Petersen headed for death row

[garnet]

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.

[lookout123]

Originally Posted by garnet

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.

yeah, i know, just being facetious. i support innocent til proven guilty but get frustrated when it all devolves into stupid twists of the law. she's guilty. it was proven. pop her. move on.

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.

or how about just having the family pay for themselves? there is an idea, don't turn to the government every time there is a problem.

but Bruce is right, these arguments are for different threads.

[garnet]

Originally Posted by lookout123

or how about just having the family pay for themselves? there is an idea, don't turn to the government every time there is a problem.

I agree dude--I'm being facetious too

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by lookout123

yeah, i know, just being facetious. i support innocent til proven guilty but get frustrated when it all devolves into stupid twists of the law. she's guilty. it was proven. pop her. move on.

It's not about her. It's about a witness for the prosecution lying. A tainted conviction is a stain on the whole system, whether the person was guilty or not.

[Troubleshooter]

Originally Posted by garnet

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.

That's the problem with some aspects of the criminal process. It's a given that she is guilty of killing her kids. In a situation like this it is a case of determining which specific crime, by the letter of the law, that she has commited.

Originally Posted by garnet

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.

That's the parent's and the media's fault.

[wolf]

Park Dietz is usually more competent than that. He's provided expert witness testimony in a lot of trials.