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warrior1

(12,325 posts)
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:05 AM May 2013

The Bone-Chilling Letter Found in Ariel Castro's House



http://gawker.com/the-bone-chilling-letter-found-in-ariel-castros-house-498115719

Cleveland police have found, inside the house where he is alleged to have kept at least three young women captive for ten years, a 2004 letter written by Ariel Castro, 19 Action News' Scott Taylor reports. "I don't know why I kept looking for another," Castro writes in the letter. "I already had 2 in my possession."

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asjr

(10,479 posts)
2. I hope to heaven his atty does not use
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:11 AM
May 2013

this as a mental issue to try to get him off. If the man had enough sense to write this he can still stand trial as a sane person.

mnmoderatedem

(3,724 posts)
13. that letter kills off any chance of an insanity defense
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:29 AM
May 2013

it shows he knew his actions were wrong at the time, yet kept doing it.
 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
3. I have to modify my death penalty rules-
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:11 AM
May 2013

Previsously-

Rape a 10 year old or younger, automatic death penalty-

Kill 1 person, 20-40 years, Kill 2 people death penalty-

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Modified rule-

Sick fucks who keep sexual slaves imprisoned- death penalty

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
6. There are already over 7 billion people on the planet..
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:14 AM
May 2013

It would be better for society if they were used as fertilizer...

Imagine how big the night crawlers would be for fishing!

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,166 posts)
5. And that would absolutely do nothing to address the problem.
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:14 AM
May 2013

Just let the guy rot away for the rest of his life. That's actually a true eye-for-eye in this situation.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
10. just fucking NO NO NO
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:22 AM
May 2013

your post is sickening. the dp is fucked up. Aside from my personal belief that it is wrong in all circumstances, it is inequitable and there is no way to rectify that.

I think it's sick shit to support the dp.

EOTE

(13,409 posts)
11. I believe a policy like that would lead to a lot more dead children.
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:23 AM
May 2013

Predators would be more inclined to kill their victims if they know they could get the DP either way. Dead children tell no tales. The current system at least provides these depraved monsters some incentive to keep their victims alive.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
7. I think it's a really bad idea to publish this stuff
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:18 AM
May 2013

I'm talking about the Boston Bombers, too and any other crime committed. It's evidence. It should come out at the trial and not be plastered all over the Internet or newspapers.

Among other things, it taints the potential jury pool.

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
14. 40% of Americans believe dinosaurs and humans coexisted.
Thu May 9, 2013, 10:42 AM
May 2013

Publishing this won't affect most people. This nation is largely clueless.

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