Hi all, trying to keep up with the fast-moving threads on poor Chelsea's rape and murder. Let me just say I'm incredibly impressed with all the time and energy you've all put into this - TravelingBug's maps and pictures are amazing and were extremely helpful to me in learning the basics of this case. That said, I can barely contain my anger that JAG was a free man, out on the streets, and had the opportunity to even commit this horrible crime. If I'm understanding correctly, he was convicted in 2000 of brutally raping and beating a 13-year old girl (a stroke of luck he didn't murder her too), and yet he was out within 5 years??? Unbelievable! I've known someone who had to serve more time than that for selling drugs to another adult. That's right - an adult sold drugs to another consenting adult who wanted them for his own personal use to use behind closed doors and he served 8 years. This is a small-time dealer I'm talking about, not even a 'kingpin' or big timer. Yet JAG brutally beats and rapes a child and serves less time. What is wrong with this picture? It's time to get the non-violent offenders rehabilitated through drug treatment and job skills/employment placement and out of the jails, and make room for the violent offenders, especially including level three sexual offenders and child predators. Where are the priorities in this country? Perpetrators of the so-called 'victimless' crimes (drugs, gambling, prostitution) are often serving more time than violent sex offenders - there should be rioting and protesting in the streets!
RIP Chelsea. What a talented, beautiful girl with a life full of promise and potential. I could barely stand to watch the video of JAG in the courtroom, looking down with that awful smirk on his face. I'm not a death penalty supporter, but I don't think this 'creature' deserves to live. Execute him or put him in general population and let nature take it's course.
