01/14: Sniper Malvo tried as adult?

[Freakapotimus]

Malvo’s legal status to be argued
Prosecutors want teenager tried as adult so they can seek death penalty
By Maria Glod and Josh White
THE WASHINGTON POST

Jan. 14 — Fairfax County prosecutors today are likely to present evidence from at least four of the Washington area sniper shootings - including two where the snipers left notes - as they seek to convince a judge that John Lee Malvo should be tried in adult court, where he would face the death penalty, law enforcement sources said.

Read the full story here.

[HernetheHunter]

Well, if you can commit crimes like an adult, your ass can be tried as an adult.

[WolfSoldier]

He shot kid(s) try him as an adult....*mumble* or just zap him

[sacretlengend]

He should be... tried as an adult, he killed kids, not just adults.

[TheShrike]

TRY HIM AS AN ADULT
LET HIM FRY, WHAT HE DID WAS UNFORGIVEABLE.

[whitedragon-my]

Though I'm not a big fan of the death penalty, I think that in this case he deserves it. He should be tried as an adult considering what he did.

[TheShrike]

fry him fry him fry him.

I don't care what age he is.
There is something in all of us that lets us know what is right and wrong.... somehow I think anyone should know shooting children and random strangers for what(sport?) is just plain wrong.
He shot a kid being walked to school by his mother.
FUCK HIM

[Slizor]

Didn't the other guy shoot and the kid drive? I don't think he should be tried as an adult. Mainly because he is not.

[Bizud]

Am I the only person who has his head screwed on straight?

I'm too tired to rant in a paragraph, so point form it is:

-The death penalty is disgusting. The justice system should focus on rehabilitation, not punishment.

-Anyone who doesn't have a conscience has a medical disorder. They should focus on treating this disorder rather than just shooting him.

-The families of the victims who want to see this guy fry can go fuck themselves. If you get pleasure out of harm coming to another human being, you're sick. Humans are supposed to have evolved beyond petty things like vengeance. Fucking cavemen.

-No action is unforgivable, and no man is beyond redemption.

-The fact is, this guy has something wrong with him that can be treated, either medically or with therapy. He needs our help, not our judgement.

[Ted-Easton]

He shouldn't be tried as an adult for a few reasons.
#3- He didn't shoot anyone. He drove the car. Maximum sentence for an accomplice is less than that for the shooter.
#2- He shouldn't be killed. I don't think the death penalty is a thing that deters crime, but it should only be used in extreme cases. His father is extreme, he is not
#1- He's not an adult! What's the point in having a system for kids to be tried and adults to be tried if they don't have to be tried in their respective places?

[Bizud]

The death penalty isn't a deterrent, at least not any more so than life imprisonment is. No one actually thinks "Hmm, well, I WOULD kill him, as I don't mind life in jail, but, well, death, now that's pushing it." Murderers are always people who either act before thinking, or don't believe they'll get caught. Either way, the deterrent argument doesn't hold up.

[D2Kvirus]

Surprise sur-fucking-prise, they bend the rules when it comes to executing somebody. Like that hasn't happened before. Wait until they botch his execution to prolongue suffering.

[Freakapotimus]

I think something needs to be done about the child/adult trial laws. There are plenty of "kids" under the age of 18 who know exactly what they are doing. The trial and the sentencing should have influences from testing (physical, psychological, etc) because while a 16-year-old "child" may know what he is doing, a 45-year-old "adult" with mental handicaps may not.

[PhillyBoy69]

HE HELPED SHOOT INNOCENT PEOPLE! Thats not right. he should be tried as an adult and even be eligable for the death penalty. i dont believe in the death penalty but he should be able to get it.

[Bizud]

That doesn't even make any sense. You think the death penalty is unethical, but you think he should get it. Nice to know you stick to your principles.

[nathan1313us]

dont even bother trying him just send him home and let them do what they will with him. he doesn't have citizenship so just deport him

[HernetheHunter]

No, know what they should do? Have the trial and everything, and find him not guilty. He'll be relieved and leave the courtroom. Then on the way out, a government-hired sniper takes a shot and "accidentally" aims wrong and hits him in the leg. Then when the kid's on the ground in pain, the sniper "accidentally" aims badly again and gets the bastard in the stomach. Then the sniper should shoot him however many times the kid shot at people. Then for the coup de grace, nail the kid in the head.

This way, the kid gets false hope, since he doesn't realize his 'not guilty' judgment was set up; he suffers from the random shots; and then he finally gets killed. Great way to ultimately fuck him over. That's how you play with you prey; you mind-fuck 'em.

[Ted-Easton]

ewww- mind fuck.
That brings a very odd scene to mind... ahhh! mind! ahh! I said it again! ewww...

[HernetheHunter]

Yeah, I just thought about that too. I dunno, guess it'd be like jello or something.

[Freakapotimus]

Judge sets November trial for sniper suspect Malvo
Defense wanted more time
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
ASSOCIATED PRESS

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 28 — Lee Boyd Malvo will be tried in November on murder charges that could bring the death penalty for his alleged role in the sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Read the full story here.

[whitedragon-my]

I don't think he should be tried as an adult. From what I saw the main sniper Muhammed pretty much brainwashed the kid into what he is now.

I believe he should undergo mental rehabilition and be released back into society under close watch.

[HernetheHunter]

At 1/28/03 02:44 PM, whitedragon_my wrote: I believe he should undergo mental rehabilition and be released back into society under close watch.

Yup, so some other fuckwit can 'brainwash' him and get him to help kill people again.