Rightfull ending for a horrible man

I find it absolutely reprehensible that people are saying "he got just what he deserved".

Now, that being said, I believe that Goeghan was a truly sick individual, who was at a minimum a serial child molester who needed prison time and psychiatric treatment.

He received a 10-year sentance on the one charge that they actually managed to convict him of (most of the others were not brought against him either due to a lack of evidence or statute of limitations). Although never charged or convicted of a previous crime, he received the maximum sentance available. BTW, this sentance is typically much more harsh that one might get for Armed Robbery, Arson, or 2nd Degree Murder in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Goeghan never killed anyone. Goeghan never physically harmed anyone. Goeghan DID molest little boys everywhere he went, but does that mean he "deserved" to die? Why do we kill serial molesters, but we dont kill serial assaulters, or serial theives, or serial drunk drivers, or serial drug dealers? I mean, who is really more dangerous to society? Is it because his victims were teaan-age boys that we wish death upon him?

Certainly, Goeghan needed to be in protective custody, probably for the rest of his short life, to protect our children from him. But death? I am reminded of a quote from Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings":

Gandalf, speaking to Frodo, who just wished out loud that Gollum would die:

'Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. I
have not much hope that Gollum can be cured before he dies, but there is a chance of it. And he is bound up with the fate of the Ring. My heart tells me that he has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before the end; and when that comes, the pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many - yours not least. In any case we did not kill him: he is very old and very wretched. The Wood-elves have him in prison, but they treat him with such kindness as
they can find in their wise hearts.'

Written by a devout Catholic.

The whole thing is just so tragic, from beginning to end....

America is a great country, but it is far below where it should be given it's resources. you want to talk about wasted resources. Don't look at your prison system...lok at your military...it's gross. That's where your tax dollars are going.

Well....the only reason Canada spends next to nothing on it's military....is that they know the big bad US will quickly stomp anything that starts something in Canada. THIS is the reason you have it so good (respectively), and can afford to spend it elsewhere....please keep that in mind when you're doing your bashing....

Gazrock,

You are quite right in saying that the reson Canada does not expend as much on the military is because of the US might South of the border. However, much of US military spending is simply overkill. No one is even close right now, so why spend quadruple your closest competitor??

Really, a lot of the military money could be better spent elsewhere.

Yeah but, the MURDERER of this pedofile should be shot. Simple as that, i cant understand how can US prison system allow drugs, rapes and murders in prisons.. if you cant hold the convicts down how do you think that you can rule the world?

The convicts are under control, they are behind bars. What they do to each other behind bars is nothing I care about, niether does society. Nor should they. This child rapist got what eh deserved. Not only was he a kiddie raper, but he was a man of the cloth, a man of his GOD. He committed one of the most terrible crimes possible: he was a represinitive of his god, and used that position of trust and holiness to violate the innocence and joy of the children he victimized.

ARC, pedophiles are irredeemable. Some people claim that they can be treated to control thier urges, but not cured. Thus, they are a threat. And personally, I have little desire to treat them, I consider them vermin, pests that do not deserve rehabilitation, but scumbags best weeded from the genepool entirely.

Curing a child molestor of his "illness" is like trying to cure a termite of his wood chomping habits. I have little desire to cure a termite, I want to erradictate them because they are stupid bugs that will eat my house away if left alone to thier own devices.

This man is of the lowest dregs of society, for he was not just some greasy pervert kidnapping kids, he was supposed to be a man represnting the virtues of his god, a man who was supposed to enspuse holiness and trust, and he blew that horridly. i feel no sorrow for him, he got what he deserved, old man or not. His victims, those little kids he violated, will suffer the rest of thier lives. As far as im concerned, he got off EASY.

As for the dude that killed him, dont worry, Aryan Nations aint the only gang on the block, hell probbaly get knifed to death by some Nation of islam convert or other. Ive seen what happens to Aryan nations guys in the joint. He will get somethign special too

However, much of US military spending is simply overkill. No one is even close right now, so why spend quadruple your closest competitor??

You can't be the world policemen without nightsticks.... Also, nobody ever stayed on top by sitting on their asses.... A big part of our military budget is spent on black projects, and development. Besides...being the world's primary contact for aliens isn't exactly a cheap endeavor...now is it?

Originally posted by Shining Wizard
www.msnbc.com...

I am not an advocate of eye for and eye but this guy had it coming, good riddance to bad rubbish

I wonder if got a rodgering or said his prayers before death.