Jury sentences Tanner Horner to death penalty

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Pretty_Shallot_586@reddit

surprised trump didn't commute his sentence and ask him to be his Sec of State.

At least one fucking pedophile will face justice.

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jawnnwickk@reddit

What the fuck does Trump have to to with this lol? Libs of Reddit

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purgance@reddit

Oh, wow - sorry to be the one that has to break it to you, but President Trump is a serial child rapist.

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TheClownIsReady@reddit

Of course, they have to make absolutely everything about Trump. Their lives would have no meaning unless they thought about him 24/7. They think about Trump more than Trump supporters do…😆.

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purgance@reddit

Classic Trump, attack the accuser not the criminal. Trump raped children, and all you want to talk about is how bad the people saying that he did are.

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jawnnwickk@reddit

Still has nothing to do with this lol yall are so blinded it’s insane

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purgance@reddit

Look at how Trump has protected himself and other pedophiles for instruction on the connection.

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You continue to comment on the subject because you willfully rolled into the booth and cast your vote to elect the pathological liar who used to fuck children against their will while being held captive against their will.

There’s your correlation because that’s who you are and you can’t help but broadcast it.

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Yarusenai@reddit

How is there no correlation? They put it in the simplest terms possible and you don't get it

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GoodShitBroBro@reddit

He's just a complete idiot who chooses to be blind to the correlation.

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danxmanly@reddit

Agreed... But they'll work Trump into anything as they are that pathetic.

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fistedwithlove@reddit

And you'd clean his tiny mushroom if he fucked your mother.

Pathetic is a spectrum.

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frenchezz@reddit

Correct. But now that the subject has been brought up your first reaction is to defend a pedophile.

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gorampardos@reddit

>has nothing to do with this

the two raped children, it’s not a difficult line to draw

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chezzer33@reddit

I don’t know if he’s arguing this point badly but it does detract from this story to bring in other rapists and pedophiles to the conversation. So in that way it doesn’t have much to do with this specific pedophile murderer.

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accio_gold@reddit

Libs of reddit should be opposed to the death penalty

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Quirky-Mode8676@reddit

lol, a conservative is surprised someone has their own thoughts instead of agreeing with whatever a Fox News host or pedo says.

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accio_gold@reddit

Wait, opposing the death penalty makes you conservative?

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SPat24@reddit

Is reading comprehension really this difficult for you?

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accio_gold@reddit

I didn't think it was, but I suppose so.

Isn't being opposed to the death penalty a liberal value?

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frenchezz@reddit

Awww it’s almost like we don’t base our votes on one singular issue.

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LazerShark1313@reddit

Was he a pedophile too? I guess I haven’t been following the case closely

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HIM_Darling@reddit

Yes. It wasn’t heavily publicized, but it was mentioned at some point they found his DNA “in places it shouldn’t be on a little girl”.

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extraordinaryevents@reddit

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dukeof3arl@reddit

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HairAccomplished66@reddit

I hope he vomits and soils on himself when he dies, the way that little girl did when he raped her.

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Ottermom2003@reddit

I could not bear to listen to the audio. Tanner was largely living below the radar, with his previous abuses not exposed. We have to live with the knowledge there are people like Tanner out there with broken brains, with no capacity for empathy. His existence is a biological tragedy for all involved - the lead poisoning, fetal alcohol syndrome, etc - possibly broke the empathy curcuit in his brain. I prefer biological explainations to just "pure evil". That said, people with brains like his should never be in society, and in this case, the DP would permanently end the theat to others. The disturbing thing is, how many of these broken brains are out in society, functioning, and suddenly do something so horrific? And how do we spot it and deal with them before tragedy strikes?

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TheClownIsReady@reddit

I thought the audio was not released to the public.

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ohlaohloo@reddit

It wasn’t

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TheClownIsReady@reddit

So why did he say he couldn’t bear to listen to it?

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ohlaohloo@reddit

He either meant it hypothetically (ie I could never listen to that) or possibly, literally that he couldn’t finish listening to someone DESCRIBING the audio (two reporters in the courtroom gave a 20 minute breakdown on YouTube.)

The audio has not and will never be released.

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TheClownIsReady@reddit

I understand he may have meant that but he didn’t phrase it correctly…a bit confusing.

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No_Bend8@reddit

I hope he doesn't sit on death row for 60 years.

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omar_strollin@reddit

He will, and cost us more than life in prison.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

Yeah Liberals suddenly care about the costs of things lmao

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Scaasic@reddit

All the democratic presidents have brought us closer to a balanced budget than the republican ones who ran up deficits on wars.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

Like Mamdani is doing right now? lmao No president has come close since Bill Clinton 30 years ago.

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Scaasic@reddit

That's inaccurate, Clinton was the only one to run a surplus but Obama did bring us closer, and Biden also brought us much closer than both Trump admins and all modern GOP presidents.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1215638673255753&set=a.407695967383365

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Trunkins@reddit

I like how he deflects to Mamdani when the convo was about presidents because they have nothing to backup their argument

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

well there havent been a lot of DEM presidents recently, and it looks like it will continue that way LIBBY

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Trunkins@reddit

Not a liberal you dipshit.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

sure buddy lol

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calmrain@reddit

Imagine being this much of an insufferable asshat — I literally can’t rn, I’m crying 😭

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

Don't gaslight me asshole. Yes you are

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GoodQueenFluffenChop@reddit

Last I checked Mamdani is not president of United States and a mayor doesn't that kind of power.

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oliviagardens@reddit

Is Mamdani president? How is he relevant?

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

no just mayor of the largest city. he has no real power at all (sarcasm)

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oliviagardens@reddit

I struggle to see how a mayor is equal to a president, regardless of their city. How has Mamdani impacted your life, personally?

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smoke_inyoureyes@reddit

It won’t be 60 but it will likely be 20+. Three inmates are scheduled for execution in TX this year and they all committed their crimes 20+ years ago.

He’ll get to enjoy an entire decade plus alive in a prison until then.

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Glittering_War3061@reddit

He will probably be on death row at least 20 years.

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phu-q-2@reddit

However, if what they say is true about how people like him are treated on the inside then I rather like the idea of him living for many years. I don't mind paying for that at all, he deserves every terrible thing imaginable in there.

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chezzer33@reddit

He won’t have the normal treatment that pedophiles get in prison due to being on death row. However, being on death row is its own special torture due to the near solitary state these people stay in 23 hours a day.

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TemporaryNameMan@reddit

Jesus

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Pattyrocksintexas@reddit

Nice finally a smart Judge.

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ohlaohloo@reddit

It was a unanimous jury; not up to the judge.

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Content_Daikon_415@reddit

He’s going to be sitting around living protected for decades. Thats not justice

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FieryTitmouse55@reddit

Not at all. It makes me sick.

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TTUShooter@reddit

I'll lead off my comment with, Good riddance to bad rubbish. the only thing i'm sad about is he'll sit on death row for almost 20 years before he gets what he deserves.

The second portion of my comment is about the courts and my understanding of how they operate.

dude plead guilty.... but still had a trial? and got the death sentence?

In pretty much every court case i've ever read about, If a guilty plea is rendered, there is no need for a trial. And generally defense council will seek a guaranteed sentence before the defendant offers up the guilty plea.

if the DA wont agree to take the death penalty off the table, it would seem to me as the defense attorney that the most advantageous position to take is enter a not guilty plea and try to poke holes in the case, try to find technicality's and procedural issues, and hope for the off chance for a single juror to not go along with it.

I think this is the first case i've ever heard of that the person pled guilty but still ended up with a death sentence.

Note to self to not hire this dude's defense lawyer should i ever find myself in need of one.

But again, fuck this dude and his execution should be carried out before the weekend....

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FieryTitmouse55@reddit

Yeah. We need to bring back the firing squad.

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brobradh77@reddit

I agree..I think if you plead guilty and have video of you doing the crime you shouldn't get appeals. March his ass right to the death chamber.

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ReadyBiscotti5320@reddit

But those 20 years on death row are really, really going to suck.

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BmoreDude92@reddit

In Texas you have the punishment phase. That is what this is. He plead guilty the day trial was supposed to start.

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TTUShooter@reddit

yeah nevermind. I removed the part of my comment that was pointing out the uniqueness of this case vs many many other murder cases because Reddit apparently thinks that the observation of that difference, is me saying that I dont think this dude deserves what is coming to him. (which by the way, He does.)

never change, reddit....

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kirwten@reddit

the fact it’s the death penalty lowkey makes me really upset he should have to suffer for the rest of his life

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Montallas@reddit

Yeah I agree. While I’m generally opposed to the death penalty due to more than a few people innocent people having been executed - it’s pretty fucking clear that this guy did it. That being said, I also think death is too good for this guy. I’d rather he sit and miserably rot for as long as possible.

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FieryTitmouse55@reddit

Nah. For true brutal criminals a swift death sentence is what the public deserves.

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kirwten@reddit

exactly, i’m against it because of those reasons as well. i suppose if anyone’s gonna get it, it should be him… as long as he suffers and lives in fear for a bit until his day comes.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

He's treated as if he's already dead - I'm not sure how you're grasping that the conditions on death row are significantly worse than general population.

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kirwten@reddit

you sound upset.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

No? I'm just not sure how being on death row is suffering less? when your quality of life is higher and you don't have the impending fear of death with a life sentence

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kirwten@reddit

we already covered this ur late for class

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

No you're just arrogantly wrong.

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kirwten@reddit

i mean, i can’t force you to read the rest of this thread can i? no use trying to reason with u

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

If you have no actual argument you can just say that, bruh

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kirwten@reddit

let me help you… ur wasting ur time trying to argue with me about something i already agreed with and stated myself.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

K

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kirwten@reddit

oh my god open the schools 😭😭😭 a child left behind

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

I'm sorry you feel left behind. But clearly...yeah... you were.

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TCBloo@reddit

With all the appeals, he's going to sit in prison for decades waiting for the Sword of Damocles to fall. Right now, he's got uncertainty and hope. Both of which are terrible things to have when you're sitting in a cell on death row.

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kirwten@reddit

i saw another redditor say something similar and it made me feel a little better, thank you.

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Cansum1helpme@reddit

So what’s the deal? Death or life in prison ???

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BigNastyG817@reddit

Death. But wow WFAA needs to fire the editor. First paragraph says life sentence, then last paragraph says death penalty

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TheClownIsReady@reddit

Probably an intern who’s still learning the ropes.

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dallascowboysgirl@reddit

Death

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Cansum1helpme@reddit

Hope FedEx and Big Topspin have deep pockets-the civil suit will be next, if it’s not concurrent already.

This guy should have NEVER been in a public facing role given his history.

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opinionsOnPears@reddit

He didn’t have any criminal history for them to by, how would they have known?

Besides that sort of attitude is what prevents those that served their time, actually changed, and looking for a fresh start be able to find a job.

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poop_pebbles@reddit

For some reason I thought they said this kid was 41. Was pretty sure I had speech therapy class with him in middle school, but I was wrong. Im almost 15 years older than he is.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

okay? worthless comment

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chezzer33@reddit

I think he’s just recording his thoughts to come back later and reflect.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

ah gotcha

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Sexton_Crikey@reddit

I have a personal connection to this case. Not giving any details, but a very close friend of mine has been way fucked up during all of this shit. This guy is a grade A monster.

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Big_Puzzled@reddit

I need the inmates of the prison to deliver a lil justice

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

#HangHorner

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technoskald@reddit

Let him rot. Death penalty just costs us more than it would take to let him sit in a cell for the rest of his natural life.

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Beginning-Lychee6938@reddit

I'm sure the financial cost of this is of the utmost important to

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BigNastyG817@reddit

Fuck it, govt wastes money on so many things. I’m ok with them wasting oodles of money to put this dirt bag under.

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PomeloPepper@reddit

You get plenty of appeals with a life sentence too.

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ViralPoker@reddit

After reading the article, it says life in prison.

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Glittering_War3061@reddit

It was death

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BryanW94@reddit

Bad editor

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BrickGlum9579@reddit

It’s death if you watch the video the judge says death. I think it’s just badly written article.

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servetarider@reddit

Shit happens when you’re on deadline as a reporter and an editor is yelling for you to just turn the story in. This was written really fast and mistakes were made. It also contains what’s known as a widow quote — an out of place quote that doesn’t match the previous sentence. However, enjoy human produced journalism while can because AI news stories are worse and absolutely riddled with mistakes. You get what you pay for.

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YaGetSkeeted0n@reddit

DMN says otherwise https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/article/athena-strand-trial-closing-arguments-soon-22241561.php

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penguin21512@reddit

That’s what I see as well. It even says the jury was choosing between the death penalty and life in prison, yet the headline is death penalty. Just a poor job of proofreading this article.

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PersonalKittyKat@reddit

WELL **G DESERVED!

WHY SHOULD HE GET TO LIVE OUT HIS LIFE INTO OLD AGE WHEN SHE DIDN'T.

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fab1b@reddit

Good

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sashaplanet@reddit

rot to hell tanner

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cheecheecago@reddit

In a jus world it would happen in the same way he did it, he already made the choice. Strangulation and blunt force.

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dallasuptowner@reddit

I feel like the sentencing phase of this went on for weeks of near endless media coverage, which really didn't seem to serve any purpose. It was really feeling more like spectacle for the sake of spectacle than sober coverage of a normal part of our criminal justice system.

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InevitableCreme911@reddit

There are people out there who think this guys doesn’t deserve death for this. Sick world tbh.

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McPenguin87@reddit

No obsession with any of it. I just meant sometimes karma hits you hard and usually happens to these guys in any kind of situation.

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medicwhat@reddit

Hope he waviest all his appeals.

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lightiggy@reddit

He won't. Horner pleaded guilty in a desperate attempt to save himself.

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burberrycondom@reddit (OP)

Love that they still imposed death even with a guilty plea. Beyond deserved. Wouldn’t be surprised if the inmates kill him before the state does lol

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McPenguin87@reddit

I was about to say there’s probably someone in prison waiting for him already lol

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ScottOwenJones@reddit

People’s obsession with the idea that literal convicts have some strange sense of morality and justice when it comes to child molesters and murderers is so odd. It just doesn’t happen even a fraction of the frequency people like you seem to think it does. For a lot of reasons, including that people like Horner are under higher security, but mostly because convicted criminals who are in state or federal prison just don’t care about avenging random child victims.

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lightiggy@reddit

Horner is already on death row anyway. Why go through the trouble of killing him when the state is going to do it anyway?

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lightiggy@reddit

Highly unlikely. There have been far worse people (as much I hate to say that) on death row who have lived to see their execution dates. Death row is also more secure and the frequency of child molesters that get murdered in prison in retaliation for their crimes is greatly exaggerated.

Death row inmates also have a clear incentive to not kill Horner, since it'd wreck their chances of getting off death row.

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burberrycondom@reddit (OP)

Makes sense. I’m happy with the verdict regardless.

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