Man vows to kill his son's murderer.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41963513/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts

"The father of a five-year-old boy slain in 1975 has vowed to murder the man who did it "as aggressively and painfully as he killed my son" if he is released from prison early.

John Foreman told WPRO-AM radio that he blamed himself for accepting a plea deal that saw Michael Woodmansee convicted of the second-degree murder of his son Jason in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Woodmansee was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 1982, but the plea bargain deal allowed him to be released early for good behavior. This could happen as soon as August, the Providence Journal reported.

In the interview, Foreman claimed a journal kept by Woodmansee, which has not been released by police, details how the killer had eaten the young boy's flesh.

"I do intend, if this man is released anywhere in my vicinity, or if I can find him after the fact, I do intend to kill this man," Foreman added.

"I cannot think, I cannot sleep. All I think about is trying to find a way to get this man to kill him," he told WPRO-AM.

Foreman said he wanted to kill Woodmansee "as aggressively and painfully as he killed my son."

He said he remembered only one detail contained in the journal, that Woodmansee "ate the flesh of my son.""MSNBC

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Anyways, what does OT think about this?

Do you support what this man says? Does the brutality of the murder or the age of the child affect your moral stance on vigilante justice at all?

Personally, I can sympathize, I just hope he's ready to deal with the consequences if he succeeds, I'm sure he has had plenty of time to think of this however.

Vengeance is not justice.

Vengeance is not justice.

foxhound_fox

I'm a believer in vengence, so I support this man going after the murderer of his son. That being said, he deserves to be punished by the law if he does follow through on this. You have to accept the consequences for your actions, both the murderer and the father.

I support the father 100%.

I have no problem with him doing what the state should have done years ago.

Murderers deserve nothing LESS than death.

It would be hypocritical for me to say I have an issue with itrawsavon

Vengeance is not justice.

foxhound_fox

Killing the murderer IS justice. Vengeance IS justified.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"] It would be hypocritical for me to say I have an issue with itsurrealnumber5

I wonder if that is what he is really looking for (I doubt it)
...despite w/e he might say

rawsavon

Killing the murderer IS justice. Vengeance IS justified.

Netherscourge

He ate the flesh of a five year old? Major psycho.

I would kill everyone involved in letting him out. I'd rather let him rot in prison than kill him.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]I wonder if that is what he is really looking for (I doubt it)
...despite w/e he might say

foxhound_fox

My money is on the practised killer to win that fight.SolidSnake35

I'm all for it. The problem for him is that he just announced his intentions.

Can't he get sent to prison for saying something like that?

First thing that came into my head:

"I will look for you. I will find you. And i will kill you."

Agree, Lexis Taleonis

foxhound_fox

I honestly don't know. I don'tlike the idea of people taking justice into their own hands. I know the right thing to do would be to support the rule of law and condemn this man for such a statement. But, if that were my son that was murdered, I would have a hard time not wanting to go after the murderer, too.

The killer should have gotten life without parole or the death sentence, so I have no problem with it. Releasing a monster like that back on the street isn't justice.

If we are talking in terms of religious guidelines, agreed muurder is not justice. But in terms of logical punishment. You get what you give out, and I'm not complaining if the scumbag gets what he gave right back. And if that only makes the father feel better, then it is justified.Overlord93

He should watch Law Abiding Citizen

How in the name of Christ can a monster like that manage to get out of prison. Way to go, justice system. Law Abiding Citizen had the right idea all along...

Considering he ate parts of a 5 year old child and is being let out, I support the guy who's son was murdered but I think it'd be a better idea to find a way to get him sent back to jail instead, considering he had the killers journal that wasn't given to police.

The murderer obviously has some sort of mental problem or was on some serious PHP in order to eat a child, a person like that shouldn't be let out of prison so soon, even if he had "good behavior".

I do not support him, however, losing a son must be so painful that you just don't care anymore about justice or what's wrong or right, like i said, i do not support him, but i understand him.

Vengeance is not justice.

foxhound_fox

Vengeance is not justice.

foxhound_fox

It is justice to the father and family of that little boy.

It is justice to the father and family of that little boy.

redstorm72

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

Vengeance is not justice.

tocool340

Depends
The two are neither mutually inclusive or exclusive.

Vengeance is something personal. It may or may not fall in line with societal beliefs concerning justice

Sounds like the origin story of a supervillain.

I agree. If I had a son who was murdered, I would probably want to butcher the killer as well.

I'd probably be thrown out of the jury pool, since I would refuse to convict him.

Why is someone who killed and ate the flesh of a 5 year old going to be released? Good behavior? This is insane. I support the father or anyone else who stops this loon from being in public. Some things can be forgiven and forgotten, but this is not one of them.

I can understand the father's feelings (although I hope he understands that killing this man won't give him what he seeks), but I will not condone anyone taking the law into their own hands. If you think the system is broken then fix it.