Ally Cat's Mommy
05-18-2005, 11:22 AM
Does this make me a really bad person?
To cut a long story short, a relative of Warren’s went through a really bad patch a few years ago, with drugs etc. This eventually resulted in him being arrested for car theft, car hi-jacking, possession of a stolen firearm, and murder after a drug deal went bad. It was a female that he shot. We have heard that she was a real nightmare – selling drugs, pimping etc, but she did have a family (2 children). Basically there was a scuffle in a moving car, the gun went off and she was killed.
Now 3 years later, after many continuances, he will be having his final court appearance next month. Due to lost evidence, and witnesses not appearing in court, out of 81 original charges, he is down to one count each of car theft, possession of a stolen fire arm and murder.
The defence attorney seems to be confident that he can get the charges reduced to lesser charges, such as manslaughter, and get him off with either a short prison term or a suspended sentence, bearing in mind 3 years have already been served.
He has a wife who has supported him through this whole ordeal, and three lovely (although very emotionally mixed up) sons. He also became a reborn Christian whilst in jail, and wants to get on with his life (although I don’t know what his employment prospects will be like, with a serious prison record)
Everyone in the family is praying 24/7 for him to get out of jail, and I can understand why, but I can’t help thinking about the woman he killed. She may have been bad, but she also has a family, who will never see her again. How will they feel when “justice is served” and he goes back to his life and his family.
I know he is family, but I am finding it hard to get all excited at the prospect of him going free. Does this make me a bad person?
To cut a long story short, a relative of Warren’s went through a really bad patch a few years ago, with drugs etc. This eventually resulted in him being arrested for car theft, car hi-jacking, possession of a stolen firearm, and murder after a drug deal went bad. It was a female that he shot. We have heard that she was a real nightmare – selling drugs, pimping etc, but she did have a family (2 children). Basically there was a scuffle in a moving car, the gun went off and she was killed.
Now 3 years later, after many continuances, he will be having his final court appearance next month. Due to lost evidence, and witnesses not appearing in court, out of 81 original charges, he is down to one count each of car theft, possession of a stolen fire arm and murder.
The defence attorney seems to be confident that he can get the charges reduced to lesser charges, such as manslaughter, and get him off with either a short prison term or a suspended sentence, bearing in mind 3 years have already been served.
He has a wife who has supported him through this whole ordeal, and three lovely (although very emotionally mixed up) sons. He also became a reborn Christian whilst in jail, and wants to get on with his life (although I don’t know what his employment prospects will be like, with a serious prison record)
Everyone in the family is praying 24/7 for him to get out of jail, and I can understand why, but I can’t help thinking about the woman he killed. She may have been bad, but she also has a family, who will never see her again. How will they feel when “justice is served” and he goes back to his life and his family.
I know he is family, but I am finding it hard to get all excited at the prospect of him going free. Does this make me a bad person?