Man gets 60 years for placing girlfriend's son in oven

[WyteWatt]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/12/texas.child.death.ap/


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[Red Dawn]

"They were doing it in Texas":music:

 

[Sphexi]

Oh and look, in '98 he beat his own sister to death, and got to spend FOUR MONTHS in a mental institute before being released!


The system works.

 

[mzkhadir]

he should be hung.

 

[Rebasxer]

Maybe he didn't realize the Holocaust ended 60 years ago...

 

[classy]

Wow. He beat his own sister to death, they find he's insane, and they let him out after 4 months of treatment. Unbelieveable

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Oh and look, in '98 he beat his own sister to death, and got to spend FOUR MONTHS in a mental institute before being released!


The system works.

In 1998, Pierott was found innocent by reason of insanity in the fatal beating of his sister. He was released from a state hospital after four months of treatment. Jurors in the latest case did not hear of that case.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Oh and look, in '98 he beat his own sister to death, and got to spend FOUR MONTHS in a mental institute before being released!


The system works.

In 1998, Pierott was found innocent by reason of insanity in the fatal beating of his sister. He was released from a state hospital after four months of treatment. Jurors in the latest case did not hear of that case.

So I saw. I don't care if you're insane or not, if you beat someone to death, especially a family member, you should not be out of wherever they put you in just 4 months. That's simply disgusting. I thought Texas was better than that

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Oh and look, in '98 he beat his own sister to death, and got to spend FOUR MONTHS in a mental institute before being released!


The system works.

In 1998, Pierott was found innocent by reason of insanity in the fatal beating of his sister. He was released from a state hospital after four months of treatment. Jurors in the latest case did not hear of that case.

So I saw. I don't care if you're insane or not, if you beat someone to death, especially a family member, you should not be out of wherever they put you in just 4 months. That's simply disgusting. I thought Texas was better than that

Jesus, it's Texas, just kill him and get it over with.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Mrvile


Jesus, it's Texas, just kill him and get it over with.

 

[PingSpike]

Insanity is not a defense, its an excuse. Insanity getting you off the hook makes about as much sense as saying "I was drunk" and they getting away with a slap on the wrist.

 

[OutHouse]

dumb bitch, why would you trust a convicted, insane murderer?

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Insanity is not a defense, its an excuse. Insanity getting you off the hook makes about as much sense as saying "I was drunk" and they getting away with a slap on the wrist.

:roll:

 

[Mrvile]

I don't see why insanity is even an excuse. We don't need insane people in our society anyway.

 

[her209]

This guy will not last more than a year in prison.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Oh and look, in '98 he beat his own sister to death, and got to spend FOUR MONTHS in a mental institute before being released!


The system works.

In 1998, Pierott was found innocent by reason of insanity in the fatal beating of his sister. He was released from a state hospital after four months of treatment. Jurors in the latest case did not hear of that case.

So I saw. I don't care if you're insane or not, if you beat someone to death, especially a family member, you should not be out of wherever they put you in just 4 months. That's simply disgusting. I thought Texas was better than that

In Texas we'll execute a mentally retarded person, but release someone who murders his sister after 4 years of treatment.

Edit: 4 MONTHS. Years was a typo.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Insanity is not a defense, its an excuse. Insanity getting you off the hook makes about as much sense as saying "I was drunk" and they getting away with a slap on the wrist.

:roll:

Why the roll? I completely agree.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: Sphexi

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Oh and look, in '98 he beat his own sister to death, and got to spend FOUR MONTHS in a mental institute before being released!


The system works.

In 1998, Pierott was found innocent by reason of insanity in the fatal beating of his sister. He was released from a state hospital after four months of treatment. Jurors in the latest case did not hear of that case.

So I saw. I don't care if you're insane or not, if you beat someone to death, especially a family member, you should not be out of wherever they put you in just 4 months. That's simply disgusting. I thought Texas was better than that

In Texas we'll execute a mentally retarded person, but release someone who murders his sister after 4 months of treatment.

Fixed

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Insanity is not a defense, its an excuse. Insanity getting you off the hook makes about as much sense as saying "I was drunk" and they getting away with a slap on the wrist.

:roll:

Why the roll? I completely agree.

There is supposed to be a difference between murdering someone in cold blood and doing it because you thought they were Satan. Do you also believe that mental retardation is a just an excuse? Is self defense just an excuse too? Murder is murder right?

Do you really think the entire legal system hasn't thought this through?

 

[mercanucaribe]

http://people.howstuffworks.com/question509.htm

 

[ghostman]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Insanity is not a defense, its an excuse. Insanity getting you off the hook makes about as much sense as saying "I was drunk" and they getting away with a slap on the wrist.

:roll:

Why the roll? I completely agree.

There is supposed to be a difference between murdering someone in cold blood and doing it because you thought they were Satan. Do you also believe that mental retardation is a just an excuse? Is self defense just an excuse too? Murder is murder right?

Do you really think the entire legal system hasn't thought this through?

Self-defense doesn't fit in here, because that's a case of "your life or mine". No one expects you to just let it happen.

But if a mentally ill person can't distinguish between murder and some other more justifiable act (like killing Satan, I guess), then he is equally dangerous, if not more so, than someone who killed intentionally. That's why I think mental illness is not an adequate defense.

If I bumped into another car intentionally, I should get charged with assault. If I do so accidently, I should not. But if I can't tell that bumping into other cars are wrong, then I'm more of a hazard than anyone else.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: classy
Wow. He beat his own sister to death, they find he's insane, and they let him out after 4 months of treatment. Unbelieveable

bleeding heart criminal reformation in action.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
"They were doing it in Texas":music:

What would you be saying if it happened elsewhere?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
he should be hung.

By his balls

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: ghostman

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Insanity is not a defense, its an excuse. Insanity getting you off the hook makes about as much sense as saying "I was drunk" and they getting away with a slap on the wrist.

:roll:

Why the roll? I completely agree.

There is supposed to be a difference between murdering someone in cold blood and doing it because you thought they were Satan. Do you also believe that mental retardation is a just an excuse? Is self defense just an excuse too? Murder is murder right?

Do you really think the entire legal system hasn't thought this through?

Self-defense doesn't fit in here, because that's a case of "your life or mine". No one expects you to just let it happen.

But if a mentally ill person can't distinguish between murder and some other more justifiable act (like killing Satan, I guess), then he is equally dangerous, if not more so, than someone who killed intentionally. That's why I think mental illness is not an adequate defense.

If I bumped into another car intentionally, I should get charged with assault. If I do so accidently, I should not. But if I can't tell that bumping into other cars are wrong, then I'm more of a hazard than anyone else.

Exactly. I'm not saying it shouldn't be an excuse, but if it's going to be an excuse then they need to come up with better punishments than 4 months in a mental hospital.