Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in cell

• Royale wrote on 2013-09-04 05:42

  Ariel Castro, who kept women captive at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, has died after being found hanging in his cell.
  Prison officials said he died in hospital late on Tuesday, after prison medical staff failed to revive him.
  Castro, 53, held three women against their will for about a decade until May this year. He kept his victims chained up and raped them.
  He was sentenced on 1 August to life imprisonment without parole plus 1,000 years. The house was demolished.
  The former school bus driver abducted Michelle Knight, 32, Amanda Berry, 27, and Gina DeJesus, 23, from the Cleveland streets between 2002-04.
  A spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, JoEllen Smith, said: "He was housed in protective custody which means he was in a cell by himself and rounds are required every 30 minutes at staggered intervals.
  "Upon finding inmate Castro, prison medical staff began performing life saving measures. Shortly after he was transported to [the prison medical facility] where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 pm."
  "A thorough review of this incident is under way," she added.
  Castro was placed in protective custody because of the notoriety of his case, but was not on suicide watch.
  Gina DeJesus was 14 years old when she disappeared. Amanda Berry was 16, and Michelle Knight, 21. Castro also fathered a child with Amanda Berry, who was rescued after she escaped from the house and contacted police.
  Ariel Castro was arrested the same day. He was charged with multiple counts of kidnapping, rape and aggravated murder.
  At his sentencing, Castro told the court that he had been "driven by sex", adding: "I'm not a violent predator… I'm not a monster, I'm a normal person.
  "I'm just sick. I have an addiction, just like an alcoholic has an addiction."
  But passing sentence, Judge Michael Russo told Castro there was no place in the world for people who enslave others.
  Castro pleaded guilty to 977 charges related to the ordeal of his victims, including numerous rapes and the murder of a foetus because of assaults on its mother.
  

  
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/23955379
• Cynic wrote on 2013-09-04 08:54
  If only all of the sick fucks would take care of themselves like this for us.
  
  Given what I've read about him, however, it's really not that surprising. The man was nothing but a spineless little worm.
• Taycat wrote on 2013-09-04 12:00
  [SIZE="3"]He obviously didn't want anyone in jail killing him, so he made their job easier.[/SIZE]
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2013-09-04 13:21
  That's one less criminal that tax payers have to be burdened with.
  
  Also what's the point of adding 1,000 years onto a life sentence? Makes no fucking sense! It's something that has always bothered me.
• Chiyuri wrote on 2013-09-04 13:51

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1144102:

  That's one less criminal that tax payers have to be burdened with.
  
  Also what's the point of adding 1,000 years onto a life sentence? Makes no fucking sense! It's something that has always bothered me.

  
  
  Basically If I understand it right.. Crime add different amount of years of prison. The moment the ammount of year accumulate for multiple crimes goes beyond the normal lengh of an human lifespan, it is called "life Sentence" But technically they have a fixed amount of years to do(they will die before they complete them through...)
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2013-09-04 21:19

  Quote from Chiyuri;1144110:

  Basically If I understand it right.. Crime add different amount of years of prison. The moment the ammount of year accumulate for multiple crimes goes beyond the normal lengh of an human lifespan, it is called "life Sentence" But technically they have a fixed amount of years to do(they will die before they complete them through...)

  
  
  Then why bother mentioning all the extra years. Still seems pointlessly stupid. The world doesn't make any sense *throws hands in the air*
• MareneCorp wrote on 2013-09-04 21:24
  The extra years are what you have to pay if you want to bail I think -shrugs- I could be wrong. And I personally think they shouldn't have wasted their time and resources trying to revive the bastard.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2013-09-04 21:33

  Quote from MareneCorp;1144277:

  The extra years are what you have to pay if you want to bail I think -shrugs- I could be wrong. And I personally think they shouldn't have wasted their time and resources trying to revive the bastard.

  
  
  A quick google searched just told me my answer. Life Sentences apparently aren't really for "life".
  
  A state chooses how long those are. They can be as short as 13 years, 25 years, or really mean for life.
  
  Which is still stupid if you ask me. It also acts as a protection in case one of the charges gets appealed or overturned thus removing that particular sentence.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2013-09-05 10:32
  I guess he can't get use to the anal man lovin.
• Juno wrote on 2013-09-05 20:29
  It would have been nice to learn more about his 'not a monster' thoughts. As a society, we're so quick to condemn such people that we all but ensure they won't ask for help. Instead, we end up with incidents like this and who knows how many more that we never find out about. If we humor him, consider that he did have some sort of addiction, then perhaps we could figure out a way to resolve it that doesn't involve kidnapping and holding others hostage.
  
  But no...everyone's too busy putting distance between themselves and him. Too eager to say, 'I'm better than that.'
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2013-09-06 02:27

  Quote from Juno;1144687:

  It would have been nice to learn more about his 'not a monster' thoughts. As a society, we're so quick to condemn such people that we all but ensure they won't ask for help. Instead, we end up with incidents like this and who knows how many more that we never find out about. If we humor him, consider that he did have some sort of addiction, then perhaps we could figure out a way to resolve it that doesn't involve kidnapping and holding others hostage.
  
  But no...everyone's too busy putting distance between themselves and him. Too eager to say, 'I'm better than that.'

  
  
  It is a noble thought, but his comparison between alcoholic and his crime is very flawed in the fact that what he did robbed three actual individuals their freedom, when alcoholic normally just hurt himself.
• Juno wrote on 2013-09-06 20:13
  I'm not saying we need to agree with him, rather, we need to understand him.
  
  So, consider a possible addiction, but leave the alcohol analogy out as it plays down the actual subject matter.
• Silverkun wrote on 2013-09-10 15:32

  But passing sentence, Judge Michael Russo told Castro there was no place in the world for people who enslave others.

  
  You know, I wouldn't be angry if the piece of shit would just pass the sentence and go on with his life.
  
  But of course he has to throw in this comment. He just couldn't let it go. Apparently he's the one who decides who does and doesn't belong in this world... Gee, I didn't know he was actually a god. Oh right, I should already know that there are just countless animals running around claiming that their word is as good as that of a god in this world... And many of them dare to call others "cowards" even though they're the ones turning a blind eye to everything in fear... Especially when it comes to things that they and their kind do.
  
  Given the kind of society we live in, this guy might as well destroy the whole thing if he really means what he says.
  Oh, but it's different if you're giving them a few coins for it apparently! Then it's "legal." No matter what else you do to them. No matter how little choice they had in it. No matter how hugely widespread it is, to the point that almost everyone is affected by it in one way or another.
  
  

  Quote from Juno;1144687:

  It would have been nice to learn more about his 'not a monster' thoughts. As a society, we're so quick to condemn such people that we all but ensure they won't ask for help. Instead, we end up with incidents like this and who knows how many more that we never find out about. If we humor him, consider that he did have some sort of addiction, then perhaps we could figure out a way to resolve it that doesn't involve kidnapping and holding others hostage.
  
  But no...everyone's too busy putting distance between themselves and him. Too eager to say, 'I'm better than that.'

  
  
  ....Whoa. I'm genuinely surprised, here. Someone whose mind isn't being clouded by pointless fear. This is like, a rare goldmine. You're pretty awesome.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2013-09-11 00:20

  Quote from Silverkun;1146454:

  You know, I wouldn't be angry if the piece of shit would just pass the sentence and go on with his life.
  
  But of course he has to throw in this comment. He just couldn't let it go. Apparently he's the one who decides who does and doesn't belong in this world... Gee, I didn't know he was actually a god. Oh right, I should already know that there are just countless animals running around claiming that their word is as good as that of a god in this world... And many of them dare to call others "cowards" even though they're the ones turning a blind eye to everything in fear... Especially when it comes to things that they and their kind do.
  
  Given the kind of society we live in, this guy might as well destroy the whole thing if he really means what he says.
  Oh, but it's different if you're giving them a few coins for it apparently! Then it's "legal." No matter what else you do to them. No matter how little choice they had in it. No matter how hugely widespread it is, to the point that almost everyone is affected by it in one way or another.
  
  
  
  ....Whoa. I'm genuinely surprised, here. Someone whose mind isn't being clouded by pointless fear. This is like, a rare goldmine. You're pretty awesome.

  
  
  I don't think that's what the judge intended by saying that. It's not an insult, it's to convey he understands what Castro is saying but a community driven society like the ones we have cannot co-exist with a person who's way of life fundamentally rob others of their freedom.
  
  Why do you think society puts crazy people into asylums? People who are mad perceive their behavior has normal, but the majority of us cannot share their perceptions, so we isolate them and trying to either enable them to adjust their perception enough to be vaguely similar to general perception, or keep them away from society.
  
  So yeah, society tolerate illogical behavior as long as it doesn't disrupt society, but Ariel Castro's particular anomaly is incompatible with the way our community works, so like the judge said "there was no place in the world for people who enslave others."
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2013-09-11 14:35

  Quote from Silverkun;1146454:

  ....Whoa. I'm genuinely surprised, here. Someone whose mind isn't being clouded by pointless fear. This is like, a rare goldmine. You're pretty awesome.

  
  There are many people who agree with you and consider the things most people do absolutely absurd. I've personally spoken about how I view jails as inhumane unconditionally and how reforms should be made towards actually rehabilitating people who hurt people rather than letting emotions run wild to the extent of throwing people in cages as punishment because "they deserve it", as if their moral opinion on "deserving" something actually matters as opposed to what's actually best for the world. It's okay for them to be upset and have feelings. It's okay for things and people to offend them. Things and people offend me too. I'm plenty emotional. But I've always considered it inappropriate to run the world on that because we enter the same kind of awful decision making process that caused criminals to rape and murder people themselves. We're just on the other side of it, so it's cool. Socially, at least.
  
  But there's no point in vocalizing pretty much any of these thoughts because they're going to be lost on nearly everyone. People are just going to make even more assumptions, get even more upset, start yelling about how everyone who doesn't agree with them is a monster, and so on. It doesn't accomplish anything as there's no legitimate discussion that will take place. If even one person such as yourself is around to have somewhat of a chance of agreeing, it doesn't even need to be said anyway because you'll already know and won't need to discuss it.
  
  As such, there's no true point in expressing some thoughts until they gain a little bit of mainstream momentum. Instead, sit back and try to enjoy what you can to the best of your ability and wait for the future to potentially open up realistic opportunities.