Quote:
Originally Posted by eddie
My god, they were only 7,9 and 11 years old.
|
Doesn't matter what age a person is, the nature of the crime is abhorrant, any way you look at it. Because someone is young(er) in age should not be a 'shock' tactic in reporting news of rape, or indeed crimes of any nature towards a person. I'm not having a go at you but just stating that the media is what it is, and it reports with a mind to shock the public. I can bet that crimes of similar nature will not get the exposure as what crimes involving young(er) people do. Now before you all jump down my throat, i totally and utterly am disgusted by this news, as a father even moreso. I have a daughter who is aged 9, and to think something like that happening to my little girl is just....well.
May they catch up to whoever is responsible for this and exact justice, not in a courtroom but a public lynching would perhaps be a fitting finale to this scum.
In summary, i agree that the worst crime anyone can commit is against children, however it just bugs me that if, and i have to be careful here, if a person or adult, who was let's say 40, was raped and murdered, would the 'shock' value be as high as that of this story for instance?
The 'shock' value would be there of course but i can guarantee that it would not be as escalated and as abhorrant as what this case is.
That's human nature though. We have been conditioned by the media that some crimes are more abhorrant than others.
Bugs me that.
I guess what i'm saying is that the age comment just rubbed me up the wrong way and in no way do i condone or think that crimes against children are any less abhorrant than those dished out to adults. Quiete the opposite.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red October1984
Humans can be just terrible sometimes
|
Sometimes? A lot more than that.
Quote:
|
Sometimes we need the "eye for an eye" law
|
Moreoften than sometimes, i would wager.
Quote:
Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
Sad day for humanity.
|
Another sad day. And there have been too many.
Quote:
Originally Posted by soopaman2
Advocating for an on the spot execution would be un-American.
|
Nope, it would be considered in-humane. Apparently.
And against God's will. (Not my beliefs).