More on the Lisa Montgomery verdict

Good post by M. William Phelps, who wrote "Murder in the Heartland" about the Bobbie Jo Stinnett case. (He doesn't have much good to say about The Star, so he should have a lot in common with some of our regular readers ...)

Lisa Montgomery wanted everyone to feel sorry for her because of the “rough” life she had. Because she was sexually abused and beaten. And we do. We don’t want to see anyone abused. Writing my book, I learned things about Lisa’s childhood that made me sick. I felt sorry for her (as a child).

But empathy and sympathy are not the points here no longer.

We’re going to hear all about Lisa’s abusive upbringing now as the trial heads into the penalty phase.

We’re going to see witnesses sit on the stand and proclaim that Lisa had a nasty life. That she should be spared her life because of her tumultuous upbringing. We’re going to see Kevin Montgomery cry and say how much he loves his wife. (Poor soul …) They’ll drag people down now with the stories they force them to tell. They’ll point fingers. They’ll beg Lisa’s kids to say nice things about her.

All to save her life.

Comments

[Onetime]

good luck with that.

[Searching]

Yeah, she's had a bad life.. put her out of her misery... please

[kmb]

As I said on the other blog posting:

"...although I know it's wrong, as a mother (and veteran of a C-section) I have fantasies of the punishment being slicing open her gut and leaving her to die like that."

And yeah, I'll admit that I'm one of the few liberals on this blog. But this waste-of-oxygen meatbag actually carried out the nightmare that many a pregnant woman has in the darkest of nights.

[Stifled Freedom]

Oh, I think this strategy will probably work to some degree....although it should not work at all. She may get 25 years instead of death. She took the life of a pregant woman which frankly is considered more valuable than another person's life.

If she had killed her husband or father, she could play the abuse card and get a free pass. Its already happened in other states.

Its total BS and we should not give anyone a free pass for murder (of anyone) regardless of the circumstances, but that's the latest vogue in criminal justice.

[G]

James, promise me when this trial is over, I'll never have to look at that awful picture again.

*shudder*

[Imprtnrd]

Just goes to show, you can't use the insanity plea and get away with it.

[Nick]

And yeah, I'll admit that I'm one of the few liberals on this blog - KMB

Take comfort. You are not one of the few liberals on this blog. You are one of the few who admit to it, and one of the few capable of communicating in a rational manner.
Now as for whether or not your thoughts are wrong. It is not unreasonable to advocate that the punishment fit the crime. It not only has merit, but would end immediately a whole world of hurt the criminal wing of the liberal ideology so freely distributes among the innocent. The problem with it, is in finding some one willing to carry out punishment in kind.

[Mama2~i~k]

Insane, abused or whatever - she still murdered an innocent woman and left that precious child without a mother. If her life was so bad, then do her a favor and end it. What makes her 'bad' life more valuble than Bobbi Jo's?

[Marvin]

Leave it to Nick to inject the Glen Beck-Rush Limbaugh liberal hater speech. BTW, heck of a job your non-liberal President is doing.

[The_Golfer]

All I have to say is

"Roll on 1".

[Nick]

Hey Marvin,
See my post. I rest my case.

[fergie]

If there was ever a case for the death penalty surely this is it. She planned the murder...by bringing the tools to cut her open and remove the baby and then tried to pass the baby off as her. Clearly she knew right from wrong. If this doens't deserve the death penalty what does?

[air jordans]

Cultured and fine manners are everywhere a passport to regard.what do you think?