Well it looks like Scott is going to die. This is a high profile white guy too... looks like maybe justice is blind in some cases. But what I want to know is whether or not this is a just punishment. What kind of alternative (and Constitutional) punishments would you recommend? Or would you just see him die?

-- Dick Tator (inneedofliberty@yahoo.com), December 13, 2004

Answers

First of all I think it was 1st degree for both counts but if I was the defence attorney I would have done things different. During the penalty phase I would have said. Scott Peterson is indeed a sociopath incapable of telling the truth. I would have said I think Laci found out about the affair and maced or pepper sprayed scott peterson and scott committed manslaughter and because he is indeed a psychopath he hid the evidence and did what a sociopath would have done in either circumstance. He lied his ass off and because this is lingering doubt about the first degree murder charge on laci you must give him life rather than death. This death penalty is better off for Peterson because he will not be in general population and will not get the justice jeffery dahmer got.

-- Bill Brasky (brasky@frypeterson.com), December 13, 2004.

can someone remind me who this guy is and what he's done? I've lost track of anything thats happened in the world lately. cheers

-- ho hum (monkeysee@monkeydo.com), December 14, 2004.

He killed his wife because a)she was pregnant and didn't want kids because b) he was banging his massage therapist. Did they convict him of murder 1 on the 8 month old baby? That would open up a can of worms in the abortion department.

-- Famous Anus (luke@luke.com), December 27, 2004.

What's the point of trying him for murder of the baby? They've already got him for murder of the wife. Fry him on that. The baby thing is purely symbolic and would just create a political shitstorm. It's totaly pointless.

-- Anti-Bush (comrade_bleh@hotmail.com), December 27, 2004.

I do not believe in late term abortions unless the mother will die or the baby can be proven to be brain dead.

I am glad that Peterson got the punishment he did but wonder if the millions on appeals is worth it. There are over 650 murderers ahead of him.California has only executed 1.

Peterson was a sociopath where lying is like breathing so I cannot say for certainty that he killed laci with premeditation. It could have been manslaughter. Laci could have maced him and he reacted in self defense making it manslaughter but as educated as he was if that was the scenario he did make a conscious decision to finish the job ending the life to the baby. I would have gone 2nd degree for the wife and 1st degree for the baby. I am just glad he got convicted but the jury issues are a chance of appeals.

-- Bill Brasky (brasky@firsttermabortionsonly.com), December 28, 2004.