Volitions Advocate on 5/8/2008 at 13:06
what? do you mean me?
all i'm saying is things are pretty screwed up at the moment.
Starrfall on 5/8/2008 at 13:40
Quote Posted by Printer's Devil
In Canada, there needs to be evidence of premeditation for the Crown to lay first degree murder charges. I believe American law is quite similar, except for the part where David Caruso puts on the Sunglasses of Justice.
States are different, but here the fact that he switched seats at a rest stop so he could sit next to the guy would probably be enough evidence of premeditation for the prosecutor to at least try bringing a 1st degree charge and see if he can find enough evidence to make it stick.
Jennie&Tim on 5/8/2008 at 14:23
If I were on the jury, then you'd have to persuade me that the reason he switched seats was to kill the man. Someone this loony, I'd buy an argument that he happened to switch seats for other reasons, then went nutty. I'm with SD too, this guy sounds like an insanity defense or the Canadian equivalent is in order.
Regarding being helpful, what I read was that he just whipped out a knife and stabbed the fellow several times before anyone could react. I think the passengers could probably tell the guy was dead already, and you don't risk your life to rescue a corpse. Admittedly, people can survive multiple knife wounds, but if they were to the neck and chest I can understand why people thought of themselves first.
Starrfall on 5/8/2008 at 14:33
Quote Posted by Jennie&Tim
If I were on the jury, then you'd have to persuade me that the reason he switched seats was to kill the man.
The prosecution's job is normally to convince the jury that the defendant did what they say he did, yes.
Hier on 5/8/2008 at 14:37
Quote Posted by Starrfall
States are different, but here the fact that he switched seats at a rest stop so he could sit next to the guy would probably be enough evidence of premeditation for the prosecutor to at least try bringing a 1st degree charge and see if he can find enough evidence to make it stick.
I really doubt it'll get to that point. I'd put money on the guy being declared psychologically unfit for trial and spending the next long, long time in a padded hospital room.
Starrfall on 5/8/2008 at 14:49
It's possible, although he can be insane and still competent to stand trial. We'll probably find out soon.
Stitch on 5/8/2008 at 15:20
Quote Posted by Thief13x
anyone's who sick enough to make light of something like this really ought to considering having a psych eval.
You have no head for humor.
37637598 on 5/8/2008 at 20:51
Shit happens, sometimes for no reason. Actually, there's never a reason beyond personal satisfaction... Mourning is understandable but not necessary for someone like me who will never have to think about this guy again after the story is buried in the next 1000 stories that come out about brittany spears and paris hilton. We'll all forget it ever happened for a while, then sometime later in life we'll be reminded somehow. Life is over-valued by too many in my opinion. The guy is crazy for being able to behead a living human, but it's no more crazy than the preacher down the street telling us how we should live our lives at 2:00AM... It's just a different kind of crazy.
Wow, I probably don't even agree with myself but I'm not going to read what I just wrote cuz I am boring myself. I'm gonna go write a song and dedicate it to this sick fucker... and the victim...
Yakoob on 5/8/2008 at 21:57
Quote Posted by Volitions Advocate
what? do you mean me?
all i'm saying is things are pretty screwed up at the moment.
I think, to be more precise, the killer didn't have his head screwed in right ;)
Volitions Advocate on 5/8/2008 at 23:28
oh sorry! i misunderstood
