Death is the right thing for this disgusting, walking, talking piece of human waste, legally at least.
But NO PUNISHMENT, no matter how harsh will ever replace the beautiful, sweet girl he buried alive after raping her, throwing her in a closet and covering her with bags and burying her.
Will the judge listen to a jury who - 10 to 2 - recommended execution? I certainly hope so. But no matter what, he gets an appeal. And her family gets to suffer through more publicity while defense attorneys bring up the need to be merciful. I don’t care if the guy has an IQ of 20, he violently raped and murdered a 9 year old girl and, because of that, should never be allowed to see sunlight again Or to breathe. Or to experience life, even if behind bars. The best justice would be burying the bastard in a bag alive and see how he likes it.
No matter what, the ultimate judge and jury will decide his fate. And there will likely be no appeals.
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I have never understood the appeal process. In my mind it's telling the jury (of peers) that they didn't do their job properly. What further bothers me is that an appeal seems to be automatic. So the jurors going in have this hanging over them. I'd certainly go in thinking that any verdict given really doesn't matter.
Anyway.....this guys deserves punishment in ways that, well, I'll leave to our imaginations.
...and especially in situations where the evidence is overwhelming and/or when they confess to doing it! What is there to appeal?!?
Alexis and I couldn't believe this either. They should just shoot the guy. I read the coroner's statement about how they knew she was alive when buried and was disgusted. Developmentally disabled or not, this thing is an aberation, a monster.
