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Originally Posted by mytmouse57  Several eyewitnesses. | Well, that sure sounds like it would meet the standard of "no doubt at all," though I suppose there is the REALLY slim chance that the eyewitnesses were conspiring to frame the accused. Quote:
Originally Posted by mytmouse57 There was a case in a town I used to live in where the perpetrator shotgunned the victim in front of dozens of people. And when one man who had witnessed the shooting became enranged and tried running the shooter over, the perpetrator fired a round into his windshield too.
That was a pretty clear-cut case. | Wow, yea, that sounds VERY clear-cut. Even my unlikely conspiracy angle is out, with dozens of eyewitnesses. Quote:
Originally Posted by mytmouse57 Even so, the victim's family asked that the prosecution not pursue the death penalty.
Not so much out of mercy, but rather so that the killer would have to rot in prison and be reminded every day about what he had done. At least that's what the victim's father said during the sentencing hearing. | I can totally get behind that. I feel the same way. Moral issue aside, I think a quick and (state-mandated) painless end is too good for people like that. |