Interestingly enough, my own 11-YO DD asked, after I told her that the jury found JA "the most guilty they could find", if she would get death.
I told her I didn't know, but it was likely.
She replied by saying "But you don't like the death penalty, right?"
I told her that was true. But it wasn't my choice. I also told her that, thank G*d, I have never had someone I loved taken from me by murder. I might feel differently then. But for now, I would rather JA get LWOP.
She thought for a bit, then said "I think I'd rather die than have to sit in "jail" (her word) until I was an old lady."
I tend to agree, but I also am not a sociopath.
I will say again that I am so relieved that the jury went M1. I really thought they'd go M2, on the outside possibly Man 1.
M1 was the right way to go, but again, the jury didn't have the same wealth of info we, as non-jurors were privy to. I was concerned that they would go with a lesser charge because they didn't have the glut of evidence we have seen.
I can't say I am overjoyed because it seems disrespectful to Travis Alexander and the horrific way he was murdered. Nothing about this will ever be worth a celebration. But I hope this verdict will give some small measure of peace to the family and friends of Travis. Again, I hope I never know this agony, but I would hope that a conviction would ease even a little of my pain if I were grieving over my murdered loved one.