Petersen headed for death row - Page 2

404Error · 12-18-2004, 08:04 AM

The 'Quotation Of The Day' in todays NYTimes:

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"The comment may sound a bit whimsical, but it's literally true that the leading cause of death on death row is old age."
RONALD M. GEORGE, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court.

Uh, ya think?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-19-2004, 11:33 AM

I wonder how much more costly it is to keep someone on death row over the general prison population?

Beestie · 01-06-2005, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

Why is it you see women cheering when this guy gets the death penalty, yet making excuses for someone like Andrea Yates who makes Scott Peterson look like a boyscout? ... One of her kids saw what she was did to the others and ran away. She chased him down and dragged him kicking and screaming to the bathtub where she drowned him in the same tub as his baby sister.

Hide the children. Looks Andrea will now go free. Since she has no more children to murder (to prevent them from going to hell), she will have lots of free time that she can use to "save" the children of the neighbors or the local day care center or the mall. They should have buried her with her kids. Alive.

garnet · 01-06-2005, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

Hide the children. Looks Andrea will now go free. Since she has no more children to murder (to prevent them from going to hell), she will have lots of free time that she can use to "save" the children of the neighbors or the local day care center or the mall. They should have buried her with her kids. Alive.

Oh geez. I certainly hope they're going to retry her. I believe the woman is seriously messed up in the head, but she definitely needs to locked up somewhere.

jinx · 01-06-2005, 01:21 PM

It's not like she just snapped and killed her kids one day, she had a long history of being a psycho and not taking good care of them - so why did Rusty leave the kids alone with her? Yes, she should be locked up or put to death, but why does Rusty get to walk away?

wolf · 01-06-2005, 01:24 PM

For the same reason that the girl who got her boyfriend to beat her in the abdomen with a baseball bat until she miscarried gets to walk away, I guess.

A source other than WND.

russotto · 01-06-2005, 01:57 PM

The legislators who passed the law preventing those under-18 from getting a legal abortion without their parent's permission should be on trial for that one. This was a predictable (and likely predicted) result.

elf · 01-06-2005, 02:12 PM

I'm pretty sure that Andrea Yates isn't 'going free' anywhere. . . I thought it was just a decision as to whether she will do her time in a jail cell or on a mental ward unit. . . no? Criminally insane, that sort of thing?

lookout123 · 01-06-2005, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by russotto

The legislators who passed the law preventing those under-18 from getting a legal abortion without their parent's permission should be on trial for that one. This was a predictable (and likely predicted) result.

Under the age of 18 individuals aren't free to do a lot of things without parental notification and consent. A 17 year old girl can't go in and get a breast augmentation or reduction, oral surgery, or even lasic surgery done without parental notification. if they can't do those things, why would it be acceptable for them to go in and have an abortion without notifying the parents?

Under 18, in most states, a female can't even give consent to sexual relations with someone over 18. She can't even sign up for extra curricular activities at the school without parental consent. The reasoning is that she is too young to know what is, and isn't in her best interests. Hell, intheory she can't even go to some movies.

I'm not preaching to ban abortion, but I think parental consent is reasonable to expect before performing a surgical procedure on a child. Even though they may not look like kids on the outside, they still are children.

Clodfobble · 01-06-2005, 02:57 PM

I'm pretty sure that Andrea Yates isn't 'going free' anywhere. . . I thought it was just a decision as to whether she will do her time in a jail cell or on a mental ward unit. . . no? Criminally insane, that sort of thing?

She's getting a new trial. I'm sure the second jury will find her just as guilty as the first one.

lookout123 · 01-06-2005, 03:20 PM

yeah, more tax payer money for someone they should have just shot the day they found her.

Troubleshooter · 01-06-2005, 03:23 PM

This one falls in my "why doesn't matter" category.

lookout123 · 01-06-2005, 03:28 PM

i hear you. i don't think there could possibly be any acceptable or understandable reason for this behaviour. the world would be better served if the cops walked over to Ms Yates, she confessed, the cops brought in an unbiased third party to witness the confession again. everybody nods at each other before putting two holes in her forehead. insane or not, she's just a waste of oxygen at this point.

garnet · 01-06-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

yeah, more tax payer money for someone they should have just shot the day they found her.

Not to nitpick or anything, but isn't she innocent until proven guilty? I think she's a wacko who deserves what she gets, but they still gotta give her a "legitimate" trial, like it or not.

And BTW, what about the taxpayer money being used to support the babies of teenage girls who are too scared to tell their parents they're pregnant? I don't want to pay for those kids--maybe people who support parental notification should.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-06-2005, 03:38 PM

Speaking of Peterson (I am), The other day I saw a website claiming that he was railroaded and asked for donations to secure his release and find the real culprit.

I won't bother to go look for it because I know you don't want to donate.

12-19-2004, 11:33 AM	#17
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wonder how much more costly it is to keep someone on death row over the general prison population? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-06-2005, 01:21 PM	#20
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	It's not like she just snapped and killed her kids one day, she had a long history of being a psycho and not taking good care of them - so why did Rusty leave the kids alone with her? Yes, she should be locked up or put to death, but why does Rusty get to walk away? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-06-2005, 01:24 PM	#21
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	For the same reason that the girl who got her boyfriend to beat her in the abdomen with a baseball bat until she miscarried gets to walk away, I guess. A source other than WND. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 01-06-2005 at 01:26 PM.

01-06-2005, 03:20 PM	#26
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	yeah, more tax payer money for someone they should have just shot the day they found her. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-06-2005, 03:23 PM	#27
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	This one falls in my "why doesn't matter" category. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-06-2005, 01:57 PM	#22
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	The legislators who passed the law preventing those under-18 from getting a legal abortion without their parent's permission should be on trial for that one. This was a predictable (and likely predicted) result.

01-06-2005, 02:12 PM	#23
elf Yay! We're Dooomed! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mostly: New York. Most Recently: New Jersey. Currently: Colorado Posts: 214	I'm pretty sure that Andrea Yates isn't 'going free' anywhere. . . I thought it was just a decision as to whether she will do her time in a jail cell or on a mental ward unit. . . no? Criminally insane, that sort of thing?

01-06-2005, 02:57 PM	#25
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm pretty sure that Andrea Yates isn't 'going free' anywhere. . . I thought it was just a decision as to whether she will do her time in a jail cell or on a mental ward unit. . . no? Criminally insane, that sort of thing? She's getting a new trial. I'm sure the second jury will find her just as guilty as the first one.

01-06-2005, 03:28 PM	#28
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i hear you. i don't think there could possibly be any acceptable or understandable reason for this behaviour. the world would be better served if the cops walked over to Ms Yates, she confessed, the cops brought in an unbiased third party to witness the confession again. everybody nods at each other before putting two holes in her forehead. insane or not, she's just a waste of oxygen at this point. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-06-2005, 03:38 PM	#30
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Speaking of Peterson (I am), The other day I saw a website claiming that he was railroaded and asked for donations to secure his release and find the real culprit. I won't bother to go look for it because I know you don't want to donate. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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