In Massachusetts, a man named William Coutris is dying. He's only 41, and he has a terminal case of a very rare cancer. He only has one last request -- to return to his parents' home, where he can spend his last days with his loved ones. But a judge has told him no.
Two years ago, Mr. Coutris raped a 15-year-old boy. He was convicted and sent to prison for five to seven years. Shortly thereafter, he was diagnosed with Poorly Differentiated Carcinoma, a very rare and little-understood disease. It quickly ravaged his body, and doctors agree he has only months to live, regardless of where he stays.
Coutris sought "compassionate release," but Massachusetts has no such law. And I'm glad.
Coutris committed one of the most heinous acts a person can commit, and I feel absolutely no sympathy for him. If he didn't want to spend his remaining days behind bars, then perhaps he shouldn't have assaulted that child.
It was his own choices and actions that put him behind bars, and there he should remain.
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May he die miserably in his... (Below threshold)1. Posted by RA | March 31, 2006 2:22 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
May he die miserably in his cell.
1. Posted by RA | March 31, 2006 2:22 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 14:22
2. Posted by Bruce | March 31, 2006 2:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Geez...where's the Duke when you need him?
2. Posted by Bruce | March 31, 2006 2:33 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 14:33
3. Posted by wavemaker | March 31, 2006 2:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
lol Bruce, I was just gonna say.
Judge Whitehead is one of the "good ones." There are so few.
3. Posted by wavemaker | March 31, 2006 2:38 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 14:38
4. Posted by Bob Jones | March 31, 2006 2:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I hope he is in severe pain, especially in his ass.
4. Posted by Bob Jones | March 31, 2006 2:53 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 14:53
5. Posted by peacemoonbeam | March 31, 2006 3:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You're absolutely right, Jay. He was in charge of his destiny and by his deliberate action, this was his choice.
5. Posted by peacemoonbeam | March 31, 2006 3:47 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 15:47
6. Posted by Maggie | March 31, 2006 3:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sounds like a case of "tough love" to me..."tough" s**t, if you die where you belong, and "love" (and compassion) for the victim.
Yeeks, a Blue State judge who got it right. Bravo!
6. Posted by Maggie | March 31, 2006 3:49 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 15:49
7. Posted by Rick13 | March 31, 2006 4:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Just think of what could have happened to the boy if that guy had some sort of STD instead of cancer. No release!
7. Posted by Rick13 | March 31, 2006 4:09 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 16:09
8. Posted by epador | March 31, 2006 4:21 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Here's a story on the original conviction:
http://www.eagletribune.com/news/stories/20050304/LN_003.htm
a) he had the cancer "in remission" when he was sentenced
b) sounds like he was destined to die of this cancer eventually, and he actually got a few more years than I would have guessed
c) on sentencing he acknowledged this by stating "I'm going to die in prison"
d) while not clear from the newspaper article above, it sounds like he had been suspected of similar crimes in past. If anyone can find info on this, please leave a link.
e) a warning to teenagers, male or female, that they are just being plain stupid when they get high/drunk alone with an adult. Bad enough doing it with "friends," but if you intoxicate yourself beyond the ability to protect yourself, you damn well better be someplace that is safe.
8. Posted by epador | March 31, 2006 4:21 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 16:21
9. Posted by kevino | March 31, 2006 4:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wow! This is two decisions this week out of Massachusetts that I agree with. (The other being the decision to not allow gay marriages to non-residents.)
I'm sorry that he has cancer.
I'm sure that it's difficult for him and his family.
I'm glad that he's going to die behind bars.
I wish that all molesters died in prison.
RE: "If he didn't want to spend his remaining days behind bars, then perhaps he shouldn't have assaulted that child."
There's a scene from the Duke's film, Cahill, US Marshall, where he's taking in prisoners, and they complain about their treatment. He says, "If you don't like the treatment, don't rob the banks."
9. Posted by kevino | March 31, 2006 4:29 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 16:29
10. Posted by epador | March 31, 2006 4:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Coultris's story was kid asked him to pay him $100 for sex and he refused, so kid got angry at him. Interesting to know if there was any physical evidence at trial to support one side or the other in this he said, he said situation.
10. Posted by epador | March 31, 2006 4:32 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 16:32
11. Posted by adult toys | March 31, 2006 5:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wow. I hear this kind of stories everyday. Do you get punished anyway possible for doing something wrong? or do you get a temporary forgiveness because you are double punished by nature and by your own deeds?
I guess the only forgiveness he possibly will ever get is from the fact that illness will make him suffer shorter
11. Posted by adult toys | March 31, 2006 5:08 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 17:08
12. Posted by epador | March 31, 2006 5:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hey JT, are you assuming then that Massachusetts juries are infallible :-) ?
12. Posted by epador | March 31, 2006 5:33 PM |
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Posted on March 31, 2006 17:33
13. Posted by Cybrludite | April 1, 2006 12:17 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Epador,
Regardless of if the kid was hooking, or even if he was a totaly willing particapant, this was still a kid.That's where the "statutory" part of "statutory rape" comes in. You schtupp someone under the age of consent, you should go to jail. (Or as they say down here, "15 will get you 20"...)
13. Posted by Cybrludite | April 1, 2006 12:17 AM |
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Posted on April 1, 2006 00:17
14. Posted by RL | April 6, 2006 11:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Billy deserves everything that he is getting. He didn't think for one minute how his actions would affect the kid! Now you can't hurt anyone else or destroy peoples lives...you sick excuse for a human being! You deserve to die in jail.
14. Posted by RL | April 6, 2006 11:51 AM |
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Posted on April 6, 2006 11:51