[personal profile] docwebster
Don't try it in North Royalton!

"The girl's aunt admitted to sexually assaulting Russo with a tree branch, police said.

The incident was caught on tape.

Meanwhile, police said that citizens should not take matters into their own hands.

"To take matters into their own hands like they did was just way, way beyond reason," North Royalton Detective Jay Drake said."


Yeah, well, so's going all peeping tom on a five year old. Me, I'd have ripped off his shrivelled unit, tied that to the tree branch, and then sexually assaulted him with it. Call me crazy!

Apparently murder charges may be filed if the loser dies. God BLESS the American system of justice!

Date: 2004-08-19 02:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nsingman.livejournal.com
You're crazy! :-)

The American system of justice includes the concept of jury nullification, too. Do you think any of the folks who assaulted the perv are likely to do time, or even be convicted of anything?

That said, I'm finding it difficult to muster much sympathy for the perv.

Date: 2004-08-19 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gridlore.livejournal.com
I'd have poured lye into his eyes.

No jury in the world will convict on the top count. If the loser dies, they might get manslaughter.

Date: 2004-08-19 02:59 pm (UTC)

Date: 2004-08-19 03:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] weekendwench.livejournal.com
OK I understand that the guy was a perv jacking off while watching a 5 year old sleep...sure hold him till the cops get there...even rough him up a bit if he resists..but rape him with a tree branch!?

That is just sick and someone willing to do something like THAT is just a big a perv as this guy was and deserves to be punished!



Date: 2004-08-19 04:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] beanrua.livejournal.com
Oh, if it was my kid, I would be in jail for murder, because I would have dispatched the slimeball into the next life.

That rape with a tree branch thing gets me a bit twitchy too. Have him swim with the fishies, but um, this creeps me out a bit.

Date: 2004-08-19 05:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_tropicalia/
For real. I would have held the motherfucker down for the girl's aunt.

Date: 2004-08-20 12:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dirtynumbangel.livejournal.com
Actually, I hope they do get charged with murder if he dies.

Is he a pathetic excuse for a human being? Yes, of course. Should he be punished for what he was doing? Yes, of course.

But the important thing to remember is that he is a human being, and human rights are for everyone. Saying it's okay to do something like this to someone because he's a pedophile just opens the door for all sorts of other justification.

There is a reason why vigilante justice is outlawed: one law for everyone. Whatever your crime, whatever your story, you get the same legal treatment (in theory, yes) as everyone else. That's sort of the whole point of having a justice system to begin with.

Date: 2004-08-20 04:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] darthgeek.livejournal.com
The Smoking Gun has the full police report and mug shots.
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