Link to the article:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/boy-8-killed-protecting-sister-mother-ex-boyfriend-article-1.3519710
Dante Daniels, an 8-year-old boy in California, was brutally beaten (and eventually died from his injuries) with a hammer while trying to protect his 7-year-old sister from their mother's 23-year-old ex-boyfriend, Deandre Chaney Jr. A criminal complaint states that Chaney was molesting Dante's younger sister when the little boy stepped in to help. Although Dante's mother, 28-year-old Elizabeth Salone, and her daughter survived, Salone's left eye was damaged during the attack and will probably never recover. Chaney was arraigned on murder, attempted murder, and charged with lewd acts with a child under 14.
This type of situation makes me wonder whether the death penalty would be an appropriate punishment for Chaney. Last year, Chaney had pleaded no contest to a charge of failing to register as a sex offender, and now he killed an 8-year-old boy who was just trying to protect his 7-year-old sister from being molested by a 23-year-old man. The death penalty would be considered as constitutional in this case since Chaney committed a homicidal crime.
What kind of punishment do you think is appropriate for Chaney? Do you think giving Chaney the death penalty would be appropriate in this case? What can we do to prevent these type of crimes from happening?
8 comments:
I believe that it is inherently wrong to teach people to not kill by killing them, and I don't think that the death penalty deters crime either. I do believe in punishment and he certainly deserves to be punished, but I think the government should focus on rehabilitation for not just the victims but criminals too.
The crimes that Chaney committed were inexcusable. Furthermore, he has a history of sexual abuse and each time he has repeatedly failed to follow the necessary legal procedures. Because his crimes were extreme and occurred multiple times, and because he showed blatant disregard for the court's orders, I believe Chaney deserves capital punishment. Although I agree that rehabilitation is a major goal for most criminals, I nevertheless insist that in the future, the court should offer less leeway and instead enforce stricter punishments on specifically sex offenders. Current regulations are insufficient because officials, while they try to ensure that sex offenders are closely watched after release so that they cannot come in contact with their previous victims, cannot guarantee that the offenders won't find new victims.
i believe that the death penalty or multiple life sentences in prison would be the appropriate punishment for Chaney's case. The death penalty would be appropriate for this case for the fact of a intentional murder,not including the multiple charges for rape and assault.Knowing the fact that he also is a past admitted sex offender proves that this is an intentional and not mistaken repeat of sexually assault.There is no way to completely prevent this from happening,however increasing the crime punishment would reduce the rate 14 and under abuse significantly.
I think it’s contradicting to try to implement capital punishment in order to teach a lesson about violent actions of all levels of severity. Undeniably, Chaney’s actions are not dismissable or excusable due to the vicious intent and detrimental results of his crimes. I think it is important to recollect the phrase an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. While I don’t think he should be given a second chance, death is too extreme. Life sentences and psychological aid is a viable option.
I think that capital punishment should not be a punishment for Chaney, for reasons of a different argument, however abuse alone is unacceptable let alone murder of a child. I think providing a service for abused men and women should be established or made more prominent as it is often hard for men or women to escape abusive relationship safely, so providing them with he tools an support they need to leave abusive relationships could keep crimes like this from happening.
I believe that Chaney deserves capital punishment for his actions. He knowingly attempted to rape a young child and in the process ended up killing another. Especially because the subject was aware of the situation and knew what he was doing, he deserves the death penalty. I think that sentencing one to jail would be ineffective as the individual could just commit more crimes once they're out, because they've already shown a history of intentionally doing so. Not to mention that housing prisoners uses up a lot of the government's funds that could be used on other things.
I think that Chaney deserves capital punishment. He not only molested a young girl and hurt the mother, but killed an innocent boy who was trying to protect his sister. Chaney's actions are inexcusable and unacceptable and therefore, should be given the death penalty. I understand that capital punishment is not the most effective way to teach that murder is unacceptable as they are punishing someone by killing them. It is difficult to teach people that murder is wrong when they are killing people as a form of punishment; it is almost like they are "encouraging" or justifying their actions. However, in this case, I think that Chaney deserves capital punishment as he has been proven guilty for other crimes in the past and he murdered an innocent child.
I think that the death penalty is completely appropriate for Chaney. His actions are despicable, and has repeatedly shown what kinds of horrible acts he is capable of. No child should suffer sexual abuse, and for another child to be killed for defending his suffering sister is loathsome tragedy. Especially since Chaney has been convicted of numerous heinous crimes, it is fitting he receives the death penalty, especially after destroying so many innocent lives.
To prevent these crimes from happening, I believe the government should crack down on domestic and sexual abuse, especially in regards to child molestation. If a person refuses to register as a sex offender, there should be more serious and speedy punishment delivered, and the person should not be allowed near the victim or their family.
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