tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post742874259326948114..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Woman pleads guilty to helping shooting death suspectSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-16646114383672462102016-07-06T18:02:12.996-04:002016-07-06T18:02:12.996-04:00http://mashable.com/2015/09/30/pope-john-paul-ii-a...<a href="http://mashable.com/2015/09/30/pope-john-paul-ii-assassin/#XzBYRpXVgkqV" rel="nofollow"> http://mashable.com/2015/09/30/pope-john-paul-ii-assassin/#XzBYRpXVgkqV </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-12528451356720833012016-07-05T16:35:03.768-04:002016-07-05T16:35:03.768-04:00American history is full of revenge killings where...American history is full of revenge killings where the judicial system was inadequate to address the needs of the victims-- Hatfields and McCoys, for one.chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-13870580771713647822016-07-05T11:38:36.673-04:002016-07-05T11:38:36.673-04:00Philip, at least YOUR response got through. What I...Philip, at least YOUR response got through. What I said (correctly, I will add) is that Chuck's post was nothing more than a diversionary tactic, one he uses quite often. Revenge killings, as you pointed out, are irrelevant, as are the Turks and the Pope. Just a device to change the subject, and nothing more. It almost worked, as the following reply was, in fact, about religion. If we are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-83429839117206542032016-07-05T08:58:06.201-04:002016-07-05T08:58:06.201-04:00Chuck, nobody has mentioned revenge killing except...Chuck, nobody has mentioned revenge killing except you - it's a false analogy. The justice system would be killing the "nut" for good reason, and if the pope then killed the family, the system would serve the same justice on him. <br /><br />What is needed is a justice system that protects innocent people better, and making sure serious criminals can't commit further crimes isPhilip Caronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-52913573414416559762016-07-04T17:00:00.488-04:002016-07-04T17:00:00.488-04:00When you measure the "achievements" of a...When you measure the "achievements" of atheism over the last hundred years, such as the 40 million people who died under Joseph Stalin, or the killing fields of Cambodia, I'll take the Catholic Church any day, with all its faults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-48309992517299935242016-07-03T10:31:42.923-04:002016-07-03T10:31:42.923-04:00You mentioned Catholics...you know who is going to...You mentioned Catholics...you know who is going to comment now...with his/her cut and paste laundry list of Catholic Church "achievements"... J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15387020346239342178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-23752598146344169022016-07-03T07:49:47.840-04:002016-07-03T07:49:47.840-04:00As usual, nothing you say is clarifying, or even r...As usual, nothing you say is clarifying, or even relevant. Just another cheap shot at someone's religion to divert attention away from yourself and your foolish rantings. You said what you said, it's there for all to see. Your callous disregard for others is appalling. Ginning up sympathy for drug addicts and criminals by minimizing their crimes, then bashing the people who question you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-4090904608558768702016-07-02T14:37:37.747-04:002016-07-02T14:37:37.747-04:00The evidence showing that she, ah, contributed to ...The evidence showing that she, ah, contributed to his decision to do the murder was probably inadmissible in court. He may have not been charged with 1st degree murder because the 'plan' was too stupid to be a plan.Bob Lombardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-49019387028980765502016-07-02T12:01:40.302-04:002016-07-02T12:01:40.302-04:00That's why elected officials never say that, 8...That's why elected officials never say that, 8:00.<br /><br />Now, let's say a Turkish nut attempts to assassinate the Pope. Billions of Catholics around the world scream for the Turk's head on a pike. The court disagrees and sentences the man to twenty years. Five years later, the Pope visits him in prison and tells him he is forgiven.<br /><br />The fact that a billion Catholics chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-17441775735704741512016-07-01T20:00:56.981-04:002016-07-01T20:00:56.981-04:00When an elected official says that the feelings of...When an elected official says that the feelings of his constituents carries no weight, is that criminal or stupid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-69886240949465966372016-07-01T19:45:10.353-04:002016-07-01T19:45:10.353-04:00Well look at her face, she gets the last laugh
.Well look at her face, she gets the last laugh <br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-77281112061609781522016-07-01T19:37:05.603-04:002016-07-01T19:37:05.603-04:00I took a Criminology course once where I learned t...I took a Criminology course once where I learned that roughly one-third of our nations economy is related to law enforcement, and that if all crime ceased, the economy would collapse. Different people will see this in different ways, of course, but it is food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-79763770441152969002016-07-01T18:29:55.380-04:002016-07-01T18:29:55.380-04:00The Western concept of justice has as one of its a...The Western concept of justice has as one of its aims closure for the victims' family. Without this, society is likely to have family and clan feuds galore. What the woman gets as punishment might satisfy Wes' family, and it might not, but we have to hope that it is enough to keep them from planning revenge. What the rest of us feel about it does not carry weight.<br /><br />That said,chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-7897687431875381642016-07-01T16:24:10.022-04:002016-07-01T16:24:10.022-04:00As I have stated many times on this forum, and I a...As I have stated many times on this forum, and I agree with the vast majority of commenters here, that our whole justice system seems to exist in a vacuum and is certainly out of synch with the best interests of our citizens. It is absolutely incredible that any judge would sign off on a plea deal like this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-31092028006843162382016-07-01T16:00:40.975-04:002016-07-01T16:00:40.975-04:00Some acts are evil, not mistakes.Some acts are evil, not mistakes.Philip Caronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-90642796125759167342016-07-01T13:01:25.092-04:002016-07-01T13:01:25.092-04:00Leave no child behind. Gota love that philosophy....Leave no child behind. Gota love that philosophy.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-50904051574958794592016-07-01T12:01:56.409-04:002016-07-01T12:01:56.409-04:00As much as we all object to this absurdly lenient ...As much as we all object to this absurdly lenient sentence, and even worse, the parole board unleashing murderer Gregory Allen Smith as a non violent offender, the majority of Springfield votes time and again for the same liberals that appoint these public servants. Don't expect to see Emmons or Forguites demanding justice. So suck it up cupcake. We have exactly the government and judiciaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-13491251666176396222016-07-01T11:12:24.547-04:002016-07-01T11:12:24.547-04:00Only a liberal could see murder and conspiracy aft...Only a liberal could see murder and conspiracy after the fact as a "learning experience."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-9580787961847000162016-07-01T10:54:26.440-04:002016-07-01T10:54:26.440-04:00The guillotine, the guillotine...The guillotine, the guillotine...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-27710639429493819222016-07-01T09:18:29.061-04:002016-07-01T09:18:29.061-04:00Children lost a father, a Mother lost her husband,...Children lost a father, a Mother lost her husband, Wes lost his life. She may not have pulled the trigger, but her actions lead to this murder. She lied to police officers and hid a murderer. Her punishment is not sufficient. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-75934375674923177272016-07-01T08:53:59.745-04:002016-07-01T08:53:59.745-04:00Lack of consequences for bad behavior only encoura...Lack of consequences for bad behavior only encourages more of it. We are breeding a culture of lawlessness and a society of criminals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-22937102237874541322016-07-01T08:05:05.753-04:002016-07-01T08:05:05.753-04:00What is needed are Chinese judges. Do this "...What is needed are Chinese judges. Do this "stuff" in China (Asia) and see where it gets you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-89268087654398513392016-07-01T07:57:00.864-04:002016-07-01T07:57:00.864-04:00The things we do for love. . .
For most unaccep...The things we do for love. . . <br /><br />For most unacceptable behaviors, once is a mistake, twice is stupidity and three times is criminal. <br /><br />An example: George W. Bush as a presidential candidate admitted to using drugs, but seemed to have learned from the experience.<br /><br />We won't really know if this woman has learned anything from the experience until a few years chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-71072306425405726362016-06-30T19:37:36.761-04:002016-06-30T19:37:36.761-04:00On its face, this seems too lenient. I hope there ...On its face, this seems too lenient. I hope there was some necessary testimonial evidentiary reason for this, and for the charge of second rather than first degree murder. Deals such as these are causing a damaging lack of faith in the Vermont judiciary, as this was not a simple possession of drugs charge but a person aiding and abetting a violent person.George T McNaughtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-1835315830893428442016-06-30T17:44:10.882-04:002016-06-30T17:44:10.882-04:00Seems a bit light for what amounts to accessory to...Seems a bit light for what amounts to accessory to murder, ya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com