[benjibrowder]

So sad, the rapist got what he deserved, but if everythings true, she didn't. She deserves an award.

[msnimje]

The ACLU must be pleased.

[neodad]

In October Cunningham was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Coy Hundley, her daughter's uncle

Her brother?

[Zeroisanumber]

Vigilante justice cannot be tolerated. All the same though, I'm glad that they let her off light.

[Natural Law]

She had bad council. She had a clear case of diminished capacity.

[ccmay]

four years in prison today... must serve nearly a third of the sentence before being eligible for parole

That's about 16 months. I must say, if someone raped my daughter, 16 months in the clink would seem like nothing next to the grim satisfaction I'd get from shooting him down like a dog.

-ccm

[nickcarraway]

Cunningham was tried on a charge of first-degree murder in April in the case, but the jury acquitted her of that charge and deadlocked on all lesser charges.

If the jury acquitted on one charge and deadlocked on all other charges, how can she be going to jail?

[wagglebee]

She should get a reward for doing society a favor.

[Teacher317]

And if the man did not do what she accuses him of?
How does she know?
How do we know?

Do parents get one free kill if they play the "rape card"?

[starbase]

shooting death of a man she said raped her young daughter

Well since he was executed I hope he was actually guilty, the "she said" part is disturbing. Maybe he did it, but I'd like the courts to take care of this sort of thing.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I don't think I could have voted to convict. I have 4 daughters and would do the same as this lady to anyone who made them cry.

[Theodore R.]

This is Senator Alexander's hometown.

[Ukiapah Heep]

She should get four years - of free groceries!

[japaneseghost]

My prediction.

She'll be the queen of whatever prison she gets stuck in.

The guards will be saluting her, the dykes will be protecting her instead of trying to seduce her.

It should be an easy 16 months for her.

IMO, this woman has some well-defined leadership qualities.

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Such a shame she will miss part of her daughter's life. The filthy son of a bitch didn't just rape the girl, he raped the whole family.

Good on you Mrs. Cunningham. You did what had to be done to not only protect your daughter from a return visit by her "Uncle" but all the young women who he would have potentially preyed upon.

Too bad I wasn't on that jury, she would have walked.

[Husker24]

Appealing this sentance would be a big mistake, she only has to serve a little over a year.

[Fred Hayek]

There was a somewhat similar case in Houston TX, where the judge (Mary Bacon) threw out the charges. The difference was the father caught the rapist in the act.

[Ciexyz]

There's a verse in the Bible about God's judgement on those who hurt children. "It would be better if a millstone were tied about his neck" (something to that effect).

The Lord will take care of those scumbags.

As for the woman who snapped and killed her child's rapist, I say shame on any jury that convicted her. Shame! How can they expect a person to act "sanely" when they're facing the reality of the horror of their child being raped?

[rasblue]

Where is the crime?

[TChad]

I guess I must have missed the part where the uncle was charged with a crime, actual evidence was presented against him, and on the basis of that evidence he was convicted. After cases such as McMartin Preschool fiasco in California and the Amirault nightmare in Massachusetts, I thought we all now understood that many kids are willing and able to lie under oath about being molested, especially if they are coached to do so.

If Cunningham killed the uncle because she had incontrovertible evidence that he was guilty of child rape, she deserves some sympathy and a reduced sentence. If instead she killed him because she believed a phony story that the kids made up to try to hurt their uncle...