Re: Capt. I definitely get where you're coming from and can't really disagree with any of your points. I think everyone can agree the biggest obstacle is making sure he doesn't re-offend. I'm not sure a longer sentence does that though. As terrible as it sounds, the fact that it was his own daughter probably makes it a crime of convienence, he will probably not try it with someone else's kid.
Not saying he should get a lighter sentence case he won't re-offend, just trying to separate the nuts and bolts of the argument.
And some families might want some penance or payback. Again I can't say what or how, but often in tragedies like that people (esp. victims) first look to answer the question 'why?' and then to find closure. When the perpetrator is related to you, often that involves tackling the issue rather than pushing it away, and finding some sort of forgiveness.
I don't know if I could ever do that, but I know people in the situation who have been forced to.
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