Gene wrote:
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:03:02 -0400, John H. penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:02:51 -0700, wrote:
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|On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:22:47 -0400, GuessWho
|wrote:
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|http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/au...artner=popular
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|KNOXVILLE - The families of a young Knox County couple tortured and
|killed in January 2007 tonight sharply criticized a jury's decision to
|spare defendant Letalvis Cobbins the death penalty.
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|"I think the jury has let us down," said Mary Newsom, mother of murder
|victim Chris Newsom. "I think they've let Channon and Chris down. We
|were hoping for the death penalty."
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|After deliberating a little more than two hours, the jury delivered
|its verdict about 6:50 p.m. in Judge Richard Baumgartner's courtroom.
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|The judge polled each juror to ensure they were unanimous in their
|decision.
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|The jury convicted Cobbins on Tuesday after a six-day trial and
|roughly nine hours of deliberations.
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|Prosecutors say Davidson, 28, was the ringleader in the torture
|slayings.
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|Newsom was raped both by at least one person and an object. He was
|shot three times, and his body set afire.
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|Christian was repeatedly raped by more than one suspect, including
|Cobbins, kicked and beaten in her vaginal area, hog-tied and stuffed
|inside a trash can to die, according to testimony.
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|They are not human. They are animals. Humans could not have done
|what they did and it is a pure hate crime. Where are the people like
|Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton when something like this happens.
|These murderers are disgusting and anything short of the death penalty
|is an easy sentence and should not even be considered.
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|Probably a lot of groids on the jury.
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|ted
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|http://www.newnation.org/ New Nation News
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|It's OK to kill babies, but those suckers shouldn't die?
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|Unreal.

I'm not sure if life without possibility of parole is less of a
penalty than death.

If I were of the wronged family, death at my hands might be some sort
of catharsis. However, knowing that worthless POS has lost every
chance of self determination and likely has Bubba for a roommate has
to yield some comfort.

One can't support the death penalty and not accept abortion. 28 years
ago, abortion, rather than live birth (regardless *which* trimester)
would have been the best course of action for Letalvis Cobbins and I'm
sure the Newsom family would agree.


I reject the death penalty and accept abortion.