Yep, you read that right. The monstrous parents of the two-year-old toddler Riley Sawyers are finally on trial for what stands as one of the most gruesome and heartbreaking cases of child abuse and murder in recent memory.
The details of her torture and death are so horrible I cannot and will not recount them here. The Houston Chronicle newspaper is carrying the full story so readers are asked to visit its website if they want to know more.
My previous comments on the death penalty in the case of the two Houston teen girls assaulted and killed many years ago by a Mexican national and his gang friends drew mixed and thoughtful responses. No doubt the death penalty is a contentious issue, especially for people of religious faith.
But when the victim is a child I have to admit that I abandon any pretense of trying to reconcile it with my understanding of Christian teaching.
My gut, knee-jerk, instinctive and visceral reaction to crappy people like the ones who tortured and beat to death a two-year-old because she would not say "please," or "yes, sir" is that they should be killed.
Yeah, yeah, I know, innocent until proven guilty and all that stuff. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge supporter of the Constitution.
But, really, folks, at the end of the day does anyone really believe in their heart of hearts that the Founding Fathers intended their precious document to be used as an excuse to NOT do away with the most worthless among us?
Sadly, the parents of Riley Sawyer will get to see another day and another and another after that -- albeit from behind prison bars -- while their innocent babe is no more.
Just as regrettable is the fact that the taxpayers of Texas will get to support these monsters for the rest of their lives. You see, proscutors will not be seeking the death penalty in this case.
According to the Chronicle, the DA will not be seeking the death penalty because of a state appeals court decision that, "the death penalty isn't appropriate in cases involving parents accused of killing their children."
If not then, when?
I'm adding these folks -- the parents -- to my PWANDG* list.
*People Who Are No Damn Good
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