If you have been watching cable news at all the past few days you may have seen this little girl. Her Mom, it turns out was murdered by her live-in boy friend. He then left this lovely child abandoned on the street. She was rescued and is now with a foster mom. Her clues led to the creep's arrest.
Questions for readers: How much coverage will the NYT give to the perpetrator's prosecution and sentencing? How will that story compare with the story featured immediately below? Does the perp, if convicted, deserve death, life in prison, or some lesser penalty if the facts of the linked article turn out to be true?
Discuss in light of the NYT feature cited below.
6 comments:
Ha, another attempt to make a jackass out of me with the law.
OK, I'll play.
I bet that the NYT gives this a paragraph upon disposition. The guy fits the NYT "universal victim" profile so he's not worth covering unless they can tie it in some way to his having been influenced by the class dominated patriarchal economic system.
I'll bet it doesn't go to trial either. A decent public defender is going to want to cut the best deal possible - which won't be too good because the DA won't drop this high a profile case to manslaughter. I'd bet on a murder in the second degree sentence of 30 years with lesser charges running concurrently.
If the perpetrator hadn't dumped the kid I'd bet on manslaughter. This appears to be a case of low impulse-control coupled with stupidity rather than malice.
David,
The guys that commit this type of crime don't receive messages.
This person is alleged to be a physician, having graduated from medical school in his (and the mom's) native country, Bolivia. Somehow, to me his impulse control seems spotty, rather than uniformly deficient.
It would never have happened if Bush had signed Kyoto.
vnjagvet,
Where does the information on his background come from?
Rick:
See the new post above.
meaningless:
Or is he had not stole the 2000 election in the first place.
But isn't she a beautiful child.
I wonder how many people have offered to adopt her?
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