tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post7959380239660223826..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Hard casesCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-66729211657704786702010-09-05T19:16:09.851-04:002010-09-05T19:16:09.851-04:00This is tough. Believe it or not, I hadn't hea...This is tough. Believe it or not, I hadn't heard about this. I suspect that if I were in Dr. Petit's shoes, I'd want the death penalty; and as you so trenchantly point out, I wouldn't feel one whit better after those guys are killed.<br /><br />And the prosecution forcing this to go to trial not only would make murderers of all involved, but it will traumatize any juror whose heart isn't made of stone. While I was doing grand jury duty a number of years back, there was a trial going on for a horrific torture/murder case. Jurors would break down during the trial and they'd have to recess to let them regroup. I'm sure some of those jurors still have nightmares.<br /><br />There is nothing good to be gained by forcing this to go to trial. A lot more harm will be done on the way to a verdict.C. Coraxnoreply@blogger.com