I signed the petition. The petition is not to convict the accused, I would not presume to take the place of the justic system - and the justice system woudln't care if I did.
The purpose is to impress upon the prosecuting attorney that we are outraged at the violence of this crime and she should do all she can to push for a maximum sentence. The prosecuting attorney has a lot of leeway, to plea bargain the case or ammend or reduce the charges. It is our obligation to impress upon her our desire for the full court press. No pun intended.
In the event there is a trial and an offender is convicted, the petition will serve as a sign to the sentencing judge that whomever is found giulty of this crime scares the freekin pants off me and a lot of other people. Obviously capable of extreme violence, it is the courts obligation- its FUCNTION- to protect the public from this type of offender, and we are watching to make sure they do their job.