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Duncan deserves death

Fri., June 1, 2012

How dare Joseph Duncan use his mother as an excuse to appeal his death sentence. And how can he question the system’s authority to commit murder? Who gave him the right to murder, brutally, all but one of a whole family? And molest those poor children.

If he really cared about his mother, he would go as quickly as possible to hell and let her get on with her life. The sadistic crimes that he has committed deserve only one outcome – death! I’m only sorry that it’s going to be quick and painless. Whatever happened to an eye for an eye?

Too bad those cops didn’t just kill him at Denny’s. That would be cause for celebration.

Laura Sweet

Spokane

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