneck hippy
+731|7117|Tampa Bay Florida
Because if you dont follow the prcoess, every single time, no matter how pointless, people with less than ethical mindsets will learn how to abuse it, and sooner or later, innocent people will be hurt.
2008-03-02 07:43:18
konfusion
mostly afk
+480|6977|CH/BR - in UK

Spearhead wrote:

Because if you dont follow the prcoess, every single time, no matter how pointless, people with less than ethical mindsets will learn how to abuse it, and sooner or later, innocent people will be hurt.
Precisely. In fact, people are already exploiting laws by taking away the factor of common sense...

-konfusion
2008-03-02 08:09:02
Uzique
dasein.
+2,865|6898
Everybody is entitled to appeal against a judicial decision. Lots of reasons why, but ultimately it's because if there is no route of appeal- then the law (which is ultimately governed by humans that make mistakes) is unalterable and lots of people would be locked up out of a mistake or for wrong reasons. Even people that are obviously guilty are entitled to an appeal- the law must apply to everyone equally. Even though I have no doubts that his appeal will be quashed instantly and he'll be sent packing to where he belongs... it's important that he gets chance to have his case reheard if he feels it necessary.

Also, don't forget that on appeal when a case is reviewed, the defendant isn't always completely 'let off' or reduced. Sometimes the appeal judge/jury may decide that the original sentence wasn't harsh enough- and will instead crank up the punishment. Don't assume that just because a rapist/murderer/sicko is getting an appeal, that s/he is getting an easy option out. He could find himself in far more trouble.
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2008-03-02 08:51:09
S.Lythberg
Mastermind
+429|6874|Chicago, IL
People do occasionally confess guilt when they are innocent, especially people who are mentally ill to some degree (as this guy clearly is), and that is why the whole process must be followed.  Of course, since he has been found guilty, lets get rid of this waste of air...
2008-03-02 09:11:22
Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|7193|Cambridge (UK)
The only justification I can see for an appeal is, as others have pointed out, due process. And for the reasons given by spearhead, and for those reasons alone, due process should be followed.

I don't get the "lets get rid of this waste of air" attitude though - this guy, despite all the horrible things he has done, is a human being - he should never be allowed to do anything like this again, but, if he is mentally ill he should be given treatment for a condition that is not of his making.

If someone makes a cold blooded, but rational, decision to commit murder, now that's a different matter.

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-03-02 09:12:35)

2008-03-02 09:13:45
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6833|North Carolina

HurricaИe wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/29/girl.in.box.ap/index.html

He's 100% guilty, he gave a gruesome detailed description of what he did to this innocent girl. There's no "other side" to this story. He kidnaps a girl, assaults her, kills her, has sex with her corpse, and then mutilates the body.

People like this "man" shouldn't even get an appeals process. They don't even deserve a last meal or last rites. They deserve to be gone from this earth.
Honestly, I have to agree with you.  In cases like this, appeals seem like little more than a formality.  Perhaps, we could devise some sort of conditional appeals system.  If the evidence is strong enough in combination with an honest confession of guilt, then maybe an appeal is not necessary.
2008-03-02 09:20:20
Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|7193|Cambridge (UK)

Turquoise wrote:

HurricaИe wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/29/girl.in.box.ap/index.html

He's 100% guilty, he gave a gruesome detailed description of what he did to this innocent girl. There's no "other side" to this story. He kidnaps a girl, assaults her, kills her, has sex with her corpse, and then mutilates the body.

People like this "man" shouldn't even get an appeals process. They don't even deserve a last meal or last rites. They deserve to be gone from this earth.
Honestly, I have to agree with you.  In cases like this, appeals seem like little more than a formality.  Perhaps, we could devise some sort of conditional appeals system.  If the evidence is strong enough in combination with an honest confession of guilt, then maybe an appeal is not necessary.
Rearrange these words into a popular phrase or saying:

Wedge end thin of the.
2008-03-02 09:21:44
S.Lythberg
Mastermind
+429|6874|Chicago, IL

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

The only justification I can see for an appeal is, as others have pointed out, due process. And for the reasons given by spearhead, and for those reasons alone, due process should be followed.

I don't get the "lets get rid of this waste of air" attitude though - this guy, despite all the horrible things he has done, is a human being - he should never be allowed to do anything like this again, but, if he is mentally ill he should be given treatment for a condition that is not of his making.

If someone makes a cold blooded, but rational, decision to commit murder, now that's a different matter.
Can one commit murder without some degree of mental instability?

mentally unsound on not, they have not, and never will, contribute to society.
2008-03-02 09:24:21
Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|7193|Cambridge (UK)

S.Lythberg wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

The only justification I can see for an appeal is, as others have pointed out, due process. And for the reasons given by spearhead, and for those reasons alone, due process should be followed.

I don't get the "lets get rid of this waste of air" attitude though - this guy, despite all the horrible things he has done, is a human being - he should never be allowed to do anything like this again, but, if he is mentally ill he should be given treatment for a condition that is not of his making.

If someone makes a cold blooded, but rational, decision to commit murder, now that's a different matter.
Can one commit murder without some degree of mental instability?
In a nutshell, yes.

S.Lythberg wrote:

mentally unsound on not, they have not, and never will, contribute to society.
We can not say that - we have no way of knowing what contribution to society they may have made in the past, or will make in the future.
2008-03-02 09:29:32
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6833|North Carolina

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

S.Lythberg wrote:

Scorpion0x17 wrote:

The only justification I can see for an appeal is, as others have pointed out, due process. And for the reasons given by spearhead, and for those reasons alone, due process should be followed.

I don't get the "lets get rid of this waste of air" attitude though - this guy, despite all the horrible things he has done, is a human being - he should never be allowed to do anything like this again, but, if he is mentally ill he should be given treatment for a condition that is not of his making.

If someone makes a cold blooded, but rational, decision to commit murder, now that's a different matter.
Can one commit murder without some degree of mental instability?
In a nutshell, yes.

S.Lythberg wrote:

mentally unsound on not, they have not, and never will, contribute to society.
We can not say that - we have no way of knowing what contribution to society they may have made in the past, or will make in the future.
Theoretically, you are correct about the mentally unstable, but when they are unstable to this degree, I have no problem whatsoever with killing them.
2008-03-02 10:02:02
David.P
Banned
+649|6701
Even i think killing kids is pretty low.
2008-03-02 11:52:18
daddyofdeath
A REAL Combat Engineer in the house
+187|6681|UK Bradford W,Yorks. Age 27
It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do to others. I have 2 children and am dreading when they get older and I cannot watch them 24/7.
2008-03-02 17:24:18
FEOS
Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate
+1,182|6838|'Murka

Spearhead wrote:

Because if you dont follow the prcoess, every single time, no matter how pointless, people with less than ethical mindsets will learn how to abuse it, and sooner or later, innocent people will be hurt.
We already have proof that people with less than ethical mindsets will learn how to abuse the system...in a manner opposite to the one you are alluding to.

But I agree that without due process, it would be much worse.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
2008-03-02 17:26:34
Spearhead
Gulf coast redneck hippy
+731|7117|Tampa Bay Florida

FEOS wrote:

in a manner opposite to the one you are alluding to.
When did I say otherwise?
2008-03-02 17:41:31
FEOS
Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate
+1,182|6838|'Murka

Spearhead wrote:

FEOS wrote:

in a manner opposite to the one you are alluding to.
When did I say otherwise?
You didn't. But based on previous posts, it was clear you were referring (primarily) to the abuse of overzealous prosecutors and such, rather than unethical defense attorneys.

I was merely pointing out that we have abuse of the system now by unethical actors, but that abuse on the prosecutorial side would be even worse.

So calm down. I'm agreeing with you, to a degree.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

 

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