Comments on: Wright Verdict: LIFE

By: BNB23

BNB23 — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:16:25 +0000

Viola said … Darlene is still earthbound. She does know she is dead, so there is another reason why she remains earthbound.
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Wtf? what is the other reason she remains dead? Huh?

I would want to communicate with Daphne and ask her what has happened. So I will send her some money for paper, pens and stamps.
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What makes you think Daphne wants to talk to you? Do you know any of these people?

Do us all a favor and go pass the bar exam, get some experience and stop acting like you have such superior knowledge than the rest of the world. You don’t know what these families have been through and you’re just yapping away like you’re F. Lee Bailey or Johnny Cochran. stfu

By: Viola

Viola — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:50:11 +0000

green eyed gypsey: I think it’s absolutely horrendous the way Darlene was dispatched from this world. For whatever reason or excuse. I would actually have to see what Daphne would sign to explain herself and the situation as best as she can.

I think lies have been told and a lot of hiding of facts.

The person that really did it knew that many people already believe that Daphne’s true nature is a “savage”. That’s their justification for not thinking any further. It’s an amazing thing. It’s not a new thing, it’s been done before.

How anyone could do such a thing just to be able to blame it on Daphne, is beyond outrageous.

Lots of people are claiming that out of the 4 of them, only 3 were lesbians. Yeah, right. And more than anything in the world, Darlene wanted to just be friends in the midst of lesbians who were fighting. Yup. Sure.

Darlene is still earthbound. She does know she is dead, so there is another reason why she remains earthbound.

I would want to communicate with Daphne and ask her what has happened. So I will send her some money for paper, pens and stamps. If they let her use a video phone, that will be fine. It could get unpredictable in Sioux Falls, with so many people insisting that Daphne did it, and because the killer is still not in jail and may not appreciate any further investigation to get to the truth of the matter. Murder is illegal in all 52 states. (52 states, right?)

I don’t know what deaf organization could or would help Daphne. All they did really was sign with Daphne enough to get her convicted and sentenced. Even her lawyer was bold enough to say she was guilty when his client said she was not.

By: green eyed gypsey

green eyed gypsey — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:42:48 +0000

Viola….
how do you feel about the away Darlene, the real victim was treated? Did you forget that she was deaf too? Did you forget the horrific death she indured? This trial was a cakewalk compared to being dismembered and tossed into the ditch and dumpster. Please dont forget Darlene

By: Viola

Viola — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:04:41 +0000

I will find that out. If that is true, then maybe that is why she was around the people was was around when the crime happened. Around here, no one would get that far being abusive because people would fight back. There are lots of extremely strong Deaf people. Not everyone is violent, some people are very nice. But I have seen some huge Deaf persons try to be a big bully. But usually, they pick on someone their own size. Most of the time, the really large people act sweet and nobody would want to challenge them physically anyway.

Many Deaf people don’t like to let people go and think everyone can stay friends even after personal relationships. I question why Sallie continued to spend weekends with Daphne and would go see her if she thought Daphne was so abusive.

Having an abusive personality doesn’t have to mean murder too.

Usually everyone gets along fine with lots of hugs. Whoever acts abusive or violent, everyone else stops their behavior. Whether it is their business or not.

Daphne will have to deal with whatever it is in jail while she is there. She could teach some ASL to anyone that wants to learn some words.

I agree that the way Deaf people can be treated in trials must change.

By: KBJENSEN

KBJENSEN — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:23:51 +0000

I agree with Ken Rose.

Viola, She has a history of being abusive to her former girlfriends and their friends. So her history speaks for itself.

I wouldn’t want her out if she is out then we are in danger because of her.

By: Ken Rose

Ken Rose — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:32:22 +0000

Well, now, the question shifts from “How should a Deaf person be tried for Murder?” to “How should a Deaf person be treated in Prison?”

And I hope the Deaf Community can keep up the pressure NOW as with the trial. It’s not just about Wright and her case. It’s about every Deaf person that passes through the criminal justice system.

By: Viola

Viola — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:48:37 +0000

If she is still in prison by the time I finish taking my bar exam, I will represent her for free. I will be her Deaf lawyer. For now, I must start with character witnesses that know Daphne and I will show her picture and ask who knows her.

By: justbeingme

justbeingme — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:13:19 +0000

viola you think you know everything why dont you go be her lawyer since you know all. you know what her family do and education what she do what deaf do. all talk no action.

By: Viola

Viola — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:51:30 +0000

This wouldn’t be the first time in history that a person is wrongly convicted by circumstantial evidence. Daphne is Deaf but the investigation handled it the same as if she were hearing. People concluded their own ideas according to the standards not only of hearing people, but of white culture. The “facts” all fit with that, making it believeable by people whose culture it is.

Prosecutors have been known to make up lies just to suit their prosecution so that it will be total. The Public Defender had a lot of nerve with his statements. Previously, someone that claimed to be a sister of Daphne stated that her family was educated and cared about her. If that’s so, then how could a reasonably intelligent person not object to the things Daphne’s own lawyer was saying?

Because Daphne is black, there will be some people that don’t want to be wrong and will insist that they are right even if real facts are discovered. Racism can be a mentality, not just outward and outright hatred displays.

If all involved were white, then no one would have been arrested until they were grilled and absolute facts obtained. If all were black, then all would have been arrested and charged. There is a double standard here.

There could be people in Daphne’s neighborhood that would lie for those other women, as a favor. Daphne would not be used to that type of unified effort. Some of the testimony of so-called witnesses was just heresay and shouldn’t have been admitted as evidence.

The way this case was investigated was sloppy and assumptive at best. Lie detector tests and such could be altered to ensure Daphne took the fall. To people outside of small towns, this case reeks of racism and BS.

How would you feel if independent investigation was done and Daphne got a new trial and got out of jail?

By: green eyed gypsey

green eyed gypsey — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:03:04 +0000

women arent the only people within the south dakota prison system that dont receive proper health care or legal privleges, south dakota has the largest increase in prison population of all of the connecting states to it. There is a standing advertisement in the Argus leader for prison guards. No one in the system is treated great and as far as the word correction it is a complete joke they arent equipped to help rehabilitate the inmates within the walls of there institutions… look at the rate of parole violators.. in private industry these mistakes would be considered a training failure. In the correction department of south dakota its considered job security.
Daphne will not have it any worse in prison than living in a free world that was filled with confusion and abandonment of her needs, at least society will be protected from what they created in her, and her mother can rest that the love of her child saved her life. As much as I felt Daphne should be executed her mother didnt deserve the death penalty too. Being a mother, I could only feel for her and know that just like Darlene’s mother Dee after her child was snatched away from her a part of her died with Darlene. God evedentally still has a plan for Daphne even if some of the rest of us havent figured it out. Now is a time for reflection and healing and as it appears we all have time including Daphne.