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Originally Posted by Dezzy
It may not be the resolution she wanted but it's a resolution none the less. His death marks the end of the ordeal, the one that had a kid will never have to worry about this man trying some borked attempt to get visitation rights or something and dragging up all that pain in a few years time when she's began to heal. They can find some solace in the fact that he's never going to hurt them or anyone else again. I'm not saying they'll get over it overnight but now they can focus on healing.
I value the resources used on either executing him or keeping him alive a lot more then I value his life. He showed no compassion to his victims so why should I show any to him? I'm not against the death penalty for compassion towards criminals but for the fact that sanctioned murder lowers everyone involved and makes us just as bad, that and the fact that it costs more to sentence someone to death then it does to keep them alive. It's not cold to value innocents and resources over the guilty.
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I don't think it's a resolution at all. I think it's a never ending cliffhanger. She got her freedom back but she didn't get any closure, none of them did. He was publicly vilified and he was in the process of being sentenced but he killed himself before his punishment had been given out. You do make a lot of good points and they're equally as valid as the ones I'm trying to make, I think it depends on your perspective really... You're right, he didn't show compassion for his victims so why should we show him any? But by the same token, he didn't show compassion for his victims so we ought to... how tragic for them, that they didn't even get justice. The justice system has failed them. He was allowed to kill himself.