When the death penalty was reinstated people talked about it being used for the most heinous crimes, premediated murder, multiple murders, etc. I guess we’ve gotten to kidnapping (rape has yet to be added by anyone in a position to actually know) as being one of the most heinous.
I disagree with you.
Are you a parent?
I am.
If anyone kidnapped one of my daughters, you better pray the police get to him/her before I do…
yes, I am a parent.
and thanks a fuck of a lot for trying to imply that somehow, if I am not in favor of the death penalty, that I love my child less than you or others who wish death on this guy.
I understand the anger at some one harming one’s child. I also believe in the laws of the land, which do not allow the death penalty for the crimes this man has been accused of.
RobbieFal:
Are you sure Jeffrey Dahmer’s murder was a deliberate hit? I got the impression that it was a prison scuffle that went too far. That does happen.
Is “Emmanuel” a religious leader, with dozens and dozens of people living with and believing in him? The only “followers” I’ve heard of so far are his wife, and Elizabeth.
I’d like to see the cites for this marriage thing as well.
My brother-in-law has multiple tattoos, but he’s not a gangbanger or a junkie. My husband wears sleeveless undershirts, but he doesn’t hit me. I wear a talisman, but I’m not Pagan. Appearance is not evidence. And neither is a “rumor”.
Uh, Kalhoun? Please show me a quote where I’m being “vicious.” I said I lacked compassion for Mitchell and I called him a nutjob. Not cuddly-kind perhaps, but certainly not vicious. I also specifically stated that I was against vigilantism and for a speedy trial and justice, which definately speaks against your claims that I declared him “guilty until proven innocent.”
Oh, and your flat declaration that Elizabeth “wasn’t raped” is premature. We don’t know yet whether her ordeal included rape – might have, might have not.
Jess
Your feelings as a parent are completely understandable, but part of the the price of living in a civil society is that we give up the right to private vengeance. If we allowed people to gun each other down in the streets to settle scores, we’d quickly revert to anarchy.