Patricia Demeule

I used to be pro death penalty until I saw two tiers of justice the haves and the have nots. Since my family are on the bottom tier I'm adamantly opposed to the death penalty. Also I have experience with being a survivor of rape at 13. I still have nightmares I am weighed down can't breathe. He's long dead he was my uncle who tried to make being drunk his way of not remembering. I was frozen he took that as it was ok but penetration is painful and it galvanized me and I shoved him off me. He then cajoled, threatened, tried to keep me silent by saying the knowledge would kill my dad's heart. I told anyway my parents believed me but my aunt told family I made it up. That betrayal the shunning that followed was as devastating as the rape. I can only imagine what it feels like for the Epstein survivors who named their rapists and were threatened and shunned decades after my rape children were abuse with no consequences. At what point do we hold everyone who commits the crime of raping a child accountable? At what point do you say enough? I oppose the death penalty for any reason because I believe life without the possibility of parole for Capital murder for Rape of a child under the age of 15. Until the law shows US no one is above the law, life without parole works for me. He would spend the rest of his life knowing the pain of being assaulted, shunned threatened missing your family. General population looking over your shoulder that is punishment. Also consider making enablers or co-conspirators open to the same consequences life without parole!