naisho
Forum Disorders M.D.,Ph.D
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I scared to say - sometime, the deaf could be factor in the court and I watch some documentaries about 2 deaf men got charged with murder in KY. The prosecutor and victim families want death penalty for 2 deaf men who did murdered the one man who worked at army surplus. At final, the jury rather to sentence 2 deaf men to life in prison instead of death penalty, so the victim families were very upset because they felt that deaf is factor for reduce the penalty.
For me, I got speeding ticket for speeding on interstate and the judge dismissed the speeding ticket, so I don't have to pay anything, even no court fees. There are some of my friends have same experience and one judge dismissed all speeding ticket (He got 3 in one year) without pay anything. For hearing people, they are on opposite because their cases will not dismissed without costly fight from traffic lawyers, but for first time, they usually have to attend the traffic school.
In bold - almost every murder case the prosecutor will recommend death sentence if they can prove intent to kill. Hearing or deaf or blind or missing arm or wheelchair don't matter. Only mental illness can escape it.
Victims (and their family) want justice, and justice for victim usually doesn't mean they want to see a prisoner with life with no parole. They want to see their convict dead so they feel fairness, and that's why we have the death penalty.