I forgot the Bill of Rights only protects SOME people from an unfair justice system, not ALL.:rolleyes:

It did say in the article that the mom wasn't located, right? Eek... what a terrible situation.

Yes, there's a lot of truth in what you say. But I'd also ask, where were these little girls' own fathers? When the fathers stick around, there is no room for a stepfather. Statistically, stepfathers and mothers' boyfriends are far greater dangers to children than biological fathers.
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Yeah who cares about a tiny unimportant thing like innocent before proven guilty by a jury of their peers. And I'm confused, how exactly is he protected?

Yes, well my understanding through a DoC worker is that it rarely actually works like that since so many of those in prison are there on sex offenses and many of them offended against children. It's apparently an old 'myth' and in reality in most prisons - not jails - those are the people running things. :-/

I've heard both things too, it sounds like it might be a general truth, but how true it is is based on the facility being discussed.

I think a lot of it is what we want to believe. Like I mentioned earlier, a family friend was killed in a car accident last week and the commenters on the newspaper's website all put predicted that the guy who hit her would be raped in prison. He was going to the county jail, in solitary confinement, for DUI. :confused:

Well, it makes us feel better in that little revenge corner of our minds to imagine that (usually) he will 'get his' in jail. (And really not that much rape/assault going on in jail vs. prison just due to sheer numbers.)

But you know, wishing rape on someone feels really wrong no matter what. So mostly I hope he feels really shitty about it for the rest of his life. And every time he sees or hears about another kid he gets to relive that shame over and over.

That I can live with.

I see your :rolleyes: and raise you :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:.

Remember that discussion a few months ago on due process? Time to go back to it.

Or just move to somewhere else where they don't worry about piddly things like due process, innocent until proven guilty, right to counsel, trial by jury and instead just go ahead and execute people on the spot. How does North Korea sound?

We know he did it and there weren't any extenuating circumstances and he's clearly just evil so why don't we just kill him now!

No innocent people ever get the benefit of our justice system. Ever.

Duh.

Do you have a report to back this up? I'd be interested in reading it.

It seems to me that someone depraved enough to cause significant harm to a child would do it whether or not it was his/her biological child.

Thank you!

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Thank you! A mother who sacrifices her kids for a man and does nothing to protect them is lower than low

I think both of those bastards should fry! I'd even flip the switch for free

I had a feeling you'd show up. Yep. I remember our discussion, and I still have it.:) It's just that I don't think he'll get the punishment that he deserves. That was 2 year old child.

He's been charged with capital homicide, so he's facing the death penalty. He gave what appears to be a very incriminating confession, so unless there's some reason it can't come into evidence, I'd say a conviction is very likely; I'd even guess it's likely without the confession. This is in Texas, a place not at all shy about imposing and carrying out death sentences. Under all the circumstances, I'd be amazed if the prosecutor would agree to any plea deal that involved anything less than life in prison, and even that would surprise me.

So why don't you think he'll get the punishment he deserves?