No life sentence for poisoning children
September 12th 2009 01:51
The French couple who decided to get themselves out of debt by poisoning their children, believing it would be easier without them, have been given sentences of 20 years and 10 years respectively. Meaning the 29 year old monster of a mother will be out at age 49 (probably less if the sentence is later reduced) and her husband, age 39, not the biological father of the children, will also be out at age 49. What about life sentences? These two pathetic excuses for human beings still have time to commit more crimes when they get out of prison. What will that useless mother do when she runs out of money next time?
Instead of becoming a sex worker (maybe she was too unfortunate looking), or making her husband do the same, or coming up with some other way (get 5 jobs if you have to), they killed two innocent children to clean up their debts. Sterilise them both, please. I'd also like to know the reasoning behind why the judge did not give them the 30 years the prosecutor was going for. 30 years to life would have been more suitable sentences for these people. I use the term people very loosely here because they are certainly not decent members of society.
A longer sentence will not bring these two children back but the fact that a life sentence was not handed down is slightly disturbing, considering the crime which was committed. I often harp on about soft sentencing but it is an area of the law I am passionate about and would like to see more justice rather than the token slap on the wrist.
As a relative of the couple shouted out when the sentences were read out, "they should have got life...". They should have, but didn't. This was pre-meditated murder, yet Schapelle Corby got a harsher sentence for drug smuggling than these two got for murder. Different countries have different legal systems but the issue of sentencing should be one that all countries consider.
If justice is to be served then the sentences for those who commit crimes need to be a reflection of the crime committed, protect society from criminals being out on the streets much sooner than they should be and by all means, rehabilitate the offender if this is a viable option, but do this from the confines of prison, not by allowing them out to re-offend.
Instead of becoming a sex worker (maybe she was too unfortunate looking), or making her husband do the same, or coming up with some other way (get 5 jobs if you have to), they killed two innocent children to clean up their debts. Sterilise them both, please. I'd also like to know the reasoning behind why the judge did not give them the 30 years the prosecutor was going for. 30 years to life would have been more suitable sentences for these people. I use the term people very loosely here because they are certainly not decent members of society.
A longer sentence will not bring these two children back but the fact that a life sentence was not handed down is slightly disturbing, considering the crime which was committed. I often harp on about soft sentencing but it is an area of the law I am passionate about and would like to see more justice rather than the token slap on the wrist.
As a relative of the couple shouted out when the sentences were read out, "they should have got life...". They should have, but didn't. This was pre-meditated murder, yet Schapelle Corby got a harsher sentence for drug smuggling than these two got for murder. Different countries have different legal systems but the issue of sentencing should be one that all countries consider.
If justice is to be served then the sentences for those who commit crimes need to be a reflection of the crime committed, protect society from criminals being out on the streets much sooner than they should be and by all means, rehabilitate the offender if this is a viable option, but do this from the confines of prison, not by allowing them out to re-offend.
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The Political Brief
Many years ago there was such a case. A man threw three small children off a bridge to their deaths before beating, raping and decapitating their mother. He got life without parole instead of the death penalty. A few years later Rose Byrd became Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court and changed his sentence to 25 years. She said she could find no evidence that he intended to kill.
California is becoming the capitol of miscarried justice. I just did a post on another sickening case. Someone needs to protect the victims!