It is very bittersweet.
I'm thrilled there is some measure of justice.
However... it just doesn't seem right that only one person was convicted.
It only feels like a partial success... partial justice... partial closure.
Dustin shouldn't have beaten Juliette to death.
However, he never should have had the CHANCE to do that.
Juliette's mother should have protected her and prevented or stopped it to begin with.
It is awesome that we got some justice... but doesn't seem fair that it will never be complete. :twocents:
For the record, my daughter didn't see it that way.
When I saw the headline I was utterly shocked.
I said "80 years, he got 80 years?!"
She walked up behind me and saw "Juliette" and "80 years" in the same sentence...
Her response was to cheer and celebrate. :loveyou:
So, I will try to focus on the positive of this situation like she did...
However, there will always be part of me that is upset that she got away.
It was HER responsibility to protect her babies from her boyfriend.
She failed and she should have had to suffer for that. :sigh: