I think every state has good and bad trials and sentences. California released a violent rapist, Lawrence Singleton, who hacked his victims arms off with an axe and left her for dead (she lived). Singleton came to Tampa where he picked up, raped and murdered another girl. Fortunately Florida gave Singleton the death sentence, although I think he died of cancer in jail before he could get the big zap or needle.
What makes me really sad in this case is that, no matter what cases have come before the legal system in Arkansas, this one just screamed DP as loud as you can imagine. I have not heard ANYONE in any chat room, blog, forum, facebook etc say Vance shouldn't have got the DP. Even journalists in the Ukraine are surprised here... So how these three liberal tools got on the jury is a mystery to me. I am surprised too since I thought you had to be at least open to the DP to be on the jury in the first place.
I was hoping that Anne would get some justice that my sister and I never really got... but if Anne can't get it... no one can, and thats just sad. I suppose I transferred a lot of my own feelings onto Anne here... and lost.
I am sick and tired of people whining about how hard they had life as a kid. Its total BS. My mother was an addict. She died an addict this last February. She was physically and sexually abusive. I am no saint. I have a rap sheet (non violent stuff). I have brain damage from severe head trauma and a stroke. But yes I know right from wrong. I have a conscience. When I have done things wrong I did feel bad. I'm not proud of those time. Yes I was sick (I have bipolar and other psych issues) but that doesn't excuse me. When I am stable and on my meds I know good and well what is right and wrong, and I would excpect to be punihsed for things I did. And yes I can get angry. Very very very angry. I hold a lot of rage inside. I keep it bottled up, but now and then it creeps out and man, its ugly. BUT I have never turned that rage onto someone else. It just wouldn' t be right. Usually I just injure myself... turn the rage back on me. So I just don't buy any of this crocodile tear BS the defense put out there for the jury to suck up like sweet milk.
If Vance's mom did all this stuff that made Vance what he is today (all of Vance's friends claim to be shocked it was nice Curtis that did all this...).... why not hold HER responsible? Charge her with child abuse or something (I suppose there is a statute of limiations?). Say ok if what you did somehow gives Vance an out... YOU take some heat since its YOUR fault.
I'm sorry for the rant... I am just really frustrated, hurt, angry, disappointed, confused, and very empty feeling after all this... and you guys are about my only outlet to discuss stuff related to Anne.
