Ohio Mom Gets LIFE W/O PAROLE for Murdering Infant in Microwave, page 1

Ohio Woman Gets Life for Murdering Infant in Microwave

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the chance for parole for burning her baby daughter to death in a microwave after fighting with her boyfriend. Common Pleas Judge Mary Wiseman lashed out at 28-year-old China Arnold, who opted to watch her sentencing from a side room on a monitor.

"No adjectives exist to adequately describe this heinous atrocity," Wiseman said. "This act is shocking and utterly abhorrent for a civilized society."

The judge rejected a plea by Arnold's attorneys for a minimum sentence of life in prison with the chance of parole after 25 years. A jury last week spared Arnold the death penalty when it couldn't reach a consensus.

"I am innocent of these charges," Arnold said in a statement read by her attorney, Jon Paul Rion.

Arnold was convicted Aug. 29 of aggravated murder in the death of month-old Paris Talley in 2005. Prosecutors said she intentionally put her baby in the microwave after a fight with her boyfriend. The couple had argued over whether the boyfriend was the biological father.

It was Arnold's second trial. Her first ended in a mistrial when new witnesses surfaced.

Rion has asked for a third trial, saying a former cellmate who said Arnold confessed has now changed her story. Rion said he's also found additional witnesses who point to someone else being responsible for killing the baby.

The judge hasn't ruled on the motion for a new trial.

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[edit on 9.8.2008 by ItsTheQuestion]

Another American tragedy, with the most savage under-tones...

Even in these often-savage times, this latest horror-story off the wire defies anything remotely human.

School shootings, beheadings, even 12-year olds talking/acting/fighting/screwing like they're 24...but this is even beyond these increasingly-common occurrences.

I accept Judge Mary Wiseman's decision here. This woman will be eaten alive, no pun intended, with other women in the prison system. Certain crimes are unacceptable, even by prisoners' standards...and this would be at the top of the list. Or, should I say, at the bottom.

The bigger question here, of course, is
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SOCIETY??!!
Ugh... And, I hate to say, it doesn't seem to be getting any better, does it?

I hope I'm wrong.

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reply to post by ItsTheQuestion

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there seems to be nevr ending stream of
vile actions coming from the US,
every week or even few days there is a topic on how some
fudged up person has killed their child/sibling in a brutal way

and yet some people say others are savages and live in a backword state
when this happens daily in their backyard

this woman should be tortured for life
the pain the child must have gone through before her death must of been very painfull,

reply to post by Michelle129

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Perhaps you're right, in that these abominations of human behavior have, in fact, always happened. After all, the media exposure nowadays is far beyond anything in our history. Your point may be the most rational and pragmatic summary of "what's going on" in our world.

Nevertheless, intuitively, I cannot shake the feeling that western [or just global]-civilization is purposefully being flushed down the toilet.

Do I "blame society"? To the extent that we're ALL products of our environment, yes. Where did this woman's moral compass go? Where is her soul? How could she even make that choice?

I encounter people every single day, living in the 9th-largest "Urban Area" in the United States. So I cross paths with all shapes, sizes, colors, creeds, persuasions, etc. And one thing I've noticed, even in this toughest of towns, is how increasingly negative people are out there. Mind you, this is the Rust Belt; no Southern Hospitality here! That said, I am admittedly taken aback on a daily basis by just how rude, narcissistic, and borderline-sociopathic so many people can be. And it is getting worse. Which is saying something around these parts...

This thread tells of the "Natural Life"[i.e. life w/o parole] sentence given an American woman for, pardon the phrase, microwaving her child. Now, I'm no mother. Never will be. But I have one. And I recognize how the bond between mother and child is without parallel.

I also recognize that our society breeds rudeness, narcissism, and sociopathology. Why? Ask your congressman; his/her corporate pimp will direct him/her how to spin it for you.

And stories of depravity, such as that of this China Arnold, while stoking the rawest of emotions in all of us, will only continue to show up, more and more, in our news.

Another dark day for these United States of America.

Next time you have the opportunity, give your mom or your child a hug. And don't forget dad, either.

reply to post by Supe04

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Her treatment, both from staff, and moreso, from fellow inmates, will be be a lot like what her infant endured, except it'll be stretched out over many, many years.

It is curious that the jury didn't give her the death sentence; especially in a state like Ohio.

Legally, she does have the right to appeal. If you support the court's right to try, convict, and execute, then you must support the defendant's rights as well. We have a Constitution, remember.

That said, know that this woman's life will have NO liberty and NO happiness. Far from it. As it should be.

Originally posted by ItsTheQuestion
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Her treatment, both from staff, and moreso, from fellow inmates, will be be a lot like what her infant endured, except it'll be stretched out over many, many years.

How can you compare the two? Impossible. I don't want to go into descriptions, but you are way off. There is no punishment for this person. I noticed you believe in God, well, that's great for you, but if he doesn't exist, then she gets away pretty lightly in my book. If there is a god, then this needn't have happened.

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