[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Sibyl Smirl]

On 10/27/15 4:41 PM, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> Well, whether I'm supposed to judge or not, I think this is outrageous. Seven years for taking a man's life...

So what would you give for a sentence, if you were the judge?  The death 
penalty, a life for a life?

This is surely not intentional, premeditated murder.  She didn't intend 
to kill anyone, even momentarily.  She was careless, with the cell 
phone, and with giving in to her addiction when others were social 
drinking, and then, probably, for not calling a taxi or finding a 
designated driver.  I'm not saying she should walk free, I just don't 
know.  Nor do I know whether seven years is "enough".  And comparing it 
to other cases doesn't really work for me either: seems to me that every 
case is unique.

Nor am I judging you for being judgmental.  That's sort of part of 
democracy in civil law, I believe.  You have to judge between candidates 
when you vote, for example-- citizen's duty.  It's a hard question to 
think around.


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