Teen raped Mass. math teacher before killing her.

[billisonboard]

Nov 22, 2013 19:54:26 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

Horrible things do happen in this world.  Always have, always will.  We have developed great ways to make sure that the entire world is now aware of each such occurrence.  Wonder what we gain by that.

Nov 23, 2013 21:19:52 GMT -5 EVT1 said:

Nov 23, 2013 12:00:14 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

I wonder the same for all current coverage of George Zimmerman.

Probably because this was just a horrific crime, noteworthy because it was a young student killing a teacher and as far as I know he hasn't pled self-defense.

GZ will continue to make the news as half the country thinks he got away with murder and see mounting evidence they were right about him.

I don't wonder why people spread stories such as that in the OP (or GZ continuing actions) far and wide. What I wonder about is what we gain by our current ability to so spread them.

[chiver78]

Nov 23, 2013 14:29:05 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

Thanks, chiver.  I thought that was right.  Seems to me it came up in another case fairly recently.  Boston bombers, perhaps?

yup, the surviving Boston bomber could be tried under federal terrorism laws, which would then qualify him for the death penalty if convicted.

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