Nicole Chuminski was convicted of arson and murder yesterday for setting the roaring blaze that killed two sisters found huddled together in their South Boston home almost two years ago.
The room in Suffolk Superior Court went eerily quiet as the jury of seven men and five women announced that Chuminski was guilty of second-degree murder for causing the deaths of 14-year-old Acia Johnson and her younger sister, 3-year-old Sophia, who were found holding each other in a closet after the fire.
This psychopath burned down her former lover's condo after a spat with her, killing her two daughters and injuring her and her son. She was found guilty after two years of trials, and may be sentenced to life in prison. So why the scare quotes around justice?
Chuminski, who was also convicted of two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for injuring the girls’ mother and brother in the fire, is expected to be sentenced tomorrow to at least life in prison with the eligibility for parole in 15 years.
15 years. Figure if she behaves in prison they could knock up to a third of that off. 15 years for two counts of A&B with a dangerous weapon, arson, and two counds of murder. Might be as short as 10 depending on how quickly this fades from memory. Even at 15 years, that's far too lenient for snuffing out two young lives in such a terrible, violent manner. There's something dramatically wrong with our justice system if 15 years is all she needs to serve.
And I can't help but wonder if the sentence would have been more harsh if she'd shot those two girls...
That is all.
4 comments:
It would have been life if she'd used a gun... and NO WAY is 10-15 adequate punishment for murder...
Nope, that female who killed the three folks down in Alabama killed her brother and didn't even get charged............
Does this make flame-throwers better than slug-throwers?
What.
No, seriously. What. The. F...
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