In more rational times of the past, monsters like Rhoades would typically suffer "an unfortunate hunting accident in the deep woods" (at a young age, when his psychoses first became apparent) or they would be burned as witches in the village square. Today, they are either released back into the community or, as in this case, sent to the general prison population and perhaps released from prison at some time in the near future.
With Rhoades we can hope that the stories about how hated pedophiles and child murderers are in prisons and how very poorly they are treated are true. We spend a lot of money and effort trying to elect politicians who will actually do their sworn duties and place public safety as their top priority and it is truly amazing that in so many cases we are forced to rely on the lowest of the low in prisons to cull their own.
Leftist Hollywood activists like Mike Farrell are a big reason why so many people are tuning out Hollywood and the media in general...people don't like to be told that they're evil simply for desiring safety, security and their Constitutional rights.
May God Bless the soul of Michael Lyons and may he be welcomed to the Kingdom of Heaven for eternal rest. And may God please have entirely different plans for his murderer and others like him.
In the interests of preserving civilization, wouldn't it behoove us to eliminate the monsters in our midst? It would be easy enough to label this man for his crimes (across his back) and release him into the general population - problem solved (maybe handcuff Mike Farrell to him in the process?)
Thank you Ann for follow up news of crime, the lack of accountability and consequence of criminal offenders. I could barely make it through the description of the torturous wounds. Stomach turning and offensive. Deliberate or not, there is no justice that can compensate.
Investigators said the wounds her son endured were deliberate: Rhoades stabbed the 63-pound boy 70 to 80 times with a fisherman’s knife and kept him alive for hours.
“From the very first inflicted wound to Michael, it was 10 hours to the last one,” Michael's Mother Sandra Friend said. “For a grown man to inflict that kind of painful torture on a child — he got the right sentence. He got the only sentence that would bring any justice.”
Take him out and shoot him now! Up here in Minnesota we had a case like this some 30+ years ago. It wasn't as savage as this one. But just as horrendous. It took them almost that long to catch the guy. Lots of bad feelings back and forth over that one. These horrendous crimes create a lot of rage.
Good call and just to save the curious (me) the effort to get their murderers straight, Michael Lyons murderer is Robert Boyd Rhoades and the picture is of Robert Ben Rhoades aka The Truck Stop Killer. Now if it was only that easy to determine what Gavin Newsom sees when he wakes up in the morning and looks under the covers...other than not much.
speaking of miscarriages of justice in California.... Leslie Van Houten was fucked over by a scumbag Bugliosi protege who twice couldn't get a jury to convict her of murder because you can't kill someone who is already dead.
Yes, she was at the LaBianca residence while Tex killed Leo and Rosemary, but by the time Tex got around to telling her to "do something" (having been instructed by Charlie to make sure everyone got their hands dirty), both victims were dead.
So the scumbag prosecutor -- having been unable to make a case against her for murder because she didn't murder anyone -- came up with the trick charge of felony robbery because The Family had drank a bit of milk and eaten some cheese out of the LaBianca refrigerator.
She has been recommended for parole a few times now, and every time the Governor says no solely because of the association with Manson, not because she is a threat to reoffend.
I wonder what the population of California was in 1969 and what portion of that population was border jumpers who have no fear of the justice system ever visiting them.
In more rational times of the past, monsters like Rhoades would typically suffer "an unfortunate hunting accident in the deep woods" (at a young age, when his psychoses first became apparent) or they would be burned as witches in the village square. Today, they are either released back into the community or, as in this case, sent to the general prison population and perhaps released from prison at some time in the near future.
With Rhoades we can hope that the stories about how hated pedophiles and child murderers are in prisons and how very poorly they are treated are true. We spend a lot of money and effort trying to elect politicians who will actually do their sworn duties and place public safety as their top priority and it is truly amazing that in so many cases we are forced to rely on the lowest of the low in prisons to cull their own.
Leftist Hollywood activists like Mike Farrell are a big reason why so many people are tuning out Hollywood and the media in general...people don't like to be told that they're evil simply for desiring safety, security and their Constitutional rights.
May God Bless the soul of Michael Lyons and may he be welcomed to the Kingdom of Heaven for eternal rest. And may God please have entirely different plans for his murderer and others like him.
In the interests of preserving civilization, wouldn't it behoove us to eliminate the monsters in our midst? It would be easy enough to label this man for his crimes (across his back) and release him into the general population - problem solved (maybe handcuff Mike Farrell to him in the process?)
The governor should also get the death penalty!
There HAS to be a special level in hell for pedophile murderers such as Robert Rhoades.
Thank you Ann for follow up news of crime, the lack of accountability and consequence of criminal offenders. I could barely make it through the description of the torturous wounds. Stomach turning and offensive. Deliberate or not, there is no justice that can compensate.
Investigators said the wounds her son endured were deliberate: Rhoades stabbed the 63-pound boy 70 to 80 times with a fisherman’s knife and kept him alive for hours.
“From the very first inflicted wound to Michael, it was 10 hours to the last one,” Michael's Mother Sandra Friend said. “For a grown man to inflict that kind of painful torture on a child — he got the right sentence. He got the only sentence that would bring any justice.”
Take him out and shoot him now! Up here in Minnesota we had a case like this some 30+ years ago. It wasn't as savage as this one. But just as horrendous. It took them almost that long to catch the guy. Lots of bad feelings back and forth over that one. These horrendous crimes create a lot of rage.
So atrocious and depressing. Not that it matters, but I think the picture featured in this post is actually ANOTHER killer with the same name! This article features a picture of the California monster: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-prop-66-crime-victims-death-penalty-snap-20161028-htmlstory.html
Good call and just to save the curious (me) the effort to get their murderers straight, Michael Lyons murderer is Robert Boyd Rhoades and the picture is of Robert Ben Rhoades aka The Truck Stop Killer. Now if it was only that easy to determine what Gavin Newsom sees when he wakes up in the morning and looks under the covers...other than not much.
Is he a pirate?
speaking of miscarriages of justice in California.... Leslie Van Houten was fucked over by a scumbag Bugliosi protege who twice couldn't get a jury to convict her of murder because you can't kill someone who is already dead.
Yes, she was at the LaBianca residence while Tex killed Leo and Rosemary, but by the time Tex got around to telling her to "do something" (having been instructed by Charlie to make sure everyone got their hands dirty), both victims were dead.
So the scumbag prosecutor -- having been unable to make a case against her for murder because she didn't murder anyone -- came up with the trick charge of felony robbery because The Family had drank a bit of milk and eaten some cheese out of the LaBianca refrigerator.
She has been recommended for parole a few times now, and every time the Governor says no solely because of the association with Manson, not because she is a threat to reoffend.
I wonder what the population of California was in 1969 and what portion of that population was border jumpers who have no fear of the justice system ever visiting them.
I call it, the California cancer, and it's spreading like a California wildfire.
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