Scott Peterson to die for his crimes

[flexy]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: Zebo
It was a slam dunk someone had to pay and the jurors formed guilt based on unconsious emotional pulls.

Because twelve people are not smart enough to make a rational judgement? Six months of arguments from both sides didn't have anything to do with it?

see other postings..."ratio" is always *desired*, but only in a perfect world. In the REAL world we deal with a lot of emotions. This case was loaded with emotions.

Emotions can ultimately decide one's faith - RATIO should..but emotions can be very strong.
This is not even "wrong" since we are all "only" human.

 

[LordMagnusKain]

Whatever else this was, it was NOT mob Justice. Mob Justice is literally when a mob of people sweep in and kill hte person they believe committed a crime, giving him NO trial, NO chance at defense. Peterson had a full, long trial with a million+ dollar attorney.

Personally I don't think you or I are qualified to say WHAT the prosecution proved. Neither of us was involved in the trial, and it strikes me that it takes a great deal of arrogance to assume that we know better than the people who saw all the evidence, heard all the testimony and all the stories what the outcome of this trial should have been.

Jason

I've never been acused of lacking arrogance.

But they clearly didn't prove a murder even occured and if you heard the jurors you'd know they where runing on hate for the man, not facts.

Originally posted by: kage69

It?s a travesty of our legal system that this man was convicted

How so?

In our legal system you have to prove a murder occurred before you should be able to convict a man on murder 1.

The system wasn't carried out the way it was supposed to, this man wasn't given the presumption of innocence by this jury and as such he was convicted contrary to how our legal system should work.

 

[0marTheZealot]

Do they still got the gas chamber in Cali? I'd love to pay to see him choke to death with CN filling up all around him.

 

[Wheezer]

Originally posted by: LordMagnusKain

Whatever else this was, it was NOT mob Justice. Mob Justice is literally when a mob of people sweep in and kill hte person they believe committed a crime, giving him NO trial, NO chance at defense. Peterson had a full, long trial with a million+ dollar attorney.

Personally I don't think you or I are qualified to say WHAT the prosecution proved. Neither of us was involved in the trial, and it strikes me that it takes a great deal of arrogance to assume that we know better than the people who saw all the evidence, heard all the testimony and all the stories what the outcome of this trial should have been.

Jason

I've never been acused of lacking arrogance.

But they clearly didn't prove a murder even occured and if you heard the jurors you'd know they where runing on hate for the man, not facts.

Originally posted by: kage69

It?s a travesty of our legal system that this man was convicted

How so?

In our legal system you have to prove a murder occurred before you should be able to convict a man on murder 1.

The system wasn't carried out the way it was supposed to, this man wasn't given the presumption of innocence by this jury and as such he was convicted contrary to how our legal system should work.

And why do you suppose that is? Well let's look:

1- you have a media that just LOVES to bring stories like this to the front page and ride it for all it is worth

2-you have a public that thrives on stories like this.

So what do you do? Well the options are

1-Tell the media to NOT release ANY information reguarding the case until it is tried...oops can't do that...censorship ya know.

2-Tell the public to turn off thier TV's and not read the papers until the trial is over....doubt that will happen.

When there is such media coverage to the magnitutde it was in this case there is no way to be a juror on a trial such as this without some sort of bias. The ONLY thing you can hope for is that they put aside thier pesonal beliefs and go with the evidence, and come out with a decision that serves justice.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Wheezer

Originally posted by: LordMagnusKain

Whatever else this was, it was NOT mob Justice. Mob Justice is literally when a mob of people sweep in and kill hte person they believe committed a crime, giving him NO trial, NO chance at defense. Peterson had a full, long trial with a million+ dollar attorney.

Personally I don't think you or I are qualified to say WHAT the prosecution proved. Neither of us was involved in the trial, and it strikes me that it takes a great deal of arrogance to assume that we know better than the people who saw all the evidence, heard all the testimony and all the stories what the outcome of this trial should have been.

Jason

I've never been acused of lacking arrogance.

But they clearly didn't prove a murder even occured and if you heard the jurors you'd know they where runing on hate for the man, not facts.

Originally posted by: kage69

It?s a travesty of our legal system that this man was convicted

How so?

In our legal system you have to prove a murder occurred before you should be able to convict a man on murder 1.

The system wasn't carried out the way it was supposed to, this man wasn't given the presumption of innocence by this jury and as such he was convicted contrary to how our legal system should work.

And why do you suppose that is? Well let's look:

1- you have a media that just LOVES to bring stories like this to the front page and ride it for all it is worth

2-you have a public that thrives on stories like this.

So what do you do? Well the options are

1-Tell the media to NOT release ANY information reguarding the case until it is tried...oops can't do that...censorship ya know.

2-Tell the public to turn off thier TV's and not read the papers until the trial is over....doubt that will happen.

When there is such media coverage to the magnitutde it was in this case there is no way to be a juror on a trial such as this without some sort of bias. The ONLY thing you can hope for is that they put aside thier pesonal beliefs and go with the evidence, and come out with a decision that serves justice.

Or let the judge judge you. no way would I let the general pop of idiots judge me. (no offense , but they are not trained for it)

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: flexy
I know my posting sounds "naive" (sorry that i am not that much into the details of this case)....but, it is in sync what i read today on the news, what the jurors/judges saud, that his "non emotions" basically really brought him down at the end.

After reading the Tuesday morning's headlines, I can see why you would think so. But fact is that the jurors never once said that Scott's lack of emotion contributed to their verdict. If you watch the press conference they gave, they never mentioned his demeanor as a reason for the verdict, but said it was the totality of the evidence that convinced them. Later in the interview, a reporter asked what they wanted to hear from Scott, and that is when they mentioned his lack of emotion and seeming not to care when the verdict, which they had already decided, was delivered. They said in so many words that they based the penalty recommendation on the fact that Scott killed the two people who trusted him most in the world. His demeanor when they announced the DP only cemented in their minds that they had already made the correct decision.

If you haven't watched their press conference, you shouldn't be putting words in the mouths of those jurors. Some of the news sites are still posting the video of that press conference, if you are interested in facts.

 

[Laffctx]

Originally posted by: Tabb
Even he murdered my own wife, I'd never wish condem someone to death when they can rot the rest of their miserable lives in a jail cell.

yes and while we pay to keep him alive there???????? I dont think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They say it costs more to execute someone than it does to keep them in jail for life???? Well, I will be more than glad to go to the sporting good store and buy the 1st box of bullets for $15 that would take care of the first 50! These sick people should not belong in a jail cell where they dont have to worry about a job, food, taxes or paying bills...........they deserve to get back what they gave to their victims..........to die.........the only difference is their death wont be VIOLENT!!!!!!!!! I say hookem up to old sparky and lets have a weenie-roast, drink beer and have a picnic.

Good bye Mr. Peterson,

Laffctx

 

[CrowBarr]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I don't get how people could be happy about this. it's sick. I'm not saying he's an upstanding person or even innocent, but I mean, that's someone's son. at least show some respect for his family.

He didn't show any respect for anyone when he committed the crime...an eye for an eye.

And if no one else has posted this yet, the woman was in her 8th month of pregnancy. WAY too far along for abortion, or I would venture to say even to refer to the child as a fetus.