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Personally, to me, the idea that just because maybe we can punish someone in more than one way, that we should automatically punish them in every way possible, is distastefully spiteful in my opinion. Especially when we haven't even heard their side of the story yet.
I'm referring to punishment options after conviction, when their "story" has been told and they are found guilty because a jury of their peers did not believe their story over hard evidence.
We as a society already consider that prison is a suitable punishment for the crime of murder, why do some insist that we make the punishment harsher for this particular defendant? Why is it he deserves to have prison be worse for him than it is for everyone else? If all the other prisoners are allowed to have some money in their commissary account, why should a few be forced to have their accounts stripped bare just because they had more money to start with? I really don't see the fairness in that, personally.
RSBM
If I recall correctly, victims families are not allowed to advocate in the courtroom until it is time to give their victim impact statement. Even their testimony is not meant to be pleading or imploring to the judge or jury, they should testify only to the truth and answer the questions put to them in as accurate a way as possible. If their presence in the courtroom becomes too much of an emotional distraction to the court, they may even ask to be excused. Because it is not their job to advocate, it is the crowns job, and it undermines their authority to have citizens try to secure justice on their own.
This is a good indication of what many seem to think she may have reason to sue for. Personally, I don't know what her principals are, but I won't presume to guess that she is of the sort to want to see someone who hurt her particular family get a far harsher punishment than others in similar situations. In our society, having unlimited funds only provides personal comfort when one is not in jail. Again, even millionaires have limits to how much they may spend at the commissary per week, it won't make him any more comfortable than the average prisoner, because he will after all, still be in prison.
This is all my opinion only. Perhaps we should agree to disagree.