In a surprising turn of events in today's revenge-bent society, the family of three murder victims told the district attorney that they did not want to go through a capital case trial, and they wanted the defendants to be offered a plea deal. Two teenagers, William Angel and Matthew Wood, pled guilty this week to a triple murder (a mother and her two sons) in exchange for consecutive life sentences. They described in detail how they repeatedly stabbed and slit the throats of the victims while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The nine-year-old victim pled with them to stop because he was "just a little boy." After killing the victims, they stole video games and then set the house on fire. The defendants actually had to wear bullet-proof vests to come to court because of the danger they faced for these killings.
I am amazed at the restraint the victims' family has shown, and I am pleased to see that they did not ask for these young mens' lives. Enough tragedy has been created that no more is necessary.
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