Slow trials hinder justice

Doesn’t our Constitution and Bill of Rights say that we have the right to a fair and speedy trial? So far I have not seen that happen.

Taxes taken from the people that could be going to schools are paying for trials. Some trials last up to two to three years. Then they want a retrial.

Take, for example, the Duncan case. It’s been how long, and he still isn’t getting the punishment he deserves. So why is this?

The punishment should depend on the crime committed. Duncan should not even have had a trial; he should have gone straight to the chair. Shasta saw him do things to her brother and family that never should have happened. She was made to watch. Isn’t that enough for her?

It should have just been done and over when they caught him. He has caused enough pain for their family and the community.

Kids are our future, aren’t they? That’s what I have heard, from adults and leaders, and that’s what I believe.

Crystal Paine

Spokane