Introduction

[aussiefriend]

Yes he was. I am not happy with it. I don't work in forensics, working with murderers its a cop out. My aunty said to me that this guy was jealous of my uncle (my mothers younger brother) who was a successful businessman. As for the death penalty, that is really a call for my aunty and the impact on my cousins. When I was in Ireland and we were talking quietly about the whole experience, it was weird, it was like his presence was there whilst we were talking before the fire. My aunty was young, the family was young (uncle 36years old) and he was a good man full of life and caring. It destroyed my grandmother who was a matriarch who kept the family together, after she died shortly after, we all bickered and split. So when a gruesome act like this happens its not just the act its all the other stuff that happens. I also don't know if killing him - that means his family would suffer. I visited his grave, his young son, died 10 years later at 19 in a car accident and they are buried together. I guess our family was just dealing with overwhelming grief to even contemplate punishment. My father also committed suicide a year later in 1987.

I am a nurse, I am taught to heal and be part of a healing process, it goes against the grain to kill someone, it doesn't mean that the death penalty is wrong. I am not sure. When I see children brutally anally raped and killed yes I guess to be real they should suffer, but we are the ones doing it.

Why do you call me a "professional" like that? I work really hard for my stripes. I am now a senior in my area, I am not on a higher level like a nurse unit manager, but I am fully qualified like a midwife.

I think that people use the insanity plea as a cop out, for sure. But what can I do about it.