Re: Re: Susan Smith Trial

>   Yes, and once again I am flabbergassed by the justice system. Newsweek did
>   an article on it saying about 66% of polled Americans felt she should be
>   fried. Now, I would dearly love to know what that jury heard that convinced
>   them to give her "life" in prison, as I would like to know why capital
>   punishment is on the books of 38 states and yet 90% or better of the
>   condemded are still alive?

Only thing I can think of that must have given the jury some sympathy towards
Smith was the fact she was sexually abused as a child by her step-father.
What I didn't understand was didn't they say she still has been having sex
with this man as recently as a month or two before she murdered her two boys?

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