What a needless gruesome story:

Connecticut officials have promised to review parole procedures that put two accused killers on the street, after a horrific home invasion and arson left three family members dead, a father badly beaten and the small town of Cheshire reeling.

The state medical examiner confirmed Tuesday evening that Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, was strangled to death and that her two daughters Hayley, 17, and 11-year-old Michaela died of smoke inhalation. Cheshire Police Lt. Jay Markella told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that additional charges would come. “I’ll fully expect murder charges to be added,” he said.

You think? One would hope.

From the prosecutor:

Prosecutor Michael Dearington said he had not yet decided whether to pursue the death penalty. “I know the public consensus is they should be fried tomorrow,” he told The Associated Press.

Well, normally I would say let’s not be hasty, but not in this case. It truly would not be an issue if it were my family. The two men would already be dead. We believe in the 2nd Amendment wholeheartedly.

I did find a related ABC News article titled: Find Out How to Protect Your Home From an Invasion. I’ll tell you right now that good lighting is the key to prevent your home from being invaded by criminals, but that’s the next blog. So, stick around.

Back to this story:

So far, the two suspects, 44-year-old Steven Hayes of Winsted, Conn., and 26-year-old Joshua Komisarjevsky of Cheshire, Conn., have been charged with various counts of aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary and arson. They are being held on a $15 million dollar bond.

Both men were on parole at the time of the killings and they both have extensive criminal records, mostly for burglary. But Robert Farr, chairman of the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Parole, said neither man had a record of violent crime. He promised a review of parole procedures.

Hmmm … this really leaves me scratching my head and sick to my stomach. How would you feel if you were part of the worthless system that turned these animals loose?

According to police, around 3 a.m. Monday, two men entered the Petits’ house at 300 Sorghum Mill Drive planning to rob it. Police have not said why the the Petit house was selected. The men allegedly tied up the mother and her daughters and assaulted William Petit. Around 9:30 a.m., officials said, one of the men drove Hawke-Petit to a Bank of America branch nearby and forced her to withdraw a large amount of money and drive back to the house. Bank officials then called police. A short time later, at the Petit house, the two men tried to leave, but not before setting the house on fire, police say.

Honestly, my intent is not to judge or blame victims here. But I would really hope lessons could be learned by others if the same or similar circumstances would present themselves. I realize that fear can lead people to do whatever criminals demand, but it is never worth it. My advice would be to fight to the death if need be to avoid being bound, tied up, or moved to a second location. Seriously, inflict all the damage possible. This family would be no worse off if they had done so.

Finally, a comment from the article at ABCNews.com:

I like where ABC News reports this kind of crime AFTER they know the perps are white. If this had been a Black on White crime we’d have NEVER had a report, except in regional papers.You’re excuse would’ve been that this is another common crime and does not warrant our attention. But now, since you’ve got white perps, you’ll freely describe the horrors.What, it took months for a breath of coverage over Knoxville and Black on White crimes are routinely ignored by you people.Just your report on Michael Vick illustrates this well. You lead in with a report on a white criminal referee.The Media continues it’s denigration of the white. Make note on how the media will inflate this crime and we’ll hear nothing but this, for years to come, so you can ignore the incredible criminal rates for Blacks or just blame whites racism for it.Hypocrites.

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PhilJ58 Jul-24

Think the commenter might know something others don’t?

Thoughts? As a disclaimer, I personally think all violent crime is hideous no matter who commits it.