[anthony_a_c_b]

She should get a medal for shooting an unarmed person? I don't know what the truth of the incident was but this guy was innocent in the eyes of the law and she decided to brutally kill him.

What's to stop anyone else committing murder and making up some story of abuse or rape to cover up for the crime. You can either be on the side of law and order or on the side of ciminality. We can't allow people to take the law into their own hands.

[wagglebee]

Obviously the original jury felt somewhat the same way, they found her not guilty of first degree murder and were hung on manslaughter. It would seem to me that this could only have happened if they were presented with fairly compelling evidence that this man was guilty of the rapes.

However, I do agree that there is definitely a need to stay away from vigilante justice.

[najida]

Ya know,
from my standpoint....

as awful as it is, nothing makes me believe more IN humanity than stories of parents protecting their kids and doing in those who've harmed them.

Guess I'm just a gushy 'ole romantic about those things >:>

[little jeremiah]

The child rapist admitted guilt. The mother was absolutely right in doing what she did.

The law is very broken, the justice system is not just, and I don't blame parents one single bit for punishing the violaters of their children since the justice system slaps them on the hand and then regurgitates them out so they can commit further violence and mayhem on children.

Sorry to sound so - extreme - but the system is broken is thousands of children's lives are ruined because of fiends who deserve death and don't get it.