MRB_Doom Posted June 25, 2012 Man Faces Life Sentence in Michigan Stabbing Spree Abuelazam's lawyers tried to convince jurors that he was a paranoid schizophrenic controlled by demons during the stabbing spree. 0 Share this post Link to post
Alfonzo Posted June 25, 2012 Would it be too naive of me to suggest that by demons the lawyers just mean "mental ailment"? To "struggle with one's demons" is a phrase I use all the time without supernatural connotation, and the term daemon from which (I suspect) the word originates was used principally to refer to one's inner voice -- the stay of sensibility and reason, or of philosophical pondering. In any case, the article's insistence on providing pronunciation for the name of the accused is amusing. 0 Share this post Link to post
Maes Posted June 25, 2012 Abelazan during the stabbing spree: "Demons! Demons everywhere! I must STAB the Demons! RIP AND TEAR!" Demons during the stabbing spree: "No Abelazan, you are the Demons". 0 Share this post Link to post
Nomad Posted June 25, 2012 I doubt anything was meant by the word "demons" other than the guy thinking the voices in his head WERE demons. I used to work with a paranoid schizophrenic; he once confided in me that he didn't think he was crazy and that it was an evil spirit haunting him. 0 Share this post Link to post
eargosedown Posted June 25, 2012 Maes said:Abelazan during the stabbing spree: "Demons! Demons everywhere! I must STAB the Demons! RIP AND TEAR!" Demons during the stabbing spree: "No Abelazan, you are the Demons". And then he was a zombie :[ 0 Share this post Link to post
Krispy Posted June 26, 2012 Is there a sentence that includes 20 years then death? That would include the best of both worlds. 0 Share this post Link to post
EarthQuake Posted June 26, 2012 Krispy said:Is there a sentence that includes 20 years then death? That would include the best of both worlds. Oh wow. That's a very cruel and unusual idea. I like it! 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted June 26, 2012 Krispy said:Is there a sentence that includes 20 years then death? That would include the best of both worlds. Yeah, it's called death row. 0 Share this post Link to post
DuckReconMajor Posted June 26, 2012 Krispy said:Is there a sentence that includes 20 years then death? That would include the best of both worlds. Nice waste of money you got there. And as what I'm guessing Technician's point is, people spend that much time on death row anyway. Why extend it? Not saying I'm for or against death penalty, but spending excess money "punishing" people we're going to kill anyway is wasteful. But I don't know if you're joking or not. 0 Share this post Link to post
Clonehunter Posted June 26, 2012 Krispy said:Is there a sentence that includes 20 years then death? That would include the best of both worlds. What about twenty years of hanging by their thumbs and being fed cheap paste through a straw, then death by throwing off of a cliff. Maybe? No nasty Electric Bill there, and cheap an affordable paste to keep em alive that long. And maybe, an hour a day to run on a treadmill for exercise. 0 Share this post Link to post
Scripten Posted June 26, 2012 Krispy said:Is there a sentence that includes 20 years then death? That would include the best of both worlds. Of course, you could just do 20 years of The Best of Both Worlds. Actually, nevermind, your idea is significantly less cruel... 0 Share this post Link to post
DuckReconMajor Posted June 26, 2012 Don't lie you would be pounding your ham the whole time. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted June 26, 2012 Krispy said:Is there a sentence that includes 20 years then death? That would include the best of both worlds. What about a good old-fashioned lynch mob? Nothing says "proud to be American" like an unruly crowd dragging a felon from his cell and hanging him. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted June 26, 2012 GreyGhost said:What about a good old-fashioned lynch mob? Nothing says "proud to be American" like an unruly crowd dragging a felon from his cell and hanging him. If it was a sex offender, the mob could apply real justice by raping him. 0 Share this post Link to post
fraggle Posted June 26, 2012 Membrain said:Of course, you could just do 20 years of The Best of Both Worlds. 0 Share this post Link to post
Krispy Posted June 26, 2012 Hey, all I'm saying is this guy is a real sicko. Unlike me... 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted June 26, 2012 Krispy said:Hey, all I'm saying is this guy is a real sicko. Unlike me... I'm sure the guy with prostitutes under his floorboards said the same thing... 0 Share this post Link to post
Platinum Shell Posted June 27, 2012 Oh shit this happened right near me. That will help me sleep at night...nah, I'm locked and loaded. So, just another nut that heard the "inner voice"? 0 Share this post Link to post
vinnie245 Posted June 29, 2012 The demon said he could run faster with a knife.... 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted June 29, 2012 Think of all the pain and suffering that could have been averted (not to mention jail time) if someone had given him one of these. 0 Share this post Link to post