Originally posted by Jason Menard:
...Apparently the defense at the sentencing hearing will be something along the lines of "this act was an aberration, that their client is an honorable family man."
Originally posted by <Anonymous>:
How sure are we that he is guilty? Yes, he has been found guilty in a "court of law" but are we 100% sure? What if that was you and in reallity you are not the killer? Please consider all the evidence and all the circumstances before answering this question.
Originally posted by Anthony Villanueva:
Didn't Gandalf say something about being not too eager to deal out death, since we can't see how things will eventually turn out?
Originally posted by Jason Menard:
Pssst... Anthony.... Gandalf's not real.
Dusek said matching orange fibers were found in Westerfield's home and on a necklace Danielle had been wearing. A forensic DNA specialist testified that her hair, blood and fingerprints were found in Westerfield's house and in his recreational vehicle parked outside.
"No explanation except for guilt. None," Dusek said in closing arguments.
Originally posted by Brian Glodde:
What if that was your daughter? There's something seriously wrong with anyone who exhibits this type of behavior.
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Originally posted by Rufus Bugleweed:
Seems to me that the jury took a long time to reach a verdict. Somebody did not want to convict him. Will same person have reservations about the death penalty? He'll get life.
Just my two cents.
Originally posted by Jason Menard:
Of course his rotting carcas should be left on the side of the highway, as he left her body, in full public display as a warning to others, but I guess we live in enlightened times.
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Originally posted by Paavam Payyan:
I wonder why people don't see the fact that death penalty is too easy when compared to Life in prison!
which is just waste of every single resource he/she has consumed for last x many years? That should be put to public benefit in a way or other!
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Originally posted by Anthony Villanueva:
My moral argument fails.
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Originally posted by Jason Menard:
Not yet, apparently some on this California jury do not feel that his crimes warrant the death penalty, and they are currently deadlocked.
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This was a very interesting jury. They really took a long time on each part of their decision. It seems like they took their role very seriously and tried to give the defendant every possible doubt. In the end they reached a good and fair decision.Originally posted by Jason Menard:
Maybe there is some hope for the American jury system after all.
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