Posted on 01/14/2007 9:00:38 AM PST by workerbee
RALEIGH, N.C. — A man suspected of decapitating his 4-year-old daughter and leaving the body for her mother to find in their suburban home was arrested in Washington, D.C., early Saturday, authorities said.
Investigators have not found any history of domestic or mental health problems at the home, and still have no leads as to a possible motive in the killing, said Clayton police Lt. Jon Gerrell.
Amber Violette told police Friday evening she had found her daughter, Katlin, with her head severed from her body, police said.
An "edged weapon" believe to have been used in the killing was found in the house, though Gerrell declined to give more details.
"This is devastating for the whole community as a whole, and it's the most horrific thing I've seen in 13 years of police work," said Sgt. S.P. Lapsley. "That a father could do this to his child, I just can't believe it."
John Patrick Violette's vehicle was found at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and investigators learned he had taken a flight to Washington. Deputy U.S. marshals arrested the 37-year-old after police tracked his credit card to the hotel, Lapsley said.
Police said Violette, 37, would be held in Washington pending an extradition on a murder charge expected to be filed in Clayton, about 15 miles southeast of Raleigh. The U.S. Marshals Service said an extradition hearing is expected to be held Tuesday.
The mother is not a suspect in the investigation, and Lapsley said police don't expect to make any more arrests.
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Good to know so many here advocate for the abandonment of the Constitution when strong emotions are involved. Yep, that's exactly what the Framers had in mind when they formed this great nation.
Thank you for spelling out my statement. Where are we headed with this kind of popular thought?
It's hard even to talk about it, isn't it?
What was his DU handle?
Shock.
I used to follow crime on CTV boards and thought I could not be left speechless..but this just stunned me.
No. The acts are nearly the same. He beheaded a 4-year-old girl. We put him in a cage. A bunch of strangers pass judgment on him. Then he is injected with poisonous chemicals that paralyze his muscles and cause his heart to stop. He used the power of his fists and hands. We use the power of the state. In the end, he's dead. His daughter is dead. Both were killed by agents over which they had no control.
The only thing that distinguishes us from the perpetrator is our motive. We are not killing him on a whim, or because we lost our temper, or because he ate the last of the double-chocolate Oreos. We are killing him because we, as a collective, agree that his behavior places him beyond the campfire, outside the realm of our protection, a predator the human circle shuns in the harshest, most ultimate way.
civilization is about the struggle between our capacity for brutish depravity and moral order.
Wanton, casual, capricious depravity? Certainly. But depravity as an answer for depravity is not inconsistent with moral order. It is definitely in concert with NATURAL order.
We loathe this man because we recognize his act was cruel, brutal, and depraved. That is good. Brutal depravity in dealing with him makes a mockery of our moral reasoning.
How so? Ours is a response, not a cause. We did not randomly select this creature for torture and abuse; he selected himself for society's just retribution when he engaged in acts so horrific as to place himself beyond the pale. In violating the social contract, he forfeits its benefits.
However, I agree with the poster who said that restraint is not for his benefit, but for our own. He's not worth the descent into madness, however temporary or justifiable.
"When we punish acts of barbarity with acts of barbarity, we put ourselves on the same level as the killer. And that takes away our moral high ground."
Moral high ground? How about holding people responsible for their actions and being brave enough to punish them when they break the laws. Don't do the crime if you can't face the consequence. How can a civilized person look upon the base wickedness committed and not see the need to exact full punishment? Maybe you're one of those people who can't feel compassion unless the crime happens to one of your family members.
IMHO, as soon as we create the express line court, the same heinous people who insist upon not executing criminals today, will be the same ones jumping out crying 'off with their heads' to any believer in Christ, because their worldview without God will seem offended by believers.
Right ... shock takes over ... absolute and complete shock. I wonder how the poor woman is now?
Maybe you need reading comprehension lessons. You missed the part of my post that said this guy should die. I think that pretty much takes care of the holding him responsible for his actions part. Death is a pretty final way of giving full punishment. It's the manner of death that speaks of our civilization.
Also, to the poster (sorry, forgot who) equates capital punishment with acts of war, apples to oranges.
You have a superb , if somewhat wicked sense of sarcasm.
Kill Him Now
Ah....Natural law. Now I see your perspective.
No thanks don't have the time or inclinaation...Next we'll be hearing about Samuel von Pufendorf.
Seems to me that the very essence of irrationalism is the willingness to abandon reason for the expedience of emotion. Once of the things I despise most about liberals is their glorification of feelings and emotions at the expense of reason and justice.
Curiously, what is happening here is a reflection of that same appeal to emotions. Brutal ghoulish torture of this man Violette is good because it " feels" right.
The law exists and we accept it because we know that without it we would descend into brutal depravity. Yes, we like to think we are moral and civilized because of our nature. But put in world of no rules and we will rapidly descend into brutish behavior.
Answering your question is difficult. I turned on the TV the other day and there was something called " The Ultimate Fighting Championship". My thought was...What kind of culture creates this sort of disgusting entertainment? The it hit me.... a doomed culture. We are fast becoming the New Romans. Juvenal wrote "Two things the people anxiously desire -- bread and circuses."
Man... that was eloquent....
Uhm, who are you to tell anyone else what the purpose of execution is or isn't? I think that executions are part deterent and part vengence.
A sensible post in sea of juvenile oneupsmanship over the most gruesome death.
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