07-11-2011, 04:48 PM
It's true, he may be a man mentally impaired by a childhood full of trauma, but the deliberation by which he did his horrible acts (he hid it well enough for many years, knew he had to hide it) means he knew well enough the implications and ramifications of what he's doing and knows right from wrong, imo. We can pity him, but at this point pity is a useless emotion, especially if you think he's warped enough to think what he's doing is okay on any level. In the end he must still pay a price, for the sake of the victim who the law must honor and protect... anything less would be a slap in her face. And if she doesn't get justice... what? Should she go out and abuse other kids to salve her feelings from her horrific abuse? Would we be "okay" with that, since its "understandable"?
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?