Originally Posted by Whistlin' Dan

If you're talking about the cabbie who murdered that young man down in Louisana, it's a fait accompli...he's going away for life. It's interesting that the perps family has issued a public statement expressing their condolences to the victim's loved ones, and asking that they (the perps family) not be made to bear the burden of his crime.

If you're talking about the pilot who stands accused of trying to have sex with an underage young woman, I consider him more of an "opportunist" that a genuine perpetrator. I would think that losing a career, followed most likely by his home and family, would be punishment enough. But again, we're talking about Goober Country. It wasn't that long ago that a teacher could be run out of these parts for teaching Darwinism, or a black man hung for speaking to a white woman. So, I guess we'll see, eh?
JJ, though we may disagree on some matters, as parents we share a common bond. No parent "deserves" what you and your wife must be going through. Among the many contributors to this forum, I'm sure that I'm not alone in stating that you and yours will be in our thoughts this holiday season, and in the months to come. And yea, I mean that....

FWIW - I know a woman who was diagnosed with Pre-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (not sure if it's related) at age 19. At the time, it was a virtual death-sentence. She underwent what was at the time, a highly experimental course of treatment, and has been (regrettably, for me) disease-free for the 35 years since.