Posted on 01/27/2002 8:48:53 AM PST by moodyskeptic
My first impression was that Costin was a jerk. This has pretty much been proven with a look at his past rap-sheet.
As for Junta, I suspect that he went way too far - and knew it. Or, as when he beat the hell out of his wife, he was just uncontrollable. Either way, a few years in the pokie may wise him up. And then again, it might not.
No sale. You seem to be saying that Junta should never have left, but rather that he should have stayed and pummeled that seven-time jailbird punk Costin right after he got sucker punched and kicked at with skates.
So Junta left and came back - - good for him. I don't hold it against him, even if the jury did. I hope there's an appeal.
In my opinion, this was his mistake. He should never have left, but should have resolved the dispute right then and there. By leaving so that he could simmer down, he instead had a chance to fume at the needless humiliation he had suffered at the hands of a worthless little punk. It ate at him quickly, and he could not let it rest. He lost his temper. I think he wanted to beat the punk up - - teach him a lesson real good - - but I don't believe he wanted to kill him. The punk ended up dead, and 6 to 10 is probably about right.
Bravo to our system of justice.
Where I come from (Houston, Texas), if you're man enough to start a fight, you'd best be man enough to finish it.
I speak from experience. I'm five-ten and weigh between 130 and 150 (yep, it do vary that much), which makes me at least equal-sized to most men of my acquaintance. I've been in two fights in my life back in the day, both with men I was dating at the time, and both of which I started. To their chivalrous credit, both men tried not to fight back, but I made it kinda hard for them.
When you hit, expect to get hit back. It's cowardly and chicken$hit of women - and little men - to think they can get away with hitting someone and expect no retaliation. That means all of us - women, men, however large or small you are.
What you say is very curious. Are you proud of the fact you fought with chivalrous men? Presumably, because they both tried not to fight back, they didnt start the fighting to begin with.
Were they injured by a smack from one of your leather-cupped breasts?
Exactly how much force is necessary to sever the muscles holding a person's neck together? Enough force to prove that a fist necessarily had been used in an intentionally harmful way, on a helpless person?
Women playing at men is ok, as long as they know they are women.
Junta lucked out. He murdered, and he got away with it. He should be in prison until he dies. But he will not, he will get out, probably.
The astonishing thing is that anyone calling herself conservative, should offer a defense of this killer.
And btw, you are more than 150, easily.
Well, there's a reason for that watt, Junta didn't ask Costin for a copy of his rap sheet before he beat him to death so it was irrelevant to the beating to death of Costin since Junta had no knowledge that Costin was also a piece of crap.
This rationale of yours tells us much about you, and says nothing of the person to whom you projected it.
The law says you can only respond with reasonable force, whether you're a cop or a wife beating bully like Junta. You can't beat people to death because they looked at you crosseyed, spit on you or questioned your manhood. Well you can, but if you do you're going to the joint with the tough guys.
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