The Dr said some things we already suspected that he had a crappy childhood. But I hate children being failed when they especially report the abuse themselves. Can you imagine being blamed for your mother's death. JMO
SYNERGIZERBUNNY I can not disagree with any of your post. And he was also under the supervision of a parole officer....and he knew to lie about going to Florida, huh? (Selective victimization/memory at work.) I also seem to remember a "report by a criminal enforcement agency" noting Jrr was a very dangerous person. So while many see the sadness of a troubled youth, at least someone was willing to say... "regardless, he is a safety risk as an adult."He accepted the deal of murdering a defenseless woman for $10k. So, he isn't that developmentally arrested.
He was able to pass a written driver's exam. Wasn't he? He was able to pass a road test. Wasn't he? He was able to live independently. Wasn't he?
He was "smart" enough to discard and/or destroy incriminating evidence. Wasn't he?
Anyone who will chuckle at murdering a small woman with a hammer is more than developmentally slow. He has something seriously wrong with him and should not be out in society because he apparently doesn't know how to control himself.
Need I go on?
I hope that he gets LWOP.
I agree. When reports come in for abuse, there is a criteria sheet that gets filled out and ranks the concern. I am mad that they closed the investigation and labeled it unfounded. Tough kids that are abused are usually the first ones to report the abuse themselves and a worker can be assigned over a hundred cases. The family and system failed him, JMOGiven that he was so vulnerable, it is a true tragedy that he was blamed for his mother's illness and death. I do feel for him in that regard. With the limited ability to think about whether or not to do life-threatening actions, we are all safer if he serves life in prison.
SYNERGIZERBUNNY I can not disagree with any of your post. And he was also under the supervision of a parole officer....and he knew to lie about going to Florida, huh? (Selective victimization/memory at work.) I also seem to remember a "report by a criminal enforcement agency" noting Jrr was a very dangerous person. So while many see the sadness of a troubled youth, at least someone was willing to say... "regardless, he is a safety risk as an adult."He accepted the deal of murdering a defenseless woman for $10k. So, he isn't that developmentally arrested.
He was able to pass a written driver's exam. Wasn't he? He was able to pass a road test. Wasn't he? He was able to live independently. Wasn't he?
He was "smart" enough to discard and/or destroy incriminating evidence. Wasn't he?
Anyone who will chuckle at murdering a small woman with a hammer is more than developmentally slow. He has something seriously wrong with him and should not be out in society because he apparently doesn't know how to control himself.
Need I go on?
I hope that he gets LWOP.
I am sorry. Hugs!Yes, I can imagine. My grandparents blamed my mother for my father's suicide.
I had hoped that Court TV would be televising the sentencing of JRR. Is it being televised elsewhere? I wonder if they will show it later since they are focussing on MI vs Washington. (I haven't found a thread for that trial here on Websleuths) Watching the MI vs. Washington case really makes me feel for state's attorneys--many of the witnesses have been very hard to deal with.
To stay on task here, I always have had the impression that JRR is mentally incompetent. I never believed everything that CWW said about the killing either. Listening to the interview on Court TV with a member of the JRR jury, there were actually two members of the 12 who were pushing for him to be acquitted! (stunning as it is)
I am glad that he has a minimum of 22 years and look forward to hearing what the judge decides.
MOO, Hunter did come on strong with the witness Dr. Amanda Evans, a retired professor of clinical social work from Florida Gulf Coast University. She tried to explain what she can diagnose and translate. Hunter needed to make the point that she is not able to do that with any distinct diagnosis without having a brain scan of the person.
MOO, the witness did come across as very knowledgeable of the development of personality, mental capacity, limitations, etc., I do think between the brother and this witness there is some pity for JRR's upbringing. She said he wasn't a leader, and I do think it would seem that CWW was a bad influence and the leader. That's why he was only found of 2nd degree murder because people believed CWW was the main murderer.
However, I came away thinking there was probably extreme anger and rage in JRR. It's possible his out-of-control nature lends itself to committing this horrible bashing crime.
I feel sorry for his upbringing, but I still see he definitely knew he was doing wrong and still went ahead with murder. I believe he was right there doing the deed with CWW.
I had hoped that Court TV would be televising the sentencing of JRR. Is it being televised elsewhere? I wonder if they will show it later since they are focussing on MI vs Washington. (I haven't found a thread for that trial here on Websleuths) Watching the MI vs. Washington case really makes me feel for state's attorneys--many of the witnesses have been very hard to deal with.
To stay on task here, I always have had the impression that JRR is mentally incompetent. I never believed everything that CWW said about the killing either. Listening to the interview on Court TV with a member of the JRR jury, there were actually two members of the 12 who were pushing for him to be acquitted! (stunning as it is)
I am glad that he has a minimum of 22 years and look forward to hearing what the judge decides.