Woman Caught on Tape Allegedly Planning Husband's Killing

[ethiostar]

She seemed like she was having a good time planning the hit.

Unreal!

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/woman-caught-tape-allegedly-planning-130057183.html

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

That entire story is 85 kinds of all screwed up. It's easier to just kill the guy then divorce him? He doesn't want her to go to jail? She is only getting 6 years for trying to hire a hit man? WT??????

 

[DFWJC]

That entire story is 85 kinds of all screwed up. It's easier to just kill the guy then divorce him? He doesn't want her to go to jail? She is only getting 6 years for trying to hire a hit man? WT??????

I promise you that a male would get way more than 6 years.
My guess is that the husband, and maybe the court, is thinking (wrongly) of the kids.

Aside from that, that girl seemed about as indifferent about killing someone for no good reason as any mass-murderer out there. Uh, not really good mom material.

It seems every year we find more and more people out there that just don't equate the gravity of taking a life. They just seem numb to it.
Totally dumbfounding.

 

[Khartun]

It was a minimum of 6 years

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

No kidding. I just can't get my head around all of this. Wow!

 

[5Stars]

No kidding. I just can't get my head around all of this. Wow!

Well, what she did was totally wrong, but, she actually did not commit murder or man slaughter, she just tried to have someone do it for her. It's not right, but, at least she is going away for a period of time and the hubby is still free and alive.

 

[burmafrd]

Well, what she did was totally wrong, but, she actually did not commit murder or man slaughter, she just tried to have someone do it for her. It's not right, but, at least she is going away for a period of time and the hubby is still free and alive.

she should have been charged with attempted murder and put away for 20 years

 

[Jammer]

This video link shows more of the video. And her husband doesn't want her to go to jail?

 

[DFWJC]

she should have been charged with attempted murder and put away for 20 years

Yes, that is exactly what it is, attempted murder.
If she gets only 6 years, that would be outrageous.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I think I heard her tell the guy, "I'm BatGirl, I'm BatGirl".

 

[RoyTheHammer]

I promise you that a male would get way more than 6 years.
My guess is that the husband, and maybe the court, is thinking (wrongly) of the kids.

Aside from that, that girl seemed about as indifferent about killing someone for no good reason as any mass-murderer out there. Uh, not really good mom material.

It seems every year we find more and more people out there that just don't equate the gravity of taking a life. They just seem numb to it.
Totally dumbfounding.

Not that dumbfounding if you look at our culture right now.. we've become desensitized to all the violence and sex that we see everyday in our shows, movies, hell even cartoons. Its just getting worse and worse.

 

[arglebargle]

I don't know about that. Sounds like a 'Kids these days' kind of comment. There were lots of bad people and bad things in the past, folks just didn't hear about it as easily.

 

[funkytown]

I don't know about that. Sounds like a 'Kids these days' kind of comment. There were lots of bad people and bad things in the past, folks just didn't hear about it as easily.

I think you said it best. Things like this have always happened, it just wasn't made public as often or as fast. So easy to get and share information. Internet, Facebook, Twitter, etc.,

 

[Trendnet]

Not that dumbfounding if you look at our culture right now.. we've become desensitized to all the violence and sex that we see everyday in our shows, movies, hell even cartoons. Its just getting worse and worse.

No, it's not.

 

[ethiostar]

I agree with argle, funky, and trend. We (as humans) are currently live at a time that is less violent and more democratic compared to the previous few hundred years. There is enough research to support this.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I don't know about that. Sounds like a 'Kids these days' kind of comment. There were lots of bad people and bad things in the past, folks just didn't hear about it as easily.

That's probably true but maybe you didn't hear about it because in the old days, people were actually killed for doing things such as this. On the other hand, maybe it's that whole interweb thing.

 

[burmafrd]

I call BS on the claims that its no worse then it was 50 years ago. TOTAL BS. If you think that you truly have your head in the ground like an ostrich

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I agree with argle, funky, and trend. We (as humans) are currently live at a time that is less violent and more democratic compared to the previous few hundred years. There is enough research to support this.

I don't know that I agree with this. In fact, I would be skeptical that we do live in a time that is less violent and more democratic. I guess I would have to read the supporting information before I could make a judgement.

 

[ethiostar]

I don't know that I agree with this. In fact, I would be skeptical that we do live in a time that is less violent and more democratic. I guess I would have to read the supporting information before I could make a judgement.

Of course there will be peaks and valleys over the years but overall most researchers/ data analysts do seem to agree that there has been a general declining trend. Also, because of necessity, most data for earlier years (around the early 1900's and earlier) is based on estimation.

Here are some short-term trend data for the U.S. Of course, there are more out there and i'm sure some of them are contradictory. I will try and post more when I have time, especially long-term trend data.

Firearm Violence, 1993-2011
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4616

• Firearm-related homicides declined 39%, from 18,253 in 1993 to 11,101 in 2011.
• Nonfatal firearm crimes declined 69%, from 1.5 million victimizations in 1993 to 467,300 victimizations in 2011.

Violent Crime, 2006-2010
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/violent-crime

• In 2010, an estimated 1,246,248 violent crimes occurred nationwide, a decrease of 6.0 percent from the 2009 estimate.
• When considering 5- and 10-year trends, the 2010 estimated violent crime total was 13.2 percent below the 2006 level and 13.4 percent below the 2001 level.

Here is an article about long-term trend for violent crime. I should say that I can't speak for the validity of this particular study but it doesn't contradict what i have read in the past. But some of the references sited int he article are solid sources.

http://blogs.berkeley.edu/2010/06/16/a-crime-puzzle-violent-crime-declines-in-america/

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/violent-crime

 

[Rockport]

I call BS on the claims that its no worse then it was 50 years ago. TOTAL BS. If you think that you truly have your head in the ground like an ostrich

It's totally true here in the U.S.A.