Re: 2 American Teens Allegedly Kill Police Officer... - Page 5

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@suzyQ3

I totally agree with all of your posts on this incident.

I’ve hesitated to comment since I don’t know the law of Italy

but seeing the blindfolding was shocking, to say the least.

My gut, right from the beginning, was...

there’s more to the story than being told.

And when I read the blindfolding was done ‘to prevent the

teen suspect from seeing documents from the probe..’,

I’ll go so far to say...I think they all knew each other

on some level...and maybe the officer wasn’t innocent

as originally thought. And maybe the blindfold is a diversion,

the bright shiny object, to get the World to not look at the obvious.

grandma r · ‎10-26-2010

If they were brazen enough to do this horrific crime, then they deserve their punishment. The officer was stabbed 11 times!!!!! All over a drug deal gone bad!!!! The authorities found them in possession of the bloddy knife and clothing. They confessed but said they didn't mean to kill anyone. Seriously????? You stabbed someone 11 times but didn't mean it??? Justice must be served!!!!

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@sidsmom wrote:
@suzyQ3
I totally agree with all of your posts on this incident.
I’ve hesitated to comment since I don’t know the law of Italy
but seeing the blindfolding was shocking, to say the least.

My gut, right from the beginning, was...
there’s more to the story than being told.

And when I read the blindfolding was done ‘to prevent the
teen suspect from seeing documents from the probe..’,
I’ll go so far to say...I think they all knew each other
on some level...and maybe the officer wasn’t innocent
as originally thought. And maybe the blindfold is a diversion,
the bright shiny object, to get the World to not look at the obvious.

We'll, @sidsmom , good to know that some others also prefer that suspects (really, anyone) deserve their civil and legal rights not be ignored. That's a slippery slope I don't want to even entertain.

But at this moment, I am not at all looking beyond what I've read. I have no reason to think otherwise.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
Why do people think a blindfold is appalling? Beating them half to death or shooting them would be appalling. A blindfold is no different than hand cuffing them.
@chrystaltree, it's a form of terrorizing a suspect and illegal in Italy; I would bet that it is not done here either.

What actually would be the point besides frightening and disorienting a suspect?

I'm perfectly ok with frightening and disorienting murderous slugs like that.

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

@suzyQ3 wrote:
It's illegal to blinfold a suspect in Italy, regardless of opinions about it paling in comparison to the alleged crime.

Whether anyone here believes it or not, an accusation is just that until a person has his day in court. And even if convicted, civilized countries don't treat convicted criminals in the same way that the criminal may have treated his victim.

If that's the kind of "justice" someone wants, there are several countries that do provide it.

@suzyQ3 Civilized or not, I have thought for a long time that murderers sentenced to death should die in exactly the way they killed their victims. Too bad Italy doesn’t have the death penalty.

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