Be careful on Craigslist - You could lose your life!
01-28-2015, 12:14 PM
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Be careful on Craigslist - You could lose your life!
I'm sure many have already heard the sad story about the elderly Georgia couple who had placed an ad on Craigslist looking for a vintage Mustang, only to be allegedly murdered by the supposed seller who had responded to their ad & lured them to a rural location in south Georgia. Turns out the alleged killer didn't even own a Mustang, and robbed & killed them for the money they had brought to buy the car.
Just be careful out there. There are crazy folks capable of heinous crimes in all walks of life, even "car people" or those claiming to be car people.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...uth/ar-AA8DTil
Just be careful out there. There are crazy folks capable of heinous crimes in all walks of life, even "car people" or those claiming to be car people.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/...uth/ar-AA8DTil
01-28-2015, 12:21 PM
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I have bought and sold many items on craigslist but I know better and am armed every single time I meet someone and if I get any hint of sketchyness then I just quit communicating with them, it isn't worth the small amount of money to me... it just sucks that there are such sh*tty people out there these days and they always seem to prey on defenseless victims... I know it is impossible to put an end to these crimes which would be the best solution but since that can't happen it makes you wish it would happen to people more prepared and maybe we would have one less criminal like that to deal with and slowly but surely that would make this world a better place to live in
01-28-2015, 12:51 PM
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I have bought and sold many items on craigslist but I know better and am armed every single time I meet someone and if I get any hint of sketchyness then I just quit communicating with them, it isn't worth the small amount of money to me... it just sucks that there are such sh*tty people out there these days and they always seem to prey on defenseless victims... I know it is impossible to put an end to these crimes which would be the best solution but since that can't happen it makes you wish it would happen to people more prepared and maybe we would have one less criminal like that to deal with and slowly but surely that would make this world a better place to live in
01-28-2015, 12:58 PM
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they may have caught him but our legal system won't do what should be done to him and most other criminals for that matter... they won't execute these scumbags because it's "inhumane" but yeah it's soooo humane for criminals to rob, rape, and murder innocent people... there is no justice system anymore, it's more like wile e coyote and the road runner... they eventually catch them then end up letting them go, almost like our judicial system wants this stuff to keep happening so they aren't out of a job
01-28-2015, 01:05 PM
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they may have caught him but our legal system won't do what should be done to him and most other criminals for that matter... they won't execute these scumbags because it's "inhumane" but yeah it's soooo humane for criminals to rob, rape, and murder innocent people... there is no justice system anymore, it's more like wile e coyote and the road runner... they eventually catch them then end up letting them go, almost like our judicial system wants this stuff to keep happening so they aren't out of a job
01-28-2015, 01:09 PM
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I'm sure it's not much different than the rest of the states... granted I don't live there and tx is a little more lenient when it comes to defending yourself but stories just like this one are all over the place from all over the country and far too often the crook gets off way too easy... if you are one of those that is against defending yourself I hope you never encounter one of these criminals, and if you did you may feel differently about the situation
01-28-2015, 01:21 PM
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I'm sure it's not much different than the rest of the states... granted I don't live there and tx is a little more lenient when it comes to defending yourself but stories just like this one are all over the place from all over the country and far too often the crook gets off way too easy... if you are one of those that is against defending yourself I hope you never encounter one of these criminals, and if you did you may feel differently about the situation
This isn't about defending oneself, it's about the murder of an elderly couple by a dirtbag redneck loser.
01-28-2015, 01:22 PM
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with you, Neutron82...this country is so concerned about criminals' rights that the "eye for an eye" concept is now viewed more dimly than communism here. I never understood the whole WTB approach to looking for a car, even here on CF. Just start looking at for sale ads until you find what you want.
You cannot trust anyone you don't know and one way to help defend yourself is not to put out invitations like WTB. Although it SHOULDN'T be this way, IT IS.
Like I tell my daughter all the time, EVERY crime ever committed requires two things: motive and opportunity. We rarely control the first one, but we are generally in control of the second one. Just DON'T give these evil scumbags the OPPORTUNITY to make you their victim.
Very sad story. This couple did NOT deserve what happened to them. BUT, they did help give the scumbag OPPORTUNITY.
01-28-2015, 01:26 PM
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life in prison for murder I don't agree with, especially in a case like this... if they give him the chair that would be the right thing to do just don't wait 15 years to do it... people don't realize how much tax money is wasted keeping these people alive so they can spend the rest of their lives behind bars, it costs more than a lot of us make in a year to keep 1 person alive behind bars for a year... dig a big hole, line them up, and take out the trash
01-28-2015, 01:36 PM
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life in prison for murder I don't agree with, especially in a case like this... if they give him the chair that would be the right thing to do just don't wait 15 years to do it... people don't realize how much tax money is wasted keeping these people alive so they can spend the rest of their lives behind bars, it costs more than a lot of us make in a year to keep 1 person alive behind bars for a year... dig a big hole, line them up, and take out the trash
Know how much it costs for the minimum number of appeals?? Much more than life in prison.
01-28-2015, 01:41 PM
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ship these criminals down to tx, I'm sure plenty of us here would delightfully take care of this problem free of charge... forget all the appeals and money game, like I said those people just want to keep their job and bank roll coming in and don't really care about the justice
01-28-2015, 01:56 PM
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ship these criminals down to tx, I'm sure plenty of us here would delightfully take care of this problem free of charge... forget all the appeals and money game, like I said those people just want to keep their job and bank roll coming in and don't really care about the justice
Your tune would change about the appeal process if you were the guy that was innocent!
01-28-2015, 01:59 PM
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ship these criminals down to tx, I'm sure plenty of us here would delightfully take care of this problem free of charge... forget all the appeals and money game, like I said those people just want to keep their job and bank roll coming in and don't really care about the justice
01-28-2015, 02:02 PM
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haha that's funny, there are some things I don't like about it here but no matter where you go there are going to be drawbacks... overall compared to most other states it isn't so bad... so in this case the guy is innocent?... I think not and I do agree that when there is forensic evidence that proves the supposed criminal is innocent that is a good thing but in cases like this where the guy is no doubt guilty then why waste all the time and money, just get it over with
01-28-2015, 02:25 PM
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We have a criminal justice system in place for a reason; to protect the innocent until proven guilty from knee-jerk reactions such as yours. We have to let the process run it's course and provide equal justice for all (even the alleged bad guys), or else we become little better that the robbers, rapists & murderers, themselves. It angers me just as much as anybody to see these scumbags commit heinous crimes, receive a death sentence, yet take advantage of the appeal process & be allowed to live for another 20+ years. Our system may not always seem perfect, but I wouldn't trade it for any other
To execute them we have to make sure they are guilty beyond any doubt. Sending them down to Texas to have Texas folks "take care of them" is not a good option.
Wrongful execution is a miscarriage of justice occurring when an innocent person is put to death by capital punishment, the "death penalty." Cases of wrongful execution are cited as an argument by opponents of capital punishment.[1]
A number of people are claimed to have been innocent victims of the death penalty.[2][3] Newly available DNA evidence has allowed the exoneration and release of more than 17 death row inmates since 1992 in the United States,[4] but DNA evidence is available in only a fraction of capital cases. Others have been released on the basis of weak cases against them, sometimes involving prosecutorial misconduct; resulting in acquittal at retrial, charges dropped, or innocence-based pardons. The Death Penalty Information Center (U.S.) has published a list of 10 inmates "executed but possibly innocent".[5] At least 39 executions are claimed to have been carried out in the U.S. in the face of evidence of innocence or serious doubt about guilt
A number of people are claimed to have been innocent victims of the death penalty.[2][3] Newly available DNA evidence has allowed the exoneration and release of more than 17 death row inmates since 1992 in the United States,[4] but DNA evidence is available in only a fraction of capital cases. Others have been released on the basis of weak cases against them, sometimes involving prosecutorial misconduct; resulting in acquittal at retrial, charges dropped, or innocence-based pardons. The Death Penalty Information Center (U.S.) has published a list of 10 inmates "executed but possibly innocent".[5] At least 39 executions are claimed to have been carried out in the U.S. in the face of evidence of innocence or serious doubt about guilt
01-28-2015, 02:30 PM
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haha that's funny, there are some things I don't like about it here but no matter where you go there are going to be drawbacks... overall compared to most other states it isn't so bad... so in this case the guy is innocent?... I think not and I do agree that when there is forensic evidence that proves the supposed criminal is innocent that is a good thing but in cases like this where the guy is no doubt guilty then why waste all the time and money, just get it over with
Take your pick:
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...s+on+death+row
01-28-2015, 02:32 PM
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