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To: Continental Soldier; Ramius

A jury of his peers convicted Weller of 10 counts of manslaughter with gross negligence, not for having an "accident." By law, the sentence could have been prison time. The judge opted otherwise.

Read post #67 and read it carefully. Also, keep these visual images firmly in mind: A dead body across your windshield and another beneath your tires.



87 posted on 11/20/2006 1:51:33 PM PST by La Enchiladita (I will chill out when I'm dead . . .)
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To: La Enchiladita

What, like it isn't obviously tragic and traumatic? Of course it is. I don't get your point.

My point is about pretending that there can be "justice" in a situation such as this. Sometimes justice is just out of reach. What do you want, life in prison? Whoopeee... maybe a whole couple of years. Death penalty? Likewise, this man's life is largely behind him, and no amount of bloodthirst on behalf of "justice" will take that away either.

Maybe the punishment should be visited on his children instead? At least they might live long enough to be able to suffer long enough to satisfy our need for revenge.


89 posted on 11/20/2006 2:01:34 PM PST by Ramius
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To: La Enchiladita

Images of damage and death are always ugly. In this case, the judge was right.


93 posted on 11/20/2006 2:41:03 PM PST by Continental Soldier
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