Rafferty found guilty
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I'm sure when the jurors see all the character evidence that wasn't allowed they will be very happy with their verdict. Now they just have to declare him a dangerous offender and tuck him away in the hole he derserves.
As a side note Tori's father was the epitome of dignity throughout this. His imterviews on television were heartbreaking. How he maintained control is beyond me. I could see how he wanted to lash out. Real justice would be to give this man time alone with Rafferty.........and a bat with nails in it.
As a side note Tori's father was the epitome of dignity throughout this. His imterviews on television were heartbreaking. How he maintained control is beyond me. I could see how he wanted to lash out. Real justice would be to give this man time alone with Rafferty.........and a bat with nails in it.
It's a good thing the amateurish failure to get his laptop included into evidence didn't cause the case to be lost. Lock him up and throw away the key.
Just reading the details makes one ill. I don't know how any parent could live through the loss and then hearing all that. I hope they both can now find some peace.
I'm no legal expert, but I believe that lawyers are assigned to cases and don't have a lot of choice. In our society all people, regardless of how despicable, are granted to right to a fair trial. I'm sure the lawyers assigned to the case were more tortured at having to fulfill their duty than actually trying to get Rafferty off. Don't blame the lawyers. John Rosen, the lawyer for Paul Bernardo, I recall was widely respected for the defense that he presented, while remaining respectful to all parties involved.
I couldn't agree more. Rodney Stafford has maintained class and dignity, I don't know if I could have done that if it was my daughter.
Well, no. We choose our cases. The trial is attractive in that it is a high profile case and defence counsel perhaps convinced himself there was a "reasonable doubt" that his client was not proven guilty. That's all there has to be to merit an acquittal.
It's a job. You do your best and try not to get emotionally involved. Does it impact you? Uh-huh. But you're trained to deal with it and concentrate on the legal issues and block the feelings out.
Hope he gets"turned out" if he already hasn't. Give him to the GP for 15 min. then scrape whats left of him into the garbage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Truly a waste of skin and oxygen
Truly a waste of skin and oxygen
My hats of to Rodney and his family for what they had to put up with. It is truly sad when a young life is taken away by such a horrible tragic event.
I do hope he goes into Gen Pop, save the tax payer some money and give Rodney a true sense of closure !
I do hope he goes into Gen Pop, save the tax payer some money and give Rodney a true sense of closure !
I find it strange that in cases like this the general public wants the convicted to be thrown in with the "General Population" where real justice can be served.
Basically, our legal system has no idea as to the type of penalty required to fit the crime, but the general public knows or feels that the folks who have violated the rules of society have a better sense of justice and a better idea of what type of punishment is required.
Perhaps we should appoint the prison inmates to be judges...
That is the sad part.
He'll never have inflicted on him what he subjected that little girl to.
As for the definitive verdict, I'm beginning to have more faith in our justice system and jurors.
So you think we should be like Iran? his life and suffering would be ended then. I'd rather he spends the rest of his life looking over his shoulder wondering when the end will come, a long slow torture.
