millions wasted on a needless trial which proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was already guilty of the crimes he'd already been tried and convicted for, just to satisfy the bloodlust of oklahomans.

very, very odd.

Vampirate

Durham, NC

October 2004

NOV 14, 2004 01:08 PM

EnfantTerrible said:

Wren said:

StackedUpXXII said:
Second degree murder for killing an unborn foetus... think of the implications of that in the future.

While I understand that this sets a dangerous precident, Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when she was murdered. That's a child that would be viable outside of the womb, so it's sort of different.

Agreed. The way I understand it, is even if the fetus wasn't viable outside the womb at the time of death(which this one obviously was) a person can still be charged with it's murder though. The law looks at the intent of the mother to keep the baby. In other words, even if a woman had only been 4 months pregnant, but had demonstrated intent on bringing the child into the world(like being excited about it, buying some nursery supplies, etc., etc.) then the murderer could still be charged with it's death. This is how I've seen it explained on the news anyway, and this is what seperates charging somebody with a fetus' muder from chargeing an abortion clinic Doc

Let's hope you are right. Let's hope that the public is willing to allow our legal system to continue to tell the difference. Let's hope this issue doesn't succumb to the slippery slope.

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rottenart

Norman, OK

February 2004

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Vampirate

Durham, NC

October 2004

NOV 14, 2004 01:08 PM