<a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7373172.stm> This is unbelievable!</a>
Posted by Miriam on 2008-04-29 19:16:14 +0000
L: <a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7372034.stm> The pictures and captions make it even worse.</a>
Posted by MF DU on 2008-04-30 00:43:02 +0000
It's not hyperbole when I say I hope that someone ends this guy in a fit of rage.
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-04-30 02:41:27 +0000
Bad day, MFDU?
Posted by tgl on 2008-04-30 03:01:47 +0000
I don't agree with MF DU, but a maximum possible penalty of 20 years <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/29/europe/austria.php">described here</a> seems a bit lenient.
Posted by tommy on 2008-04-30 11:29:53 +0000
It sounds from the article that 20 years is the max just for the rape charge. They also mention 15 years for "murder by failure to act" in the case of the death of an infant. Presumably, there'd be more prison time for things like kidnapping, false imprisonment, child endangerment/abuse, etc.
Posted by tgl on 2008-04-30 14:54:20 +0000
The article is not clear about what charges he may face. My reading was that they'd only charge him with one thing. Is Austria (or the EU) different in that you only get charged with once crime, even if you've broken multiple laws?
20+15 for a 72 year old man should be enough, although a prison sentence of "until death in a solitary room" would have more satisfaction.
How could _no_ _one_ suspect? The rest of his family lived above this.
Posted by TheFullCleveland on 2008-04-30 15:16:56 +0000
Sentences are also not nearly as strict in Europe as in the US.
Posted by Miriam on 2008-04-30 15:27:10 +0000
What's scary is that this is one of a handful of these kind of cases to come to light in Austria recently. I think it's #3.
Posted by virtue on 2008-04-30 17:18:37 +0000
Maybe that's why they haven't hit %1 of the population in prison.
20+15 for a 72 year old man should be enough, although a prison sentence of "until death in a solitary room" would have more satisfaction.
How could _no_ _one_ suspect? The rest of his family lived above this.
Pessimist: I wonder how many other kids are locked in basements right now.
Wow. Thanks for ruining my day.