Comments by "Goose" (@goose7574) on "Mark Sievers Penalty Phase - Prosecution Opening Statement" video.

  1.  @ErikS-  The prosecutors DID do an excellent job in this case. They proved that both Siever's and Rodgers were involved, and what their "parts" were. In a lot of cases the person who decides to be honest first (if there is one), is going to get a plea deal. It does seem unfair, because he was one of the people who actually helped commit the crime, but... Siever's was the person who initiated ALL OF THIS, and without his actions and decision to be honest, this never would've happened. On a side note, I also believe that Siever's capitalized on Wright's own history of not being able to see his son for 10 years. I'm sure that had a great affect on Wright and feeling like he was helping Siever's from having the same thing happen, since Siever's had concocted quite a story about his wife and what she was evidently going to do (eventhough Wright testified that it didn't affect him with his decision). At the end of the day, when Siever's was first contacted by law enforcement (and even knew about everything coming to light), he could've come forward and spoken up himself, and possibly ended up with some sort of a plea. But instead, he chose to lie and act like he knew nothing and had no involvement. Even going so far as to pretend to cry, etc. At the the of the day, just because one of the parties ends up with a plea, that doesn't mean that the Prosecutor did a poor job. It actually shows their skills, by doing what they did, because in the end, they have a greater chance of prosecuting EVERYONE, and not just one or two of the people. With the Prosecution agreeing to a plea for Wright (which can ALWAYS he revoked if he doesn't do what he's obligated to do- tell the truth, etc), they were able to Prosecute everyone. And eventhough Wright ONLY received 25 years, he's 50 years old, and if/when he gets released, he will be over 70 years old. Also, eventhough Wright didn't receive life (or even death for that matter), he has a lot of health issues, and could likely pass away in jail before his sentence is finished.
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  2.  @judyberends4586  I totally agree. Eventhough 25 years ISN'T enough for what happened, it's not like he's 20 years old and will have any sort of a life left, after his time. He likely won't have any time after his sentence, given his health issues. And if he does, he'll be like 75 years old.
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