JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 No problem with that - the guy deserved it for killing 3 people. Trouble is, he also killed 2 people in another county and had already been tried and convicted, sentenced to 2 life sentences no chance for parole. What's the point? Why go through the time, trouble, and expense of a second trial? So that families of the victims in Monroe County can feel the same closure that the other ones do?
Golden Wheels Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Anything they can do to make sure that evil man doesn't see the light of day again is fine with me.
outsidethebox Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Anything they can do to make sure that evil man doesn't see the light of day again is fine with me. All they need to do is uphold the original ruling. There are to many "life sentences" that are not actual life sentences.
kegtapr Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 No problem with that - the guy deserved it for killing 3 people. Trouble is, he also killed 2 people in another county and had already been tried and convicted, sentenced to 2 life sentences no chance for parole. What's the point? Why go through the time, trouble, and expense of a second trial? So that families of the victims in Monroe County can feel the same closure that the other ones do? I can see the waste of money arguement, but if my wife was one of those 3, then I would want justice served for her regardless of other trials. Plus, say there is a miracle for this guy and one of the convictions gets overturned on appeal. Nice to have a back-up.
Beerball Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 So that families of the victims in Monroe County can feel the same closure that the other ones do? Hopefully that's why. Also have to consider that the verdict in the other case could be overturned. (then there's the DA being able to point to the case when it comes time for reelection)
Steely Dan Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 All they need to do is uphold the original ruling. There are to many "life sentences" that are not actual life sentences. I can see the waste of money arguement, but if my wife was one of those 3, then I would want justice served for her regardless of other trials. Plus, say there is a miracle for this guy and one of the convictions gets overturned on appeal. Nice to have a back-up. Agreed on both posts.
Cynical Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 No problem with that - the guy deserved it for killing 3 people. Trouble is, he also killed 2 people in another county and had already been tried and convicted, sentenced to 2 life sentences no chance for parole. What's the point? Why go through the time, trouble, and expense of a second trial? So that families of the victims in Monroe County can feel the same closure that the other ones do? I didn't realize justice had a "price".
Tcali Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 No problem with that - the guy deserved it for killing 3 people. Trouble is, he also killed 2 people in another county and had already been tried and convicted, sentenced to 2 life sentences no chance for parole. What's the point? Why go through the time, trouble, and expense of a second trial? So that families of the victims in Monroe County can feel the same closure that the other ones do? problem is...the older cases could be overturned at some point on techicalities or DNA. Gotta try the guy on the new stuff.
KD in CA Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 I didn't realize justice had a "price". Justice doesn't have a price. But the legal system does. A very high one.
Fezmid Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Link for those of us who don't know what crime you're referring to?
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted December 20, 2009 Author Posted December 20, 2009 Link for those of us who don't know what crime you're referring to? http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/p...D=2009912170332
Fezmid Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/p...D=2009912170332 Thanks.
dib Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Then why not put him out of our misery? I'll donate the bullet.
Cynical Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Justice doesn't have a price. But the legal system does. A very high one. True. But when people start talking about the cost of justice via the legal system, they are talking about the cost of justice itself.
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