Hopkins man convicted in death girlfriend's fetus gets life in prison

Six months into a preganacy, I think the headline is misleading by using the word 'fetus'. It was an unborn child who died as a result of the two blows to his/her mother's stomach and a life sentence is appropriate.

ZenBirdist wrote:

Six months into a preganacy, I think the headline is misleading by using the word 'fetus'. It was an unborn child who died as a result of the two blows to his/her mother's stomach and a life sentence is appropriate.

Just this week the PP called the death of a "fetus" an unborn child in the swerving to avoid the deer accident.

Whoa! How can he be charged with murder? Did the lady die? I can understand assault, but c'mon! The fetus isn't really "life" is it?

If he had worn a white smock and had a medical degree hanging on the wall it wouldn't be murder. It would be covered by insurance.

ZenBirdist wrote:

Six months into a preganacy, I think the headline is misleading by using the word 'fetus'. It was an unborn child who died as a result of the two blows to his/her mother's stomach and a life sentence is appropriate.

I agree. Good post. Thank you.

Wow, Finally somebody gets what they deserve!

ZenBirdist wrote:

Six months into a preganacy, I think the headline is misleading by using the word 'fetus'. It was an unborn child who died as a result of the two blows to his/her mother's stomach and a life sentence is appropriate.

It has troubling implications. They should let the guy skate.

Robert wrote:

Whoa! How can he be charged with murder? Did the lady die? I can understand assault, but c'mon! The fetus isn't really "life" is it?
If he had worn a white smock and had a medical degree hanging on the wall it wouldn't be murder. It would be covered by insurance.

Where is NARAL, NOW, the ACLU, the DNC, and all the rest of the leftist kooks in decrying this decision? Where's the consistency? As President Obama said of his daughters, should humanity be punished by having babies? The Democrats need to free this guy if they're intellectually honest.

All said and done I don't normaly aggree with Hennipen County prosecutors. But this man was tried and convicted by his peers. Even though it seems like a railroad job, in this case the system worked. This bad seed has been put away for life with no possibility of parole. There has to be a reason for this stipulation. Granting a new trial will only weaken his case, and reinforce the decision to keep this bad apple in prison for life. good job Hennipen County. May this punk rot in prison for the rest of his life, thankyou.

Sounds like the product of a entitlement society. No responsibility and nothing to positive to offer.
We are moving ever-so-close to many more children of the Government.

fe⋅tus   /ˈfit& #601;s/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fee-tuhs] Show IPA

–noun, plural -tus⋅es. Embryology.(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, esp. in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.

@Robert,

Wish I said that first...

So the libs will cry and light candles before the death sentence of a convicted murderer on death row but when it comes to an unborn child they pretty much don't care either way . This is why I stay away from the right/left philosophy and try to just use common sense instead .And my common sense says that if you intentionally punch a woman in the stomach and you wind up killing what was already in the makings of a human being, your life should be taken away . That's just my opinion though .. doesnt mean a thing but it looks like I wasn't the only one thinking this way .

uh......lousy title for this article....doesn't make sense...

but I wonder, was "Dameon" a black guy?

Just asking......

This case illustrates the legal inconsistency behind the viability/late term abortion legality. When a thug pays $40 to induce premature delivery by a blow to the abdomen and the baby dies it is murder. When a late term abortionist in Kansas (or anywhere) injects the baby with hypertonic saline and inserts laminaria into the cervix to induce labor it is a legally sanctioned medical procedure. The law protects viable delivered premature infants after 22 weeks gestation as individuals, even finding double homicide if the mother is murdered and the baby is undelivered. But still the law in some states allows termination of life of a viable baby before delivery at the discretion of the mother with a doctor's opinion that continuing the pregnancy would substantially harm the mother. The doc's opinion is loose and as easy to come by as a Rx for medical marijuana in California.

GeeEffWhy wrote:

<quoted text>It has troubling implications. They should let the guy skate.

And a chilling effect.(That's one of my faves from the libs)

I think paying child support for 18 years still would have been a better deal than life in prison without parole. Hopefully someone else will learn from his mistake.

hahahahahahahaha
he's sure to win lots of friends in prison for committing such a macho act

He should not be charged with anythng more than assault. The fetus wasn't born therefore it is not a life, per your liberal point of view. I would never have convicted him as long as we still hold to the abortion stance created in "Roe-v-Wade"

OK, so his guy is aguet of Stillwater for the rest of his life and will have plenty of time to consider is actions. What about his friend? Has he been charged with murder also? Since Mr. Gatson was convicted of murder, the hit man who did the actual killing at his request should also be standing trial for murder. There is a signiicant piece missing from this story.

just another stupid act!...if you didnt want to support the new born you shouldnt have made her pregant!....ever HEARD of condoms?...you got what you deserved!!..THINK before you ACT!...