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'It's an insult': Disbelief of William Petit who was forced to listen to wife being raped and killed
dailymail ^ | 6/16/16 | James Wilkinson

Posted on 06/16/2016 11:52:52 AM PDT by ColdOne

The Connecticut man who lost his wife and daughters in a brutal home invasion in 2007 said Wednesday it was 'sad' one of the killers had his death sentence revoked to comply with new state laws.

Dr. William Petit was tied up in the basement of his New Haven home during the July 23, 2007 attack and almost beaten to death. He could only listen as his wife was raped and murdered by Steven Hayes. Petit managed to flee to a neighbor's home as his daughters perished in the fire Hayes lit.

'It is a very sad day when a prolonged trial and decision and sentencing by a jury that took 4.5 months to seat is overturned by a legislature that ignores the wishes of the people of CT,' he said in a text message via Twitter on Wednesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: deathpenalty; stevenhayes; williampetit
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full title......'It's an insult': Disbelief of William Petit who was forced to listen to wife being raped and killed and his daughters burned alive as Connecticut court overturns killer's execution because it's 'cruel'
1 posted on 06/16/2016 11:52:52 AM PDT by ColdOne
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This is way beyond horrible!!!


2 posted on 06/16/2016 11:53:18 AM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: ColdOne

And now the murderer can vote RAT. Hillary must be cackling.


3 posted on 06/16/2016 12:01:05 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: ColdOne

There’s a special place in Hell for these people.


4 posted on 06/16/2016 12:02:13 PM PDT by Shadow44
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To: ColdOne

Connecticut is one screwed up state. Leftists control it and you can see it in industry fleeing (GE just moved to Boston), taxes already high and being increased, a phony “Vietnam veteran” as senator, and crazy judges. A real bunch of clowns run that state.


5 posted on 06/16/2016 12:04:18 PM PDT by laconic (M)
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To: ColdOne

The left always sides with evil.

Hickenlooper did much the same here in CO in 2013, but regarding one specific notorious local case.

Emotional Interview of father of Chuck E. Cheese Murder Victim (Hickenlooper reprieved murderer)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3023567/posts


6 posted on 06/16/2016 12:04:38 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; ExTexasRedhead; stephenjohnbanker

Many liberals are a mystery to me. The only crimes that anger them are thought crimes against Political Correctness.

Dr. Petit is running for the state legislature this year as a Republican. I’m unable to find a campaign website. Here’s an article:

http://www.people.com/article/william-petit-running-office-family-murdered-invasion-home


7 posted on 06/16/2016 12:05:12 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The barbarians are inside because there are no gates)
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To: ColdOne

Libs always find a way to come to the aid of murderers and rapists.


8 posted on 06/16/2016 12:05:46 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte ('''Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small''~ Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: ColdOne

These murders,and torture,were about the most frightening things I have ever read.

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9 posted on 06/16/2016 12:06:47 PM PDT by Mears
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To: ColdOne

Catholic bishops are absolutely, 100% punctilious about issuing statements calling for the death penalty not to be used, no matter how heinous and perverted the crime. They somehow manage to overlook most of the appearances of pro-abortion politicians at Catholic colleges.


10 posted on 06/16/2016 12:08:53 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: ColdOne

This kind of thing might make one look kindly on summary judgement in certain cases.


11 posted on 06/16/2016 12:09:35 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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To: Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj; Impy; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; ExTexasRedhead

Honest to God I don’t know if I could keep my sanity if this happened to my wife and young daughters. My hat is off to him merely for staying productive as a healer.


12 posted on 06/16/2016 12:09:40 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: ColdOne

We don’t have a justice system; we have a legal system and there is no justice.


13 posted on 06/16/2016 12:09:41 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (The reason for Gun Control has always been Government's Fear of Rebellion.)
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To: ColdOne

And Obola and the DemonCraps want to strip us of our guns so we can’t defend ourselves against subhumans like these two and the Muzzie pig turd that just murdered 49 innocent people.


14 posted on 06/16/2016 12:10:02 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: ColdOne

These bastards raped an 11 year old girl and then burned her to death. Giving them a lethal injection would be more mercy than they deserve.


15 posted on 06/16/2016 12:12:03 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Sans-Culotte

Always...

Always.


16 posted on 06/16/2016 12:13:08 PM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Yep. I can’t believe he didn’t put a gun to their heads himself


17 posted on 06/16/2016 12:14:05 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: Shadow44

Roger that.

Rom 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

God’s vengeance involves eternal merciless torture in hell and the lake of fire, so yep, they’ll get theirs. In spades.


18 posted on 06/16/2016 12:16:42 PM PDT by afsnco
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To: ColdOne

The piece of crap killed white women. There’s no outrage over that. But if he had said a racial slur the guy would have been hanged.


19 posted on 06/16/2016 12:18:23 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Islam mandates warfare against unbelievers and is absolutely incompatible with Western society.)
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To: ozzymandus

Felons in CT cannot vote.


20 posted on 06/16/2016 12:26:29 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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