Blaming Satan

[thesummerqueen]

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On July 23, 2007, The Petit Family (William and Jennifer Petit, along with their two daughters Michaela and Hayley) were abducted and beaten, the three women were raped, and later murdered by being tied to a bed, doused in gasoline, and set on fire by Steven J. Hayes and Joshua A. Komisarjevsky. Tried separately, Hayes was found guilty on all 16 charges against him, Komisarjevesky all 17 aginst him. Hayes’ 6 capital offenses have earned him the death penalty plus 106 years in prison.

The Komisarjevesky penalty phase is occurring right now. During testimonies of relatives and others trying to see him spared the death penalty, it was revealed that Komisarjevesky was involved in a satanic cult as a teen. This, along with testimony about how he was sexually abused as a child and how he sexually abused his sister, is supposed to paint Komisarjevsky as a “victim” in his own right, and to create an air of sympathy for this multiple murderer that his life might be spared.

First of all, satanism is a nebulous phenomenon with a wide range of observances and practices. It could mean anything from playing with a Ouiji board, to drawing pentagrams on the basement floor by candlelight, to actually sacrificing an animal (though never a human, despite rumors to the contrary). Under what pretense of expertise do religious people claim when they accuse others of “satanism?” I bet if you ask ten different Catholics or Christians you’ll get ten different responses. But one thing is for sure, satanism is a direct “spin-off-series” from the Judeo-Christian religions. Chalk up yet another contribution to humanity on their behalf!

Anyone else sick of the devil being the perfect scapegoat?