[JamesP81]

If Scott were my son, I'd go find a plastic surgeon to make me unrecognizeable, then go live on a leper colony to atone for raising such an egotistical homocidal maniac.

That's pretty cold-hearted. Just because one man cold-bloodedly murdered someone isn't a good reason to become cold-hearted yourself.

Speaking for myself, it wouldn't much matter what my immediate family did. I am always on their side. Even if a close family member mowed down a class of kindergardners with a pickup truck, I'd still be on his side. Granted, I'd be devastated and pissed enough to bring about the energy-state death of the universe as an expression of my anger. Nonetheless, this person would still be family, and that will always count for something. When we live in a culture where it doesn't, it troubles me. It can't mean anything good for the future. In fact, I suspect this lack of love and loyalty may be what created a man like Scott Peterson in the first place.

And this practice of beating up on his parents for standing up for him doesn't say a lot good about us either. Most people would gladly kill another human being to protect their own children. I think the Peterson family has endured their son being codemned to die amazingly well, all things considered. I find it very troubling that we will so cavalierly denigrate his parents as being as big of a bunch of pariahs as he is, especially when they haven't done anything illegal. I'm sorry, but something is terribly wrong with this picture.

[bannie]

And this practice of beating up on his parents for standing up for him doesn't say a lot good about us either.

Not all parents are created equal.

[Canadian Outrage]

Beating up on these parents??? Sorry, these poor excuses for parents acted like gutter trash toward the Rocha's all during the trial. They did nothing but harass, demand, name call, attempt to take over everything that belonged to Laci and on and on. They KNOW and have known since the first night that Scott murdered Laci, they simply don't care. Their main concern was that Scott "get away" with it. They deserve no pity whatsoever.

[pinz-n-needlez]

No, 'heartless' is raising a son who would be unfaithful to his wife, would lie to everyone everywhere, and would kill his wife and unborn son.

'Heartless' is poking a mother who lost her daughter and grandson at every opportunity with meaness and viciousness.

'Heartless' is turning your back on your own daughter when she isn't completely, unquestionally, 100% in thrall to her murderous little brother.

My plan included suffering myself to begin to atone for all of this evilness. That's not heartless, that's loving and repentant. Two adjectives that will never be rightly attached to the Peterson family.

Pinz