“While the evidence tells me that the death penalty does little to deter crime, I believe there are some crimes–mass murder, the rape and murder of a child–so heinous, so beyond the pale, that the community is justified in expressing the full measure of its outrage by meeting out the ultimate punishment.”

Now matter how long it takes the criminals of this adminstration and the Republican Party need to be brought to justice. Preferably in court but if necessary the street.

I disapprove of vigilante justice. However:
— Many of these crimes have universal jurisdiction.
— People can be tried in absentia.
— Bounties/rewards can be offered for the apprehension of those convicted in absentia.

IIRC, the U.S. offered a dead-or-alive reward/bounty on bin Laden, which is tantamount to a “fatwah,” and not so all that different than a contract assassination. I strongly disapproved of all governmentally commissioned vengeful killings, the death penalty as well as the aforementioned measures.

This is brutally wrong. My heart goes out to her family.

dmac: Thanks so much for the Mary Gauthier. I have Filth and Fire and Between Daylight and Dark, but had not heard this song. Her music is very touching.

This is what comes from “I got mine, you get yours” government.

It is like the entire upper echelon of the US government, civilian and military side alike, is engaged in one big Tailhook party. They are raiding the place, taking whatever they can and racing for the door.

A government of looters. That’s all it is.

Yeah I’m not being overly moved with the “let’s forgive and move on” attitude toward the Bush years.

And this is yet one more reason that I will not be voting for either candidate that we have been told to vote for. How obama can be so pansyassed when he has been empowered to DO something is bloody well beyond me.

This case is so damned sad but as for anyone doing any meaningful investigation… forget it