Re:Hans Reiser leads police to body, believed to be his wife
by mechanical_fish on Monday July 07, 2008 @11:32PM
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Perhaps the guy really isn't an emotionless robot built entirely of ego -- and, now that his self-defense instinct has exhausted itself, his urge to stop lying, express some entirely authentic and long-suppressed remorse, and save his wife's family and his own children from a lifetime of uncertainty has finally won out.
(For further insight into this aspect of the human psyche I recommend Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.)
Or, perhaps he's an emotionless robot playing the role of a remorseful human being. If so, I think it's about time. It's not as if Plan A was working out well for anyone.
Requiescat in Pace
Re:Hans Reiser leads police to body, believed to be his wife
by martey on Tuesday July 08, 2008 @12:17AM
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He is getting a second-degree conviction instead of first-degree. From the article:
The maximum sentence Reiser could receive for second-degree murder is 15 years to life. Reiser had faced a term of 25 years to life under his first-degree murder conviction.
Considering his sentencing hearing is in a couple of days, I think it makes logical sense.
And again, apologies if I sound insensitive. I don't know any of the individuals belonged, and murders are so often in the news that it's easy to discuss them without any real emotion.