Red Cushion

Justice be served.

A while ago I posted a message concerning capital punishment and how in my opinion it has become soft. That message was prompted by the trial of the four men accused (and since found guilty) of the brutal murders of six individuals in Deltona, FL the summer of 2004. Today, more than two years later, the two defendants recommended by the Jury to receive the death penalty have received that very sentence from the Honorable William Parsons of Floridas 7th Judicial Circuit Court. I've included below a quote from Judge Parsons when delivering his sentence to Jerome Hunter. It should be noted that the verbage delivered to the accused ringleader, Troy Victorino was nearly identical.

"This court agrees with the jury's recommendation that in weighing the
aggravating circumstances against the mitigating circumstances, the scales of
life and death tilt unquestionably to the side of death. Jerone Hunter, under
the laws of the state of Florida, you have not only forfeited your right to live
among us, you have forfeited your right to live at all,"

-The Honorable, Judge William Parsons