Ruby
Regular Member
I feel a great deal of sympathy and compassion for both of these men. I cannot imagine how they must feel; their children are dead and their negligence is the reason. Whether they are convicted or not, their lives are over; their marriages may be over as well.
But-unintentionally they each took a life. The LEO especially should have known better. There are no do overs in life, unfortunately. I believe that they should be treated equally under the law, LEO or not. These two events were not accidents, they were caused by negligence and could have been prevented. I would vote to convict, but with lesser sentences. Their convictions will not bring back the kids but it will send a message. People with firearms and children need to DILIGENTLY practice gun safety at all times. What if it had been someone else's kid that was killed? What if someone else besides a parent killed these children negligently? Do you doubt there would be a conviction then? Why do the children of these parents not deserve the same justice?
Who in their right mind leaves a 3 year old alone with a loaded gun?!? What about the children that died? Three years of life was all they got! While I feel sorry for the parents, we have a system of laws for a reason. I will grant you that a lot of them don't make sense and some are unnecessary, but without consequences for actions, society as a whole would break down completely. I also belief in there being some leniency, as I'm sure these parents have suffered a lot already.
But-unintentionally they each took a life. The LEO especially should have known better. There are no do overs in life, unfortunately. I believe that they should be treated equally under the law, LEO or not. These two events were not accidents, they were caused by negligence and could have been prevented. I would vote to convict, but with lesser sentences. Their convictions will not bring back the kids but it will send a message. People with firearms and children need to DILIGENTLY practice gun safety at all times. What if it had been someone else's kid that was killed? What if someone else besides a parent killed these children negligently? Do you doubt there would be a conviction then? Why do the children of these parents not deserve the same justice?
Who in their right mind leaves a 3 year old alone with a loaded gun?!? What about the children that died? Three years of life was all they got! While I feel sorry for the parents, we have a system of laws for a reason. I will grant you that a lot of them don't make sense and some are unnecessary, but without consequences for actions, society as a whole would break down completely. I also belief in there being some leniency, as I'm sure these parents have suffered a lot already.