Horror in Cheshire, Connecticut

[ExLiberal]

I thought we had hit bottom recently with the 10 juvenile rapists in West Palm Beach, but two parolees in Cheshire, Connecticut, have managed to reach even lower.

They broke into the house at 3 in the morning, beat the father with a baseball bat, tied the daughters to beds, raped at least one, set the house afire, and deliberately crashed into police cars trying to escape. A doctor bludgeoned half to death, and three women now charred flesh. For profit.

The two had extensive criminal records—the papers said 20 burglaries (each?). But they were still short of Connecticut's 37-strike law for repeat offenders and were adjudged eligible for parole. The parole board has released a statement defending their decision to let them out.

I suspect that, with the horses gone, the system will now finally close the barn door and see to it that these two spend the rest of their lives watching television, playing cards, reading pornography, getting their teeth fixed at taxpayers' expense, and filing frivolous lawsuits.

I admit I'm not politically correct, but think society has a right and an obligation to put mad dogs to death. And these two qualify.

[ExLiberal]

It was indeed 20+ burglaries EACH.

(Mods—why can't I edit my posts?)

[Riviera]

There's a set period of time of 5 minutes to edit posts.

Do you happen to have a link for this story?

Thank you.

[ExLiberal]

This seems to give the latest details. Google news hawke-petit (the uncommon last name of the mother) to bring up many articles.

http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hcu-family-killed-0724,0,1696148.story?coll=hc_entertainment_util

[Meemers]

The judges that allowed these two animals on the streets should be held accountable. What the heck are they thinking?? Or NOT! What a horrible and senseless tragedy.

Our legal system is a mess.

"Corrections officials said in a statement that both suspects "were deemed to be appropriate candidates for supervised parole in the community based on their criminal history, which involved the minimum level of violence." Both suspects were on a weekly reporting schedule with their parole officers "and had been in full compliance with the requirements of their release, including being employed on a fulltime basis." They need to find corrections "officials" with a few more smarts. Good Lord... what morons, imo.

[chambord]

What a horrible tragedy..Watching Geraldo now and it seems LE was a little slow to respond once the bank notified them of the poor woman's withdrawel under duress.

[chambord]

The young daughters were raped before dying to smoke inhalation. OMG!!

Thank goodness Conn. still has the death penalty for these animals. And I am not in favor of it, but in this case its warranted. These two are beyond help.

moo

[Hey Paula]

With criminal records longer than my arms, why were these subhumans out on the street where they were able to prey on innocent people?

Our judicial system needs an overhaul. It's time to rename it Victims' Justice System in lieu of Criminal Justice System. Although many who advocate for criminals argue that the deceased no longer have rights, (that brings out the devil in me too!) the Victims' Justice System will protect the perp's next would-be victim from being victimized because those like Joshua Komisarjevky and Steven Hayes will be locked up where they can't harm anyone again.

IMO

[imanewsjunkie]

37- strike law?! That is insane!

[ExLiberal]

I see that after long and careful deliberation, the prosecutor has determined that this crime meets Connecticut's standards for the death penalty.

And he had to look that up? My God, if this crime didn't merit the death penalty, what could?

But it took 20 years of legal maneuvering for Connecticut to execute a serial killer in 2005. And that guy, who had killed many women, had dropped all his appeals and practically demanded execution.

Justice, if it ever comes on this earth, is a long way off for the two monsters in this case.

[beachgirl40]

The DP is too easy a punishment for these two inhuman wastes of breath. I got a better idea. First, the corrections officers could beat them with a baseball bat, like they did to that daddy who was protecting his precious family. Next, tie them to the beds and let some monster(s) have their way with them. Only then, do we set the house afire and let them grab a few dozen lung-fuls of smoke. But wait, put the fire out, give these two POS oxygen. Then we start the process again. and again. and again. :D

Yeah, I know it will never happen. Nope, I'm not politically correct, don't want to be. But for the love of Pete, enough has got to be enough! Every week (sometimes daily) we read of atrocities such as this and nothing ever changes. Victims & their families should have rights too!! It's time to tell those bozos in Washington DC what must be done. If they can't do it, clear them out and get some new blood in there. Judges must impose the maximum sentence 1. at the first indication of the potential for violence, and 2. when a criminal is obviously incorrigible. These two should never have even been on the street at all. No more early release for those who are not willing to work for it and stay on the straight & narrow. And no early release at all if any form of violence is used in commiting the crime(s) in question. :mad:

beachgirl40

[Athena]

I know that it is said we supposedly have one of the best judicial systems in the world. But I have to say lately it appears that yes we do but for the criminals! Our laws need to be revamped, tightened up and enforced. I hate to read about a crime as horrendous as this and then find out it was committed by repeat offenders who place no value on life. JMHO :(

[soulfunkgroove]

Sadly there is no way to enforce laws and obtain swift justice when the system is built to protect a criminal just in case he's innocent. In trying to be fair and 'protect the innocent' the justice system has simply made it an incredibly lengthy process to punish anyone. Look at Gary Gilmore. He had a death sentence on his head for how many years, and even asked them to kill him if they were going to do it, but the justice machine kept turning its wheels trying to be sure it really wanted to kill him, dragging it out for YEARS. It's absolutely ridiculous. If you have the death penalty, and someone receives a death penalty, then kill them, for God's sake.

And jail time? Please. Where on earth does it say that has to be pleasant? Why do they have cable? WHy do they have exercise rooms? Why do they have computer access? It should suck so bad that no one ever wants to go there. It's PRISON for God's sake.

Sorry to rant. :cuss: I love this site!