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Old 06-28-2005, 12:01 AM
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Seriously though, she absolutely did the right thing - what every parent should do in the same circumstances.
You mean you would be angry or disappointed at your parents if they didn't do that in case one of their children had to go through that?!

Gee, I try to step into that poor girl's shoes and I can only see myself wishing my mum had remained with me or phoned the police. I wouldn't want my mother's hands bloodstained
Someone brutalized a member of my family like that, I would do my utmost to see that he didn't even live to trial. The law has a place and all, not disputing that, but blood is more important to me than just about anything, and my loyalty to my family comes before all else. Maybe that means I'm less rational than other people, but I prefer to see it as more devoted.

It is too bad that the child is now without her mother, really too bad.

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EDIT:Check that. I'd only do something...extralegal...if I was certain beyond all doubt that this was the guy. I would not risk spilling innocent blood.
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Old 06-28-2005, 12:06 AM
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Someone brutalized a member of my family like that, I would do my utmost to see that he didn't even live to trial. The law has a place and all, not disputing that, but blood is more important to me than just about anything, and my loyalty to my family comes before all else. Maybe that means I'm less rational than other people, but I prefer to see it as more devoted.

It is too bad that the child is now without her mother, really too bad.

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It's "devotion" like that which can scare a girl into NOT telling her family and trying to deal with it on her own, less "she" cause more problems. A victim is likely going to blame themselves for what happened and the results of telling. If anyone is not thinking rationally, it's the victim and she's the one who deserves the best support she can get. That doesn't mean loosing the people who love her when she needs them the most.

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Old 06-28-2005, 01:29 AM
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a bit more insight into this bearing in mind what little I know.

apparently the guy isnt dead but he's pretty much ****ed for life (which is cool by me)

karma's a bitch. it;s all well n good to say it was horrific but what kind of cunt rapes a kid then taunts her or her mother in the street?

i will straight out say if i was in her situation he'd have been dragged into the back of a van and suffered a whole lot more than burning for a minute or 2.
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Even though my feelings on such matters have evolved since I became a father, I still believe that revenge is anything but justice, and anything but efficient to relieve the avenger's pain. I really don't understand how people can be happy about this when it's so damn sad for the girl's family. It's also each and everyone of us' failure as a society.
If we tolerate and applaud such things we're opening a door to other atrocities.

However, even if I believe she should be punished for this (though with favorable circumstances), I think his sentenced should be taken up to the biggest sentence under Spanish law as this crime is a consequence of the crime he committed in the first place.

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Old 06-28-2005, 02:19 AM
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If we tolerate and applaud such things we're opening a door to other atrocities.
the only reason i wouldn't say this woman should walk free from court is because of the precedent it would set. She'll do some time as a deterrent which is OK providing it's not the full sentence. She could still claim some sort of diminished responsibility. Had I been in her shoes and done somethign similar i know I wouldn't have a judge say: you had your reasons now just behave from now on, but i'd definetely be prepared to do a bit of time for it.
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shame she's paying with her freedom, she did just what was right
No, she didn't do what was right. Can't say I feel sorry for the son of a bitch that raped her daughter or that I don't understand it what she's done, but I also think it's a crime which she should be punished for.
Yeah, I agree with you. I can see where all her rage is coming from but being a rational person involves controlling and handling it. If she knew who he was and where to find him I would have gone straight to the nearest police station and let them deal with it. The damage to her daughter was already done and I don't think seeing her mother like this is helping the poor child at all.
Do you *really* believe you would react like that in the heat of the moment? cause im sure I couldnt just be quiet next to someone who raped my daughter. I know it was a crime like Alex said, but anyone on her place would have done something. it would be hard to be rational on a moment like that
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shame she's paying with her freedom, she did just what was right
No, she didn't do what was right. Can't say I feel sorry for the son of a bitch that raped her daughter or that I don't understand it what she's done, but I also think it's a crime which she should be punished for.
Yeah, I agree with you. I can see where all her rage is coming from but being a rational person involves controlling and handling it. If she knew who he was and where to find him I would have gone straight to the nearest police station and let them deal with it. The damage to her daughter was already done and I don't think seeing her mother like this is helping the poor child at all.
Do you *really* believe you would react like that in the heat of the moment? cause im sure I couldnt just be quiet next to someone who raped my daughter. I know it was a crime like Alex said, but anyone on her place would have done something. it would be hard to be rational on a moment like that
Unfortunately, it's not because we'd all want to do the same that it's the right thing to do.

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Obviously, I'm totally with ponrauil. He just explains it better than I can.
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Yeah, I agree with you. I can see where all her rage is coming from but being a rational person involves controlling and handling it. If she knew who he was and where to find him I would have gone straight to the nearest police station and let them deal with it. The damage to her daughter was already done and I don't think seeing her mother like this is helping the poor child at all.
Do you *really* believe you would react like that in the heat of the moment? cause im sure I couldnt just be quiet next to someone who raped my daughter. I know it was a crime like Alex said, but anyone on her place would have done something. it would be hard to be rational on a moment like that
Of course I can't say it matter-of-factly (and honestly, I wish I never can) but I like to think I would. I don't like the thought of my own hands (or my relatives' hands) being bloodstained.

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