Bob Shell

[Andy K]

This horse is way beyond resuscitation.

 

[Terence]

If you think Shell got a tough sentence, be glad you don't live in Spain:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/31/wspain431.xml

 

[sanking]

If you think Shell got a tough sentence, be glad you don't live in Spain:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/31/wspain431.xml

What do you find so harsh about this sentence? The Madrid train bombing resulted in 190 deaths and a couple of thousand wounded. If the 21 who were found guilty in Madrid had been found guilty in any court in the US they would almost certainly have received the death sentence. There is no death penalty in Spain.

Sandy King

 

[Terence]

40,000 years per defendent seems like an awfully long time. Last I checked, that's about 500 times an average life span. Makes 30 years seem a little paltry.

Let's assume they got 10 years per wounded person, that leaves over 60 years per death, or bout double what Shell got.

Folks here were comlaining Shell's sentence was too harsh.

I for one, think we should bring back "hard labor" sentences. Lifetime ones wold be even better.

 

[copake_ham]

What do you find so harsh about this sentence? The Madrid train bombing resulted in 190 deaths and a couple of thousand wounded. If the 21 who were found guilty in Madrid had been found guilty in any court in the US they would almost certainly have received the death sentence. There is no death penalty in Spain.

Sandy King

It is always difficult to compare the laws of nation states like Spain with "sovereign but within a Federal system" states like Virginia (or, for example, Oklahoma).

So your analogy is somewhat flawed.

Now, as to a more direct comparison - it is true that Timothy McVeigh was tried, convicted and executed under Federal law. But his co-conspirator, Terry Nichols, was able to avoid a Federal death sentence and was also not, subsequently so sentenced under Oklahoma state law where the jury could not reach a death penalty recommendation. Instead he serves 168 consecutive life sentences. (sound familiar?)

Once difference, of course, is that McVeigh refused to appeal his sentence and "chose to die" for his "cause". Nichols fought to live - and achieved his goal of life without parole.

[BTW, for those who do not understand the reference, these were the two fellows who killed 168 innocents (including children in a day care center) at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City, OK in April 1995. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
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[Terence]

Horse? What horse???

For anyone who hasn't clicked on Ole's link, you simple must . . .

 

[jd callow]

It seems all that cn be said has been said and then some

closed

 

[WarEaglemtn]

Bob Shell, any info?

Anyone heard from or know how the Appeal for Bob Shell may be going? Has it been filed yet? Is there an address where we could write him or make contact?

 

[mmcclellan]

What is this about?

 

[David H. Bebbington]

What is this about?

http://shardsofphotography.blogspot.com/2007/09/bob-shell-convicted.html

 

[donbga]

Bob Shell's address

In the now closed thread Dan Smith asked if anyone had Bob's address. For those interested here is one that was recently made available:

Robert Shell
379855
Keene Mountain Correctional Center
State Route 629
P. O. Box 860
Oakwood, VA 24631
(276) 498-7411