A pack of Murdering scum who were given consecutive life sentences and had their files marked "never to be released" for a savage pack rape and brutal murder in Sydney have now been granted a new trial because a stapple was missing from a filed defence document. This case shocked a Nation and led to new "truth in sentencing" laws meaning a life sentence would mean life ! So what about victims rights and their families. What if it happened to your family ? If you hunted down these animals and executed them due to Post Traumatic Stress would you be understood in a court of law for your justified actions ?
2007-07-12 02:57:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Was it a member of your family that was raped and murdered?? If it was... I am truly...deeply sorry for your loss and the confusion and grief that accompanies such a horrific event.
Assuming a member of your family was NOT among the victims...I'd say your level of anger is an unjustified overreaction to this situation.
You're making "granted a new trial" sound as if they've already had the new trial, been found innocent and released from custody. A missing staple (NOT 'stapple' BTW) may get them a new trial...but it's NOT going to change the outcome!
It may seem extraneous on the surface, but making sure that the rule of law is followed in a capital case like this is far more important than you seem to understand. If the legal system that is charged w/ the responsibility of adjudicating the matter doesn't have to follow it's own rules...in all cases...it will eventually lose all manner of credibility.
I would challenge you to ask someone who's lived under a dictatorship... or in a police state... if these types of procedural rules are important.
As for the asinine question about "hunting and executing" these people based on PTSD...would you allow "these animals" to use that same defense... if something bad happened to them in their life??
2007-07-12 03:46:53 · answer #1 · answered by widewillie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of direction it may be positioned a bullet interior the rapist/homicide...you had me incredibly involved interior the question until I have been given to the 2nd decision.you ought to have made it exciting by having the 2nd be an arsonist who set an apartment development on hearth at 3:00am!!Now that could have had people thinking...which one do I pop?
2016-12-10 09:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by hokenson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why was the stapple missing? did the dirty prosecutor hide evidence? you need to be clearer.
2007-07-12 03:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by blktan23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps this will help you feel better:
Child Rapist gets 137 year sentence.
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=56970
2007-07-12 03:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋