Here is a link to the story:
Prosecutors: Fla. Girl Raped, Buried Alive
I guess Jessica's father is in Washington to get his state representatives to do something about the sexual offenders laws. With all the crap that has been happening there I guess they had better take a look at them. Every time I turn on the news, there is another child missing or found dead there.
I used to feel that publishing the names and everything about these sexual offenders was a violation of their rights and may have been going overboard. After sitting on the Erskine Jury and after seeing this case and a few others, I have changed my mind. Actually I think they should be locked up the rest of their lives.
Jessica's father is pushing for death penalty for child rapists and a greatly reduced appeal time. After all I have seen and heard on TV that these folks can not be cured, I find I agree. This Couey guy was already a registered sex offender, however the police and officials lost track of him. Somebody has to get this under control. I liked one of the suggestions that Jessica's father had. Give him life in prison, but put him in general population. I find that a great idea. Let the other prisoners take care of a scumbag like this.
Anyway I hope this post made sense. Sometimes when I get upset like I was to find this out, I tend to add a little passion to my posts and go a little overboard. This is one of those times.
There is one more thing that bothers me about this case and that is why were the autopsy reports released to the press. Her father was a little upset to hear that on the news, and I really feel for him there. Releasing these results to the press and hearing how his daughter died just brings back the pain of her loss. Sometimes news is not worth reporting and I think this was one of those moments. Well that is my rave for today. Hopefully I will have something nice to blog about tomorrow, but I just had to say something about this.