Latest kid killer guilty (Aaliyah Morrissey case)

[candor]

The murderer has gone not guilty. He must love himself so bad - like any half cornered psychopath.

I can guarantee any reader he is guilty of premeditated murder - & more. No trial is needed for this one.
Theres no doubt he inflicted the injuries - he admitted that. He has admitted jealousy of the child ='s motive. He has form. End of story. Not quite... just yet.

For the sake of the family of this child and for Aaliyahs sake I hope with all my heart the scum does not fool the misinformed jury into returning manslaughter.

Curran is a murderer. The court and jury is not going to hear all. He is guilty as sin. I hope he never comes out.
And by that I do not mean preventive detention. Cancel that mans life privilege. In fact...why do we even bother with trials for rare gems like Curran.

Its time we started a secret assassin branch of the NZ Police. Past time.

Aaliyah 12 November 2007

A description of the violent beating which killed Tauranga two-year-old Aaliyah Morrissey has been heard in court.

Twenty eight-year-old Michael Curran is accused of beating Aaliyah while she was in his care in September 2005. His trial for her murder began this morning at the High Court in Rotorua.

Crown Prosecutor Greg Hollister-Jones says Aaliyah died from a brain injury, after her head was slammed against a solid object. He says doctors found a total of 33 separate external bruises and abrasions all over her body.

Mr Hollister-Jones says Curran was a friend of Aaliyah's family and the two-year-old regularly visited his house with her mother. He claims Curran became agitated with Aaliyah, as she became too clingy, which is when the abuse started to happen.

[howdamnhard]

Bring back capital punishment.

[Headbanger]

Pity they are wasting money on a trial, cover him in blood and throw him to a pack of wild dogs.

Then round up every piece of scum already in Jail for causing harm to a child and give them the same treatment.

Then, we can start moving down the list.

[Laava]

What about Scott Watson???????????????

[ManDownUnder]

Its time we started a secret assassin branch of the NZ Police. Past time.

I'm just amased we still bother with a Justice system at all. I mean you obviously have all the facts, and you're more than capable of coming to a verdict.

Hell - who needs judges either? Candor for Ministery of Justice!

[devnull]

Well candor would get my vote

Scumbags that harm kids deserve NO mercy whatsoever.
They revoked their right to life when they committed the crime...

[jrandom]

Scumbags that harm kids deserve NO mercy whatsoever.

As opposed to scumbags that harm adults? That's not quite so bad, you reckon? Fuck, looks like I gave up my right to sympathy when I left primary school. Hope I never get beaten or murdered, now; nobody will give a shit. I'm not small and cute.

[bane]

What about Scott Watson???????????????

although I dont know enough about this case to make a judgement either way, it's a good point.

I heard this morning about a case in England were a man spent 15 years in jail convicted of the rape and murder of an eleven year old. DNA evidence eventually showed he was an innocent man.

To me, a "life means for life" prison sentence is far preferable to capital punishment.

[Mully]

To me, a "life means for life" prison sentence is far preferable to capital punishment.

See, I think, for once, that the US has done a good job. Personally, I'm not a fan of the death penaly, but I like the idea of degrees of murder.

Where they admit it or there is no doubt whatsoever, and it's premeditated or commited while commiting another crime, first degree and death penalty.

If there is any doubt about the guilt (including Scott Watson & David Bain), second degree, life without parole. With a chance to do a David Bain and get a retrial/trial quashed.

Reckless endangerment (i.e. you should have known that someone could die by your actions, for example drink driving causing death) 3rd degree, 25 years minimum before parole.

Plus, to get a parole hearing, you have to have achieved something in jail (education, etc), rather than just behaved yourself.

Fuck this "10 years, out in 6" bullshit that we run now.

[MisterD]

As opposed to scumbags that harm adults? That's not quite so bad, you reckon? Fuck, looks like I gave up my right to sympathy when I left primary school. Hope I never get beaten or murdered, now; nobody will give a shit. I'm not small and cute.

Neither, as we can readily ascertain from your knife-fetish threads, are you defenceless.

[devnull]

As opposed to scumbags that harm adults? That's not quite so bad, you reckon? Fuck, looks like I gave up my right to sympathy when I left primary school. Hope I never get beaten or murdered, now; nobody will give a shit. I'm not small and cute.

nope, but I can tell you that as a parent, anyone harming my kids would face some fairly substantial retribution. Regardless of the length of sentence...

What pisses me off is these scumbags that are thugs when their victim is small and defenseless, with absolutely no chance of getting away or defending themself.

Sounds like you're pretty screwed though... I'm still cute - my wife told me so

[candor]

Man Down Under. After the verdict all the facts will come out. I do know them, or enough anyway - from the horses mouth. I just think its wrong that the jury only can after the verdict.This disgusting case will have more developments.

Would we try Hitler before a jury on a charge of only killing one jew. And ensure the jury had no info about he rest?! Don't really think so. I might be sounding "emotional" but when the legal system is a ass that's what it is.

This guy suggested to Police in his initial interviews that perhaps it was manslaughter ie not murder. The system had conditioned him to think this way - to trust he could "weasle out".

[Patrick]

Fuck this "10 years, out in 6" bullshit that we run now.

If only it was that long. Try 10 years out in 4..... and home D for much of that 4....

[RantyDave]

As opposed to scumbags that harm adults? That's not quite so bad, you reckon?

Yes. Adults have at least the first chance of defending themselves - be it talking their attackers out of it, running like fuck, or turning round and doing the bastards themselves. But toddlers? She was, what, two? No hope.

Dave

[Toaster]

The whole justice system here is a joke. Way too soft and too long in the court system for justice for the victims - if they even get any justice. Prisons are bloody holiday camps too. It is a disgrace.... just makes the defence lawyers very very rich on legal aid for all the no-hoper crims that likely take benfits as well - so taxpayers get double-screwed over.