On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 6:56 AM, Keith Whaley <[email protected]> wrote:
> > And, I'd guess we don't _really_ know whether Bob was railroaded by a P.O.S. > judge or not, do we? > Does anyone here feel it's morally justifiable to support a 35 year sentence > for what seems to amount to negligent manslaughter? > > Just curious, from whence comes the vituperousness I read here... > > Have any nay-sayers actually READ the web site? Hmmmm. I don't know to whom you're referring when you talk of vituperousness. I just said he was convicted of murder (and I was wrong, it was negligent homicide). I made no judgment as to whether he was wrongly convicted or not. And yes, I did read the site. One thing that I found (again, with no judgment) is that there appears a very cold, detached lack of emotion towards the deceased. I know, it's just text, and put together by his friends at that. But even before he was convicted, it really didn't come across that he was very broken up about all this, or that he had any sympathy or was in any way upset about how the young lady met her ultimate demise. Again, let me emphasize, in "real life" Bob may have been devastated; it just doesn't come across on my computer screen in any way. I have no way of knowing if he did it or not. Only Bob and the person (whether him or another) who administered the noxious substance know. However if the jury sensed the callousness that I do, it may be that he was convicted for that more than any evidence placed before them. Bob may be guilty in a way similar to Camus' Meursault, who was convicted because he didn't cry at his mother's funeral... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
