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Post by frankcor on Mar 12, 2008 22:27:40 GMT -5
Do you want to know what really burns my ass? (from the Rome Sentinel regarding Stolarcyk's acquittal and subsequent plea) District Attorney Scott D. McNamara said this morning, "I think that was the appropriate plea and sentence."
The DA continued, "The problem we had all along with that defendant was that he was the initial victim. Witnesses testified that Hill struck Stolarcyk in the back of the head with a wooden spindle at the start of the fight, and after treating his wound, Stolarcyk found Hill on the ground and kicked him." ... McNamara said, "We never believed that he was involved in causing the fatal injuries." If he didn't believe Stolarcyk was involved in causing the fatal injuries, why did the jury even get the case? Why prosecute for manslaughter in the first place? Or perhaps the more important question is: If the jury had found him guilty of manslaughter, would the DA have come forward and said the same things? If McNamara is representing me as the people's attorney, I do not feel my interests are being well served. |
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Post by Disgusted-Daily on Mar 12, 2008 23:41:16 GMT -5
Well he has been given a second chance in life. Lets see what he does with it.  |
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Post by frankcor on Mar 13, 2008 0:25:11 GMT -5
He'll be out of jail in April. You're right Todd. Avoiding booze from now on might be a good start.
I have to believe the jury prevented a horrible injustice in this case. I just never expected our DA to admit it.
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Post by Swimmy on Mar 13, 2008 7:21:29 GMT -5
I am surprised there is not more of an outrage from the media calling for an investigation. First the Desire Case case, and now this one. Where's Dave Longretta to point this out when you need him?
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Post by froggy on Mar 13, 2008 9:05:07 GMT -5
Good point, frank. that quote from the DA would have never seen the light of day if he were convicted. They put the kid through this trial for nothing. Instead, they herded him in with the rest of the real killers and made his life hell. While it doesn't change the fact someone died here, it also doesn't change the fact that Stolarcyk was a victim also. He is owed a public apology by the DA personally for seeking manslaughter when all the kid did was kick Hill for answers. I never once thought they'd convict him for the manslaughter and they didn't, the jury saw the truth. In all honesty, after drawing this out for unwarranted charges, they should call it time served and be done with it.
And lets not forget what people will think of him after all of this. Even with a jury aquiting him, there would still be naysayers thinking he's killer. Now we even have the DA saying they never believed he was. Yes, Hill's family doesn't get Hill back, but how does Stolarcyk ever get his name clean after all this?
And not just he, we have to hope comes away from all this with a lesson learned, but everybody. The more imporant ones would be the underage partiers who see now that bad things really happen.
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Post by froggy on Mar 13, 2008 9:20:43 GMT -5
You know, I may come across as a little cold hearted with this, but Carl Hill was not innocent in all of this. His girlfriend needs to be reminded of that fact. He, too, was an underage partier. If he was such a good father, why was he out drinking? Not to mention he, too, assaulted someone for no reason. He assaulted someone who wasn't even involved in the intial fight in the house. He assaulted someone by a cowardly act by smashing the guy in the back of the head. sorry, she should be happy that the three who actually did the killing are going to prison, and happy that the victim of her boyfriend's crime didn't end up further victimized.
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Post by frankcor on Mar 13, 2008 9:52:31 GMT -5
I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but after seeing her picture in the paper and reading her remarks, I don't think the baby-mama is capable of logical thought as complex as you propose, froggy. Some look for drama in their lives, others embody it.
If Stolarcyk is smart, he'll move away from here and try to start over again. I don't think the partiers learned one damn thing in all this. Rather, I think they have murder in their hearts and revenge in their minds.
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Post by froggy on Mar 13, 2008 9:57:07 GMT -5
Rather, I think they have murder in their hearts and revenge in their minds. that is what I'm afraid of. Someone died already, let it end there. |
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Post by smiley on Mar 13, 2008 12:26:12 GMT -5
I don't think that his is going to be the last we are hearing of Kevin. If he was smart he would get himself in school and working. This is not his first run in with the law. He was on probation according to the news. I don't believe he was responsible directly for Carl Hill's death however I do believe he holds some responsibility as he did particpate in the beating after he was already down. It appears that Carl started the whole fight but in my opinion all of the kids that took place in the fight should be held some what accountable including the ditsy girls that sat there and watched the whole fight go down. In this day and age of cell phones I find it surprising that someone didnt call 911. The problem with this case from the get go was that there was a lot of different accounts of what happened because of the alcohol and drug factor. Most of the people there were high or intoxicated making it difficult to establish the details.
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