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This is as good a time as any to introduce this major lurker to you, the good people of WS. Thank you for the hours of informative, often enlightening and lively commentary, on the general thread, and the more specialized ones. Really good stuff, very nice people. And a well moderated board, free of garbage.
Anywho - while I'm an avid reader and viewer of fictional mysteries, thrillers and court room drama, this is the first time I pay attention to a real life case. For two main reasons:
- Travis - While I find Arias to be an average, cunning yet not so smart, type of stalker/killer/loser, the notion that a bright, innocent, full of life young man, the age of my son, could be taken in, then mercilessly slaughtered by this woman, really concerns me. Like many others here, I keep thinking of my own son, and getting nauseated every time. Horrified.
- Juan Martinez - I'm in awe of this man, his passion, his excellent mind and professional determination to see to it that the ridiculous self-defense claim is thoroughly debunked, and that this horrible killer is punished to the full extent of the law. This prosecutor speaks for me, and countless mothers of young men I'm sure. No Ma'am No, you will not tarnish Travis's memory, after butchering him. No, you will not get away with premeditated murder. Nope, ain't happening. This will not stand, no way, no how. Thanks to Juan Martinez, this Jury has your number, and how.
Finally, let me just say, I'm a lifelong opponent of the death penalty, of the "don't kill nobody on my behalf, not with my hard earned tax dollars, let's not be killers too" persuasion.
On this one though, while I'd be satisfied with Life Without Possibility of Parole, the Death Penalty won't upset me. Why, do you ask? The lies, people, the lying to the face of the Jury. That's the worse kind of aggravating factor, to me. Seriously. How do you sit there, all sworn in and all, and tell us such disgusting boldfaced lie, after lie, after lie.
I want to smack the obnoxious killer chick (and her lawyer sidekick, Lord Have Mercy) a few times, and say: Girl, take a few hundred seats already, with that nasty, gleeful, yes gleeful, murdering attitude of yours. You're on trial for Aggravated, Premeditated Murder Numero Uno, you killer you. How dare you continue to lie to us all. Who do you think you're fooling? You planned it, you did it, you tried (so hard) to cover it up. Give it up already. We got your number, you murdering fool. Curtains for the Arias Circus. Off she goes. Don't let that door hit you, you awful, despicable excuse of a human being.
God forgive me on this Sunday, I want her to be sentenced to death. I so want to hear the statements from Travis's family. I want his siblings to finally have the chance to tell their brother's killer just exactly what they think of her, thus speaking for the rest of us. I feel for you, Travis's family. I do. I pray for you. Stay strong. The Worse Is Over. Justice Will Prevail.:heartbeat:
Hasta luego, people of WS. Had to share. Thank you for reading. Back to lurkdom. :seeya:See you around. M.
