This is beyond wrong!!

[DustyWolfe]

Re: My mini sermon

It does give pause to wonder what we've become. It reminds me of two similarly callous and inhuman incidents, the one in Texas where they tied the black man to the rear bumper of the pickup truck and dragged him to his death and the case in Wisconsin, I believe it was, where they left the gay man strung up on a wire fence to die.

What has this world become that we could engender such acts? Do we not teach love, kindness, care, and consideration for others anymore. Or is it because the notion of "Love thy neighbour" and "Treat others as you yourself would wish to be treated" are part of that vile monstrosity known as religion? Some claim we can live without spirituality but it doesn't look like we're doing a very good job of it.

Yes, the first one was in Jasper, Texas. The second that you mentioned was Matthew Sheppard in Laramie Wyoming. There is also a third one that could be mentioned... Bradon Teena/Teena Brandon. She went to the police saying that she had been raped by these two men. The sheriff called them and told them what they were being accused of and to come in to see him tomorrow. Of course now they had the heads up about this and went to her girl friend's house and murdered her, her girlfriend, and a double amputee in the next room. Leaving the toddler all night to wail over her mother's body.

People are sooooo sick. Yes, I believe that the Fort Worth woman did commit murder, maybe not premeditated but it would still can't as 3rd degree because he died due to her negligence.

 

[triman AZ]

<<the case in Wisconsin, I believe it was, where they left the gay man strung up on a wire fence to die. >>

Minor detail, horrible crim , it was in Laramie, WYO.

There's an HBO Movie ("The Laramie Incident", I think) coming up soon, heard an interview this am with the filmmaker, don't recall exactly when it airs since I do not have HBO.

It's impossible for me to imagine how someone could be so far removed from reality as to let someone spend two days bleeding and dying in their garage. What possible, conceivable explanation is there for his? Add to the sad circumstances that the dead man was mentally ill and had a sad, unhappy life... such an awful way to die.

S

 

[DustyWolfe]

[B)
There's an HBO Movie ("The Laramie Incident", I think) coming up soon, heard an interview this am with the filmmaker, don't recall exactly when it airs since I do not have HBO.
S [/B]

March 14th

 

[Justin_Thyme]

SweetBrat73--
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This woman will probably get off with some shit like probation and have to go through a drug and alcohol abuse treatment center---.
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probably get off with...? In Texas? Shoot, the prosecutor should be able to get a death penalty conviction even if the defence can produce considerable evidence she didn't do such a stupid, cruel act. I am generally opposed to the death penalty in cases where there is some doubt as to guilt. It appears such is not the case here.
Having said that, I wonder why, if the case is as strong as news reports seem to indicate, the prosecutor feels it necessary to make public pretrial statements that are clearly intended to build public outrage in a situation where the public is already outraged. Is there some doubt in the prosecutor's mind as to whether or not a death penalty can be obtained lacking the pretrial excitement?
Just some thoughts that come to mind that are most likely premature considering how little we actually KNOW of the actual facts in this matter.

 

[Cheyenne]

Re: My mini sermon

It does give pause to wonder what we've become. It reminds me of two similarly callous and inhuman incidents, the one in Texas where they tied the black man to the rear bumper of the pickup truck and dragged him to his death and the case in Wisconsin, I believe it was, where they left the gay man strung up on a wire fence to die.

Hey, Wisconsin has the Jeffrey Dahmer legacy to deal with, not to mention Ed Gein. The gay guy on the fence doesn't get charged to our account.

 

[Mensa]

Re: Re: My mini sermon

Hey, Wisconsin has the Jeffrey Dahmer legacy to deal with, not to mention Ed Gein. The gay guy on the fence doesn't get charged to our account.

My abject apologies to the good people of Wisconsin, this was not your tragedy.

Your tragedy is that you are the people of Wisconsin.

 

[Cheyenne]

Re: Re: Re: My mini sermon

Your tragedy is that you are the people of Wisconsin.

A tragedy surpassed only by the poor people of Canada, of course.

 

[cutie pie]

Update

FORT WORTH -- The suspect in what authorities say is one of
the most inhumane crimes they have ever seen was a Girl Scout
who cared for babies at her church and took nursing classes in
college, her family says.

But authorities say Chante J. Mallard's relatives don't truly know
the woman, charged with murder after a homeless man she hit
died in her garage, his body lodged in her car's windshield.

After some of her family testified at a bond hearing Friday, state
District Judge James R. Wilson raised Mallard' bond to
$250,000. He said if Mallard posts bail, she must be under house
arrest, wear an electronic monitor, continue counseling, avoid
alcohol and undergo drug testing.

Wilson also imposed a gag order in the case.

Mallard, who had been released on $10,000 bail after her arrest
Wednesday, cried in the courtroom and was taken into custody
after the hearing Friday. She remained in the Tarrant County Jail
early today.

Prosecutors had said the previous bond was too low.

"It is no secret that the community is outraged by the offense of
the defendant ... and I'd remind the court this is a murder charge," said Richard Alpert, a Tarrant County assistant district attorney.

Mallard, 25, told police she struck a man along a Fort Worth
highway near her house one night in October, then drove home
with his head lodged in the broken windshield, according to an
affidavit.

She ignored his cries for help as he bled to death over the next
two days in her garage, police said. Her friends then dumped the
stranger's body in a park, authorities said.

Mallard faces up to life in prison if convicted. Police say they
expect more arrests in the case.

Gregory Glenn Biggs' body was found Oct. 27. Authorities
suspected he had been hit by a car, but they had no leads until a
tipster came forward last week. Mallard allegedly told the tipster
that she had been drinking and using drugs that night.

Authorities say Biggs, 37, would have lived if he had received
medical attention. His legs were broken and he suffered cuts, but
he had no internal injuries, according to the medical examiner's
office.

Mike Heiskell, Mallard's attorney, asked the judge Friday to set
the bond based on the case, not community outrage. He said
previous bond was set by a "neutral and detached" magistrate.

He called on Mallard's parents and one of her older brothers, a
Fort Worth Fire Department lieutenant, to testify that she would
not be a flight risk.

James E. Mallard Sr. cried on the stand, saying the family was
hardworking, close-knit and attended church together. He said his
daughter has been staying with him and his wife, Dorothy, since
the arrest.

"We want to keep her there with us," he said.

But when questioned by prosecutors, Chante Mallard's relatives
acknowledged they did not know her boyfriend or her friends and
had not been to her house in months.

Her relatives also said they did not know exactly where Mallard
worked and when, and why she had at least three jobs in three
years.

"It's evident her family cares about her, but they don't know her,"
Alpert told the judge.

 

[chewbacca71]

I am glad to see that they raised the bond to address the seriousness of this issue. I know that it does not solve anything, but this would be a time to harken back to the days of Hamurabi and bring back *an eye for an eye*. It would be nice to see if she liked the feeling that the poor man must have had , slowly bleeding to death and having her turn a deaf ear to his pain. Just my .02 Chewey

 

[Blues]

Basically this was attempt to save her ass. It didn't make a difference if this guy was homeless or not, but the fact that he was homeless made it easier for her to cover up. Being high or drunk was possibally a reason for hitting him and driving home, but there is no excuse for letting the guy bleed to death over the course of 2 days. I imagine that the prosecutor will seek the death penalty and surely hope that it is the sentence issued.

 

[Guest]

detailed in this horrifying affidavit filed in support of a murder charge just levele

http://thesmokinggun.com/doc_o_day/doc_o_day.shtml

 

[TinaG13]

OMG!! This is one of the most horrifying and hideous stories I've ever heard! *shivers* I will never understand how anyone could do something like that under any circumstances whatsoever.....

 

[RavenStorm]

Thank you Dunchad for that.