Posted by uneekofficerbrod (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 11:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)

is it true he confessed to the murder? if the evidence is strong enough can he really get out on a bond?

Posted by OldGrandDad (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Anyone can get out on bond. Watch Polanski once/if they bring him back to California. Money talks, walks, sings and dances. And people will gladly sell their souls for it.

Posted by uneekofficerbrod (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 11:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

wow!!! the loop holes in the law amaze me.... thanks for the input old grand dad

Posted by RAVENNEVERMORE (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No question. This guy will be out in a day or so.

You would be surprised at how many people are willing to post bond for a homeless, penniless, child-molesting, self-confessed murderer.

Slap on the wrist, my friends.

Just like Polanski....same darn thing....wake up, Amer'ca!

Posted by hutto2007 (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 1:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No slap on the wrist this time. He has had enough of them for several lifetimes. If they let him out, this will happen again. If he is set free innocent people will have to pay again. This should never happen. If he gets out, someone needs to be held accountable.

Posted by gottabehappy (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 2:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

They should have kept his butt in Texas...they don't mess around with murderers.

Posted by vilou09 (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Seriously, in Texas "You kill us, we kill ya back"
WHY can we not have something to that effect here? Someone needs to light a fire under the judge's @$&

Posted by RobinBrownHayes (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It's not necessarily the judges. That's why people take their chances with a jury. Most people that are chosen either don't agree with the death penalty or know someone in jail that they feel has been wrongly put in prison.

Posted by Username (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I read an interesting article the other day about doing away with the death penalty because it no longer works as a deterrent in preventing crime and it costs the tax payers so much money for inmates to sit on death row for years and years and appeal again and again and again. The story said that it's cheaper to house an inmate for life (including health care) than it is to have an inmate on death row until the execution date.

Posted by vilou09 (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well, then someone needs to light a fire under the JUDICIAL system.

Posted by deerhunter007 (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 6:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Like I have said in early comments dealing with this horrible crime. Just about everyone leaveing a comment doesn't even know the facts of the crime let alone whats going to happen to the guy. actually the best thing to do is for the paper to take these comments back off because I have already read some really bad comments and they are only going to get worse

Posted by gottabehappy (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

in a murder case there should never be a bond set....sorry don't jump me on this thought but keep em in jail till the trial and if they wind up innocent....so be it.
just say Oops...my bad!

Posted by RAVENNEVERMORE (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 6:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Sarcasm, people....jeesh....

Where in the world does anyone think this dust mite is going to come up with a bond that high?

Posted by Username (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 7:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

gottabe,Not trying to jump you but having a bond and the right to a speedy trial AND being innocent until being proven guity is the law (I'm not saying this guy is innocent IMHO).But if you were to act as you say in your comment that would be breaking the law and then you would be entitled to the same process.lol.We all have our opinions about how the "system" works but it's the law and until the law changes it has to be that way.None of us like the way that some laws work but "We The People" allow the laws to be made and changed through our elected law makers.

Posted by gottabehappy (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 7:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I know Username and understand but sometimes laws are not always right just because they are 'the law"....that's all I'm sayin

Posted by treeclimber (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 8:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

username, go to clarionledger.com and do a search for death penalty. It will bring up several articles - there is one about the Hinds County D.A. not seeking the death penalty in a case about the murder of the two Tougaloo students in 2008. It all boils down to dollars. I remember the article you're referring to - it was on the internet a couple of days ago and then I saw this one on the Clarion Ledger website today.

Posted by hutto2007 (anonymous) on October 29, 2009 at 9:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He may be innocent til proven guilty here, but he has been PROVEN guilty on the most heinous of crimes previous to this. On THOSE crimes alone he should have been executed. Again....this guy is just a waste of fresh air someone else should be breathing. His punishment should have justified the crime many years ago and my daughter AND the Welch family would have been better off. Think about it. Its not rocket science. He RAPED a 5 year old boy in Houston. He should not be here. This should have never happened. For the Welch family, I cannot express my heartfelt condolences. We may not see justice in this life, but we all stand before our maker. Justice will be served.