Here is a link to my column that was in the paper saturday.
http://www.arkcity.net/columns/jj021409.shtml
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I think your column pretty much hit the nail on the head. I agree....the death penalty is to be used ONLY for the most extreme cases and this case completely qualifies. I don't envy the jury...they have a very difficult decision ahead of them. I would not want to be in their shoes. They after all did not make the laws of the this great land but must uphold them. No one wins in this matter. However, if Thurber is given the death penalty I will not feel bad for him. He made his choice that day two years ago.
And to the antideath penalty people who wishes the state would have taken a plea agreement. Please tell me why??? Mr. Thurber chose to kill Jodi Sanderholm. He CHOSE to lie to the police, He CHOSE to act as though he was incompetent to avoid trial. He CHOSE to look into the tv cameras and say "Innocent Innocent Innocent." However when he realized all of his games would not work then he wanted to say I did it? Perhaps while sitting in jail for two years he should have confessed earlier...not days or weeks before he saw the writing on the wall.
If he does not get the death penalty fine...he will at least never be free again to harm another INNOCENT victim. Remember Mr. Thurber is not the victim of the death penalty....its a consequence of his actions.
that last statement you made was so true , i am glad you said it that way
Thank You
Makes a good argument for abortion
Retro-active birth control.
Since the jury must vote 12 zip,
I feel that the jury will return
a life sentence. Even if the jury did
return a death sentence, the judge
has the authority to review and possibly set-aside the verdict and
then it would reduced to life by state law. If there is one juror who
is against abortion, then would not
that individual be against a final
abortion from society??
Remember the jurors has to say rather or not they would have a problem with sentencing a person to death if the crime warranted. Everyone of them answered yes. I'm so glad you antideath penalty people think that what Mr. Thurber did was evidently "Ok" and there should be no punishment. You really need to get a life. Many people could careless what the outcome will be but aren't out there protesting for his right to live....what rights did Jodi Sanderholm have that day he took her life? I mean seriously some of you sound like his life is worth more than hers.
I agree with the above poster. If that is what the jury decides then so be it. If not so be that as well. But those of you who cry for the life of the very man that was so unmerciful to that young lady, you need to think about your own children. If someone harmed your own, would you feel the same? If you answer yes, I say you can't know unless you have walked a mile in the victims or the family's shoes. As far as reporting this thing, if reporting everything that went on in this town was reported like this tragedy was, we would have a much more informed community.... So stop your sniveling about the death penalty and report on other things.....Leave the family of both the victim and the perp to greive for loss, or celebrate justice, to themselves. What ever he gets is not of ours to debate. I do hope he gets what he has coming to him. What ever that may be.
It is the Kansas law that the death penalty is one of the options.
Don't be fooled. The jurors do not have the ability to decide on a whim what the sentencing is. They are given guidelines of: if the result is "this", then the outcome is "that".
The jurors will have nothing other than burden sentencing the murderer to the sentence which is in accordance with the laws of the state of Kansas.
If they sentence him one way or another, it will be based on their judgment according to law rather than personal opinions.
Once this is over, give them all a break. One way or another I'm certain they will do the very best they can.
If you do or don't agree with the death penalty, the decision is with the state government to create or change the law. If opposed to it, then work with legislators to change it.
Don't put it onto the jurors. It's not their deal.
It is hard not to argue that he deserves to die. However, I do not believe we as humans have the right to make it so. I believe a more divine power is running the show and is less likely to make mistakes on this call.
On February 15, 2009 10:14 AM, Anonymous said,
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"If someone harmed your own, would you feel the same? If you answer yes, I say you can't know unless you have walked a mile in the victims or the family's shoes."
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My sister was brutally murdered a couple of years ago. Her killer or killers have not yet been caught. While I pray that they will be, and I long for justice, I do not wish for vengence. An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.
Unanswered Questions:
Web posted Thursday, January 25, 2007
-Thurber's history questioned
By DAVID SEATON Staff Writer
The extensive arrest record of the man accused of raping and murdering Jodi Sanderholm has raised questions about why he wasn't in jail at the time of the alleged crimes or didn't receive more penalties for past offenses.
But questions about Thurber's past criminal record have been raised in the community and are common on Internet message boards.
A person with the user name, S23246G, on the Traveler's Web forum, posted the following last week.
"... if our justice system had worked as it should, then Thurber would have been in jail, and not free to stalk and murder innocent young girls."
A person with the user name, S23246G, on the Traveler's Web forum, posted the following last week.
"... if our justice system had worked as it should, then Thurber would have been in jail, and not free to stalk and murder innocent young girls."
Hospital not jail
In an interview last week, Wallace addressed the issue of why Thurber did not go to jail when he was questioned for disorderly conduct and impersonating an officer in Ark City a week before Sanderholm disappeared.
Thurber, 23, started to hyperventilate and complain of chest pains, Wallace said. Police know that suspects can feign illness when being arrested, but they have to respond to apparent medical problems, he said.
So Thurber was taken to the South Central Kansas Medical Center Jan. 1 for treatment. A policeman could have stayed at the hospital to arrest Thurber upon release.
But the crimes in question -- disorderly conduct and false impersonation -- are both class B misdemeanors and nonviolent, Wallace said.
The lieutenant in charge that day made the right call to let Thurber go and arrest him later, he said. Had Thurber been arrested and then taken to the hospital while in custody, the police department and taxpayers could have gotten stuck with the bill under state law, he said.
22-4613
Chapter 22.--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
KANSAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Article 46.--GENERAL PROVISIONS
22-4613. Prohibition against releasing person from custody to avoid cost of medical treatment; court order. (a) A law enforcement officer having custody of a person shall not release such person from custody merely to avoid the cost of necessary medical treatment while the person is receiving treatment from a health care provider unless the health care provider consents to such release, or unless the release is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. When the law enforcement officer is satisfied that probable cause no longer exists to believe the suspect committed a crime based upon the ongoing investigation, or the prosecuting attorney gives notice that no prosecution will be forthcoming at this time, the law enforcement officer may release such person from custody. Upon the date of notification to the health care provider that the person is being released from custody because the ongoing investigation indicates that probable cause no longer exists or a decision by the prosecuting attorney that no charges will be filed, the law enforcement agency shall no longer be responsible for the cost of such person's medical treatment.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 22-2202, and amendments thereto.
(2) "Health care provider" has the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 22-4612, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2006, ch. 183, § 2; July 1.
February 14, 2009 3:25 PM
[From other sources]
It was reported that Thurber forced his way into a home on West Kansas Ave. Residents were present in the house when this occured. He was claiming to be a bail bondsman. That is an Aggravated Felony Burglary.
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