Hi everyone, First of all essies, your posts crack me up! Nice to have a little distraction in this absolutely horrifying case.
I wrote before that I believe both SS and NS were doing drugs the whole time poor little Ethan was there. Their behavior and lack of gainful employment indicates that to me, and methamphetamine users display violent, irrational, paranoid acts. He has a history as well.
At this point, I need more delineation of that date stamp on the picture - as we all know MANY times reporters erroneously date events or somehow the correct date is mis-printed, etc. To us, a correct date is critical for evaluating a situation, but it may not seem so to others, who are just looking at WHAT happened, not sleuthers who dissect every movement to evaluate a crime.
Even if the two were on drugs during the abuse, it will not help them in the least as far as defense is concerned. Neither will multiple personality disorder since Utah does not honor the insanity defense.
As a criminal justice professional as well as a nurse, I am against the death penalty for the reasons of the possibility of executing an innocent person (it happens!).
But - hey, Utah still has the firing squad as an option for capital punishment! HHmmmmm....My hardfast opinion is wavering!:angel: