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whatthehey

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15. They even released Kenneth MacDuff, the psychopath's psychopath.

Fri Jul 29, 2016, 10:21 AM

Jul 2016

7 proven and 14 likely corpses later they remembered that the death penalty exists for a reason and just levying it once then letting the guy go is not a wise move. There are hundreds like him just less splashy in more ways than one. Recidivism isn't just a long word beginning with R and people concerned about the loss of innocent life potential in the death penalty never seem to consider the far more concrete loss of innocent life involved in not carrying it out.

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Police: 14 year old girl slits the throat of her brother's girlfriend [View all] davidn3600 Jul 2016 OP

Sounds like she'll make a great Republican n/t Matrosov Jul 2016 #1

Or prisoner.nt WhiteTara Jul 2016 #2

Sounds like she needs time to grow up Warpy Jul 2016 #3

You want to live next door to this girl in 10 years? davidn3600 Jul 2016 #9

Depends on who she is after her brain is rewired. Warpy Jul 2016 #19

Would you live next to her after she's cured? brooklynite Jul 2016 #31

Wouldn't you? Warpy Jul 2016 #33

Do I believe people change? Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't... brooklynite Jul 2016 #38

Ed Kemper and David Grissom turned out fine after they were released for their juvenile murders ... REP Jul 2016 #22

Why does nobody sententiously quote Maya Angelou in cases like this? whatthehey Jul 2016 #12

+1 treestar Jul 2016 #14

while this is very true... Javaman Jul 2016 #17

Yeah, because slitting throats is just one of those adolescent phases we all go through, right? whathehell Jul 2016 #28

I usually agree with you, but not on this one mentalsolstice Jul 2016 #39

Oh man, those wacky Syrian refugees are at it again... Oh wait, never mind. ck4829 Jul 2016 #4

One act excuses the other PrideofJefferson Jul 2016 #7

Creating a premise no one has implied to argue against? LanternWaste Jul 2016 #21

Really PrideofJefferson Jul 2016 #36

just another hour in America. nt Javaman Jul 2016 #18

Nah, she's just your typical teen who needs to."grow up" whathehell Jul 2016 #29

Here's hoping everyone in this story gets the help they clearly need. Brickbat Jul 2016 #5

Dexter, she is not. At least Dexter had a code of ethics. Initech Jul 2016 #6

Horrible treestar Jul 2016 #8

There was a young man in Indiana... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #11

OMG treestar Jul 2016 #13

They even released Kenneth MacDuff, the psychopath's psychopath. whatthehey Jul 2016 #15

Oh shit, I thought you were giving us a limericks.. whathehell Jul 2016 #35

the odd thing about most psychopaths is... Javaman Jul 2016 #20

Horrific. NaturalHigh Jul 2016 #10

sounds like a good candidate for lifetime confinement in geek tragedy Jul 2016 #16

I honestly don't think people like that are ever able to be smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #24

Agreed - once a psychopath always a psychopath womanofthehills Jul 2016 #26

Sounds like the victim survived geardaddy Jul 2016 #23

great read on the subject "The Psychopath Next Door" - Martha Stout womanofthehills Jul 2016 #25

I want to make a joke about bad cheese curd, but its really a horrible murder. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #27

What the fuck is going on in Wisconsin? NuclearDem Jul 2016 #30

Damn that's fucked up. backscatter712 Jul 2016 #32

I'm betting she's thinking "well, there's always next time". nt COLGATE4 Jul 2016 #34

Lock her up for life in a mental institution Calculating Jul 2016 #37

More Info: This girl is out of her mind! davidn3600 Jul 2016 #40