The Best and Worst Of Our Future

[JoeRedskin]

Another from the worst. Man abducts and kills 8-year girl but that's not why I am posting it. Bad people exist and do evil every day, it is the sad consequence of our humanity. ... The part that got me, however, was at the end of the story, the killer had a long history of sexual predation including this tidbit:

According to records from the Duval County Clerk of Courts, Smith's most recent convictions occurred last year on charges from 2009 for unlawful impersonation of a public employee and aggravated child abuse by willful torture, for which he was sentenced to a year in county jail.

8-year-old found dead in Florida; man faces charges - CNN.com

Child abuse with "willful torture" gets you ONE YEAR in county lock-up? F*** that!!! The only way one year is even close to appropriate is if, for every day of the year, he were put, handcuffed and hogtied, into a room with the parents of the child for as long as they wished and no questions asked afterwards. He was released on May 31st. Had he served even another six months, this little 8-year old would still be alive. I hope that is brought to the attention of the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney.

Willful torture of a child. One year. Society is beyond f***'ed up.

Oh ... then there is the mother in the story. Mom meets this charmer in Dollar City, he offers to buy her clothes at Walmart. Sure ... let's go with the strange man. In Walmart, he offers to buy food at McD's and Mom lets her 8-year old daughter go with him, alone. Presumably while Mom contiues to pick out her new wardrobe. He then abducts the child and subjects her to God knows what before killing her.

Every adult involved in this story failed this poor little girl. Words fail me at the sadness I feel for her.