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Posted by Miriam on 2008-04-29 19:16:14 +0000

L: The pictures and captions make it even worse.

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 described here 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.

Posted by tgl on 2008-04-30 19:34:41 +0000

We're No. 1! We're No. 1! USA! USA! USA!

Posted by G lib on 2008-05-01 11:46:41 +0000

Posted by tendiamonds on 2008-05-01 12:49:27 +0000

Optimist: Thank god they're all out. Pessimist: I wonder how many other kids are locked in basements right now.

Posted by tgl on 2008-05-01 23:56:36 +0000

Pessimist Wow. Thanks for ruining my day.

Posted by tendiamonds on 2008-05-02 01:20:35 +0000

Yeah, geez, I know... sorry. I hadn't even thought of it... until I talked to a pessimist about this and ruined my day. So I had to share.