It’s no wonder they don’t believe in capitol punishment. To a Methodist, the only sin is calling a sin a sin.
I hate to put it this way, but we have seen just how well “forgiveness” and giving scumbags a second chance worked in this case. Both of these savages had records as long as your arm but both were repeatedly let out of prison, given opportunities to get jobs and do something meaningful with their lives, and avoid future crimes. None of this came to pass. Just maybe the revolving door system of justice made them think they could rape, terrorize, and kill and probably get away with it again.
Sadly I don’t think any major changes will come to the parole system here either. The legislature has not acted yet. In fact when some of them went on a fact finding tour of a prison we heard a lot of comments about how awful it is that the inmates are too cramped and they live in poor conditions. It’s almost as if the bad guys are getting even more sympathy.
Plus I will predict the same people who express outrage and anger over this crime will next year just vote to re-elect the same legislators who created this mess.