Mike
It makes you paranoid, anxious, restless, afraid...you name it. Limb by limb I want to rip to shreds the bastard who did this.
Honestly, having children this age walking a MILE each way to school seems like a bad idea, even apart from crime issues. This was a pair of 7 year olds and their 10 year old sister. Kids that age are easily distracted, and while a reasonably intelligent and responsible 10 year old should be able to watch a pair of 7 years at home, or very briefly away from home, a mile long walk is quite a but. What does the 10 year old do if one of the 7 year old gets a mind to run off and “hide” or to run across the street even though there’s traffic? Abandon the other 7 year old to go after the straying one? That’s essentially what this 10 year old was confronted with.
You are so right.
Old fashioned justice has a place in our times.
How soon until hollywood signs a petition to be gentle with the killer? Oh wait - we don’t know yet if the killer makes movies...