Child killer smiles as he hears sentence

[moosmom]

A repeat and violent Level III Sex Offender with a long rap sheet, Joseph E. Duncan III committed his first sexual assault when he preyed upon a five year old boy. At the time, Duncan himself was only age twelve.

One of five children born into a military family in Fort Bragg, N.C., Duncan relocated frequently as he was growing up. He dropped out of high school prior to his graduation and was characterized as lonely and displaced, particularly after his parents’ divorce in 1979.

Joe Duncan served most of his adult life incarcerated just outside Tacoma, Washington. His biological mother is a resident of the same State. Once released, he relocated to North Dakota and was attending North Dakota State University in the city of Fargo. He worked to complete a degree in computer science and would have graduated with a BA in May of 2005. Duncan was as a Teacher's Assistant at Edmonds Community College were he taught students introductory programming courses. He also was involved in several software development projects for both North Dakota State University and a firm known as, "iCat Corporation." Duncan used his computer skills on his personal time to create and maintain his own website and blog.

= SCUMBAG

[shepgirl]

Catty1 I am not disagreeing with the sentence or trying to whitewash this guy, all I'm saying is that he became this way because of some unknown reason. As for schiz. yes, I mispelled it becuase half my post was missing. If you don't type fast enough you lose everything. As you read it started with violence towards animals and this is what I have observed so many times with kids who turn out this way. I also read that his parents were divorced which doesn't help children. Who is he referring to when he talks about his mom...his biological one or the stepmother?
Not that I am eager to blame parents but if you dig deep enough, the trouble usually starts there. Fortunately, yes, I do have children and was lucky enough to never run into problems with them.
As for being hard on myself I had goals to meet and I met then, no ifs or buts. I was raised with rules and learned it was easier to follow the rules than to attract attention the wrong way BUT I was also shown love and empathy...was he this lucky?
As for CPS worker, thanks for the compliment but no thanks, my stomach couldn't handle the stress of it all.

[Catty1]

shepgirl, I didn't think for a moment you were trying to defend this guy at all...nobody does. But I gotta wonder - there are kids who go through divorces and having step-family and turn out FINE.

I am just postulating that sometimes people are born with a piece missing - like an arm, or part of a brain chemical or something - and nothing nohow seems to be able to change that. Good parenting may put off the inevitable - bad parenting might accelerate it.

Sometimes nothing external seems to help.

[Hellow]

I think that someone should wipe that evil smile off his face with a hammer, just as he wiped 4 innocent people off the earth with one.

[Hellow]

shepgirl, I didn't think for a moment you were trying to defend this guy at all...nobody does. But I gotta wonder - there are kids who go through divorces and having step-family and turn out FINE.

I am just postulating that sometimes people are born with a piece missing - like an arm, or part of a brain chemical or something - and nothing nohow seems to be able to change that. Good parenting may put off the inevitable - bad parenting might accelerate it.

Sometimes nothing external seems to help.

Some people need to be intelligent enough to see this in their mind and put a stop to it mentally, before it turns into the end effect.

[Karen]

I am not going to defend this man at all. I just want to point out that that photo of him smiling was in use in the media days before he was sentenced.

He may have had the same expression on his face, but just wanted to point that out.

He is just another example of animal abusers becoming human predators, and why animal abuse should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law every single time.

[Catty1]

Karen, thanks. I pointed out a couple of times that that "smile" was from a picture that had Joe responding to another person. NOTHING to do with the sentencing.

Reggie - a person's intelligence has nothing to do with whether they can fix themselves or not.

It's like intelligent people being able to cure their own cancer. It doesn't happen that way. Brain chemistry is physical, physiological.

I have a B.A., made the Dean's list one year, have travelled several countries as a musician, recorded a CD with my own songs on it - and am on two medications for life because my brain chemistry needs help to keep me centred.

Brains ain't got nothing to do with it.

[shepgirl]

Catty1 - you've just more or less made the point I was trying to make...you said you are onb meds for life because of a brain chemistry problem. That's exactly what I was trying to explain. There are meds out there to help any brain chemistry abnormality. What I'm trying to explain is that parents who just shove off their kids with a scuff to the head or face when something is amiss is not going to help those kids. We had neighbors where the mother sat in front of the boob tube all day and watched soaps...guess who'd kids were always getting into trouble at school for lack of parental attention? If the parents don't care enough to put the kids first and foremost then don't have kids...simple.