Thursday, May 29, 2008
Public Square The Terrence Hough case: It's safe to say this reader believes in the death penalty
Posted by Pete Kotz on Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:58 PM
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I lived in a hell pit (great floorplan, wrong building) in the east end of Lakewood during the Great Ghettoization that the blacks, hillbillies and foreigners brought about by moving here not to upgrade themselves, but to live their low-rent lifestyles against a better backdrop. I refer to this Period as THE WORST 41 MONTHS OF MY LIFE and the majority of the problem was N-O-I-S-E, most of which came from bass-boosted nig-hop (Thanks, Coloreds & The Wiggers Who Love Them!). I became a nervous wreck, always on edge because I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop, sleeping with one eye opened. Neither my landlord Victor Rauser (slumlord extraordinaire), the police nor the courts would act on my behalf. I live in what used to be considered a more upscale, peaceful area of Lakewood before The Rabble started migrating westward. (BTW: When you hear people referring to "too many Section 8 properties in Lakewood", they're saying the same thing I'm saying, except they think they're being more tactful about it.) Once again, thanks to the wiggers and other doo-rags, the noise nuisance is out of control, combined with neighbors' yappy dogs (not the dogs' fault), fireworks in the wee hours of the morning, deliberately unmufflered cars and general assholism. Terrance Hough's only mistake was, after his many warnings to the assholes that knowlingly and willfully robbed him of his peace of mind, he didn’t pistol whip them before he shot them. He should be released from prison and canonized.
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I bet no one will be shooting off fireworks in that neighborhood on July 4th this year.
That neighborhood is nothing but white trash! Those people did not deserve to die but a good ass kicking would have been justified!
Thank you Mr. Linares. I'm Bruce Anderson's mother, and I feel exactly the way you do. My only solace is that Hough will never be free again, not only that, but I pray every day that he finds himself a victim of some other psychopath in the prison system, and that his "life" is so horrific that he wishes every day that he were dead, or that somehow he takes a manly way out, and kills himself. Mr. Linare3s, did you notice that "Mikey" didn't have the balls to put either his address or e-mail address in his moronic comments? What's up Mikey? You total degenerate. Becky Pfeiffer becca195301@sbcglobal.net
This is a terrible case -- you feel for the shooter, Hough, but he committed a violent crime. The idiots that were shooting fireworks that late should have been arrested and fined. The penalty for their stupidity and rudeness wasn't death. I would never give the death penalty in a case like this. Life in prison with possibility of parole is what I would have wanted done. This is the kind of thing that can happen, if calling the police doesn't work. Its called lawlessness. These guys shooting the fireworks didnt even get a trial, thought, to see who was guilty. This fireman was judge jury and executioner. If it were my child killed, I would want the guy's head on a platter too. Let everyone know that doing stupid things can have consequences.
As a law abiding citizen, I have to question this jury's actions. As a mother, to two teenage boys, I cannot begin to imagine the grief and despair these victim's friends and family must be feeling. My heart breaks for them. I am, shaking my head in disgust, that it seems to be "okay" to shoot down 5 young people because they are making to much noise. I don't care if Mr. Hough was a former member of the Vatican, he deserved the death penaly in this case. I see that, in this case- it surely makes a difference if you are a "veteran" firefighter. In closing, I must say I am thrilled, relieved and will sleep better when my boys are out that I do NOT live in the Cleveland area. I thank God that we Southerners DON'T believe in murdering children for making noise on the fourth of July (or any other day!).
Just out of curiosity when Terry Hough went to fight a fire, did he interview the neighbors to see if the people inside the blaze were liked by their neighbor's just find it hard to believe that Mr.Hough was in the business of saving lives essentially through those 3 people right into the belly of a fire. My heart breaks for the mothers of those kid's. they will forever remember the 4th of July as the anniversary of their children's death. There are a lot of things I would call Mr.Hough,Firefighter,human,father,and american are not however any of them.
Just out of curiosity when Terry Hough went to fight a fire, did he interview the neighbors to see if the people inside the blaze were liked by their neighbor's just find it hard to believe that Mr.Hough was in the business of saving lives essentially through those 3 people right into the belly of a fire. My heart breaks for the mothers of those kid's. they will forever remember the 4th of July as the anniversary of their children's death. There are a lot of things I would call Mr.Hough,Firefighter,human,father,and american are not however any of them.
Of course, killing people is wrong and these poor kids lost their lives. My first thought when I heard this story was 'he should have moved.' Nowadays there is alot of inconsideration in the world. Where I live I have noisy people downstairs who slam doors all night (that really gets the nerves over wrought), 3 dogs that bark constantly, screaming kids, loud music. When I feel like I could literally kill someone and my anger is just bubbling over at how people can be so inconsiderate of those around them I remind myself of one thing... if you don't want to hear the noise you should move. Then I say, well if I go through the trouble of moving will it be quiet in the next place of will their be more inconsiderate people around me. People with whistle tips on their cars and motercyclists driving up residential streets making ear splitting noise? And the answer is sadly, yes there probably will be. Obviously, Hough has a mental problem if he cannot control the anger that many of us put up with everyday when dealing with noise and it's detrimental chronic affects on our lives. He should have called the cops or MOVED but there should be a footnote on this case that peace and quiet is not just a catchy phrase. People need some semblance of it to live. That being said, the 4th of July is a night when we expect to hear noise which is why this case is so tragic and makes no sense. He could have gotten earplugs (something which has saved my sanity many a night). I don't know. This world has gone insane. You never know who you are dealing with and what they can or can't take. Sometimes it's better to stop and consider that. You could be living next to a maniac with no ability to control himself or someone hanging by a thread to their sanity. Then again if he was so miserable he could have SHOT HIMSELF or again MOVED. Just move. Sell your house and find another one. This is also why guns should be outlawed this way if people have some sort of dispute it doesn't wind up with people shot dead in an instant. What a tragedy
Cases like this only further prove our judicial system to be an absolute load of bullshit. Its really unfourtunate that some redneck with an IQ of 40 that makes the decision the go outside an gun down 5 people,and doesn't get the death penalty. There is no way in hell that you can walk through your house,remove your gun from its case,load it, and walk outside and shoot without it being considered pre-meditated murder. He is a disgusting piece of garbage and an appauling excuse for a human being. And he needs to be put to death,not by lethal injection,but by a firing squad. If that Mr. Hough wasn't a firefighter,a white firefighter,by the way, he would be on death row already. If tyrone biggums from the crack den down the block had come and killed these kids,then where would we be? There shouldn't be any exceptions made in the case of precalculated cold blooded murders,whether they are executed by an elderly woman or an overweight middle aged firefighter. They should hurry up and stick that bastard in the arm and then throw his corpse in a dumpster. Not to mention this is obviously an embarrasment for all firefighters.
Cases like this only further prove our judicial system to be an absolute load of bullshit. Its really unfourtunate that some redneck with an IQ of 40 that makes the decision the go outside an gun down 5 people,and doesn't get the death penalty. There is no way in hell that you can walk through your house,remove your gun from its case,load it, and walk outside and shoot without it being considered pre-meditated murder. He is a disgusting piece of garbage and an appauling excuse for a human being. And he needs to be put to death,not by lethal injection,but by a firing squad. If that Mr. Hough wasn't a firefighter,a white firefighter,by the way, he would be on death row already. If tyrone biggums from the crack den down the block had come and killed these kids,then where would we be? There shouldn't be any exceptions made in the case of precalculated cold blooded murders,whether they are executed by an elderly woman or an overweight middle aged firefighter. They should hurry up and stick that bastard in the arm and then throw his corpse in a dumpster. Not to mention this is obviously an embarrasment for all firefighters.
Cases like this only further prove our judicial system to be an absolute load of bullshit. Its really unfourtunate that some redneck with an IQ of 40 that makes the decision the go outside an gun down 5 people,and doesn't get the death penalty. There is no way in hell that you can walk through your house,remove your gun from its case,load it, and walk outside and shoot without it being considered pre-meditated murder. He is a disgusting piece of garbage and an appauling excuse for a human being. And he needs to be put to death,not by lethal injection,but by a firing squad. If that Mr. Hough wasn't a firefighter,a white firefighter,by the way, he would be on death row already. If tyrone biggums from the crack den down the block had come and killed these kids,then where would we be? There shouldn't be any exceptions made in the case of precalculated cold blooded murders,whether they are executed by an elderly woman or an overweight middle aged firefighter. They should hurry up and stick that bastard in the arm and then throw his corpse in a dumpster. Not to mention this is obviously an embarrasment for all firefighters.
Cases like this only further prove our judicial system to be an absolute load of bullshit. Its really unfourtunate that some redneck with an IQ of 40 that makes the decision the go outside an gun down 5 people,and doesn't get the death penalty. There is no way in hell that you can walk through your house,remove your gun from its case,load it, and walk outside and shoot without it being considered pre-meditated murder. He is a disgusting piece of garbage and an appauling excuse for a human being. And he needs to be put to death,not by lethal injection,but by a firing squad. If that Mr. Hough wasn't a firefighter,a white firefighter,by the way, he would be on death row already. If tyrone biggums from the crack den down the block had come and killed these kids,then where would we be? There shouldn't be any exceptions made in the case of precalculated cold blooded murders,whether they are executed by an elderly woman or an overweight middle aged firefighter. They should hurry up and stick that bastard in the arm and then throw his corpse in a dumpster. Not to mention this is obviously an embarrasment for all firefighters.
Cases like this only further prove our judicial system to be an absolute load of bullshit. Its really unfourtunate that some redneck with an IQ of 40 that makes the decision the go outside an gun down 5 people,and doesn't get the death penalty. There is no way in hell that you can walk through your house,remove your gun from its case,load it, and walk outside and shoot without it being considered pre-meditated murder. He is a disgusting piece of garbage and an appauling excuse for a human being. And he needs to be put to death,not by lethal injection,but by a firing squad. If that Mr. Hough wasn't a firefighter,a white firefighter,by the way, he would be on death row already. If tyrone biggums from the crack den down the block had come and killed these kids,then where would we be? There shouldn't be any exceptions made in the case of precalculated cold blooded murders,whether they are executed by an elderly woman or an overweight middle aged firefighter. They should hurry up and stick that bastard in the arm and then throw his corpse in a dumpster. Not to mention this is obviously an embarrasment for all firefighters.
wow after reading the forgoing comments of so many angry people its obvious a lot more people are going to die.THIS IS ONE HOSTILE COUNTRY.
wow after reading the forgoing comments of so many angry people its obvious a lot more people are going to die.THIS IS ONE HOSTILE COUNTRY.
wow after reading the forgoing comments of so many angry people its obvious a lot more people are going to die.THIS IS ONE HOSTILE COUNTRY.
wow after reading the forgoing comments of so many angry people its obvious a lot more people are going to die.THIS IS ONE HOSTILE COUNTRY.
As a Professional Firefighter of almost 32 years service, I feel the need to weigh in on this. First, I wonder just what kind of selection process allowed this fool to slip through into the ranks. Obviously, there was no kind of psychological evaluations in his testing process. It was the 4th of July. In my city where fireworks are illegal, it sounded like World War 3. You expect that. He should have expected that. I want to caution all of you who make the assumption that his association with the fire department was why he didn't receive the death penalty. In these very liberal times it is unpopular to put that kind of sentence on a person no matter how terrable the crime. And that's too bad. I think I can speak for my brother and sister firefighters or certainly the vast majority of them that we would never condone or in any way support this kind of unthinkable act. We live to serve our citizens in their darkest hour where we are truely the arrows in the quiver of last resort. Over a hunderd of us make the ultimate sacrifice doing our jobs for the public each and every year. I will tell you this, Terrance Hough may have been running around looking the part, but based on his actions he was never one of us. I for one and I know there would be few if any others who disagree, strike his name and memory from the ranks of Professional Firefighters everywhere. He is a lowlife freek and a total disgrace to the uniform and to all who wear it. Terrance Hough deserved to get death for this deed. He certainly richly deserves it and it is a dis-service to the families and the community to give him anything less. Shame on him and shame on the jury members who failed to do their jobs. I hope no one will let this sorry event reflect badly on your firefighters. I am just sad that justice in a case like this isn't served as it should be. I can only hope that in the dark of night as he lies awake in his cell for the rest of his life, he suffers with what he has done, and that he suffers it for a long, long time to come. I hope he lives to be very old and that his actions stand darkly over him, that he miss what he had in family friends and career. I hope he remembers in vivid detail what he did and never finds peace or justification of any kind. He isn't a firefighter....he was never one of us.
Wow I cannot believe some of the insensitive comments regarding the innocent human lives of the victims in this case. Unless Terry Hough was threatened with deadly force did he have the right to use the same. The only idoit is Terry Hough who threw away he life was his family and took away three lives, who were sons/sister, friends and loved ones. WHAT A COMPLETE TRAGEDY. I'm not sure how I feel about the death penalty but this might be a case that deserved it. He knew that he was going to use that gun to kill when he grabbed. I do not believe a man who often went to a shooting range only planned on talking to them with it, and that is 1ST DEGREE MURDER!
You know, some of you people are just plain idiots. The man snapped! I've been there. I, however, did not pick up a gun and kill anyone though at times i felt like i would want to. He is serving a far worse punishment than death. You cannot erase the years of good this guy did because of one bad act. I feel for the families because those people didnt deserve to die, they did however deserve a good ass kicking but thats neither her nor there. Stop talking shit about Terry and calling him unamerican, or unhuman.. we've all been in a situation where we've thought about doing someting uncontionable... we just dont do it!
That appears quiet hypocritical to say you can't erase years of good for one bad act. What about the years of good of the victims' for one night. SNAPPING does not equate to justification for the taking of a human life, no i'm sorry... THREE HUMAN LIVES! Life in jail... if it is worse then he'll end up killing himself anyway. And if you feel like picking up a gun because someone cut you off or they are making too much noise you NEED HELP!
Yes Victor, We all have been very angry at some point or other. But the fact is we didn't act on it. That's the big difference here between us and Terry Hough. "we just didn't do it" to use your words. Terry did. There is no excuse and there is no going back. 3 young people are dead, two were seriously injured and very easily could have died. Only they will know how much suffering they will endure for the rest of their lives as a result of those injuries. It's not outside the rhelm of possibilities that their lives will be shorter for it. I don't care what the circumstances were or the history between the victims and the offender...there is no justification for his actions. NONE. He could have walked away and called the police. He chose to violate the law in the worst way possible. We don't hate Terry on a personal level though many of the families and survivors may (and I wouldn't blame them). But I feel that when someone does something like this, they should feel the fullest weight under the terrible swift sword of the law directly and swiftly on their shoulders. Terry Hough was feeling violated by the actions of people setting off fireworks on the 4th of July. A day when you would expect to see people setting off fireworks well into the early morning hours. I submit his victimization was scant when compared to the violation he laid on the persons he assaulted with deadly force and obvious intent. If anyone deserved to pay with his life for such an act, it is Terry Hough. Sadly, that didn't come to pass. So the best we can hope for is that it will lay on his shoulders like weight of the earth itself for many long years to come. That he grow ill from homesickness, missing his wife and children. That he know no comfort as he deserves none. He'll never attend any of his childrens school functions, or watch them grow, marry and have their famlies. He is now in an institution where his every decision will be made for him. His peers for the most part hardened criminals. He deserves the hell he has created for himself. He deserves not sympathy or sorrow or pity from anyone. I'm sure there are those unaffected by his acts who will be ready to grant it. But before you do, put yourself in the place of the victims and their famlies, and truely ask yourself...if you were them, how quickly would you grant it. Be truthful, if your son or daughter or brother was killed by Terry Hough's senseless inexcusable fit of rage over fireworks on the 4th of July...would I grant him sympathy? I really doubt it. You see Victor, we are tired of things like this. As a Fire Paramedic, I've had to deal with it for over 31 years. It's ugly and wasteful. The person is always sorry by the time he sees the courtroom and they realize the trouble they are in. But by then it's way too late. People need to think ahead a little bit, and if they did, we would have a lot less tragity and suffering. I haven't even meantioned the suffering of Hough's family which I'm sure is very considerable. Who knows how his children will be developmentally affected. Though, abuse of alcohol, drugs, and lawlessness later in their lives God forbid seems very possible. These things hit the kids very hard. And their peers at school can be very cruel. Victor, there is no excuse for nor no measurement of the damage this act has brought to so many lives. So, all I can say is, think before you act or suffer the hell that is Terrence Hough. Everyone who reads this...think and be vigulent. If there were less of this, it would make my dented tarnished old suit of psychological armor shine a little briter and hold out a few more years in the service of the citizens. Remember we fireman have feeligs too and we do suffer mental stress and intrusive memory sometimes for days over the direct contact and handling of these kind of calls. Put yourself in my shoes to see five people shot, three to death in a strange driveway out of a sound sleep and have to put your hands into it. It's not a pretty sight, and many of you I'm sure wouldn't trade places with me at that moment. Then to think it was all caused in this case by someone who of all people, should have known better. No excuse. There is all together too much of this in our world. Oh and Lily, gun control isn't ever going to solve it. The many tons of methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and other harmful street drugs which we are now awash in, have been illegal for great many years. Those laws have had little impact on availability, the ruined lives of the users and the impact both criminal and otherwise on this country. All outlawing personal ownership of firearms will accomplish is to disarm the lawabiding citizens and rob them of what was just recently found by the United States Supreme Court to be an individuaql right, and of their ability to protect themselves from the likes of Terry Hough. Not to meantion to create like street drugs, another huge black market commodity for illegal trade among the lawless. At least now, a criminal has to wonder...is that person armed? If we held people like Terry Hough fully responsible for their acts in the sharp teeth of a criminal justice system that delt with them swiftly and in the face of obvious guilt (as in this case)without mercy, I firmly believe we would have more forward thinking before acting, and we would see far less of this. Ours is a system mired in the muck of bad legal precident, in the hands of liberal lawyers and judges. This is a big factor which brings us to frustration and where we are today.
No one deserved to die that night; it goes without saying. But I've no doubt these were punk kids who thought neither law nor even common courtesy applied to them. The local police who failed to issue fines/citations in relation to the repeated noise or firework code violations have blood on their hands as well. Add the father who failed to raise his children with the slightest concern or regard for others to that list, too. He has truly reaped that which he has sown.
No one deserved to die that night; it goes without saying. But I've no doubt these were punk kids who thought neither law nor even common courtesy applied to them. The local police who failed to issue fines/citations in relation to the repeated noise or firework code violations have blood on their hands as well. Add the father who failed to raise his children with the slightest concern or regard for others to that list, too. He has truly reaped that which he has sown.
No one deserved to die that night; it goes without saying. But I've no doubt these were punk kids who thought neither law nor even common courtesy applied to them. The local police who failed to issue fines/citations in relation to the repeated noise or firework code violations have blood on their hands as well. Add the father who failed to raise his children with the slightest concern or regard for others to that list, too. He has truly reaped that which he has sown.
I live next to a Terrance Hough and my husband, myself and my two young teenage boys are just waiting for this pshyco to "snap" one day. These types of people have no coping skills whatsoever!! They are extremely anry, miserable lonely individuals who cannot deal with people in a sane, civil manner. They need to be punished to the fullest extent. What ever happened to discussing problems with neighbors in a rational manner? My neighbor (Mike O.) is exactly like this sick individual, someone who flies off the handle at the slightest noises such as lawn mowing and blowing off the lawn!!! We are just waiting to see what this nut case will do next. I pray that the courts do not take these cases lightly. IT'S NOT O.K. TO SNAP because of a little noise every now and then!! GET A GRIP!!! Go move to a retirement community if you can't handle a little noise!!
NO VICTOR, I have NEVER once been so insanely angered that I have even thought to pick up a gun and shoot 5 defenseless individuals because they were being a little too noisy (on the 4th of July no less, isn't that the one night you should expect alot of noise?). It's sounds like you should seriously seek some anger management counseling if that's how you really feel!! OH BY THEY WAY VICTOR, this was not just one bad act. This was three unforgivable, evil acts of rage because he is someone who simply has no regard for human life. It seems to me that he is such an angry, bitter, evil excuse for a human being and definately deserves the death penalty.
Victor, Clearly you are showing that you, along with Terrance Hough, are nuttier than the average "human". I hope very much that the average person does not "think of killing" people when they annoy them. You should seek help. I actually worry about submitting this because I fear that you will "think of killing" me because I disagree with you. You and Terrance will rot in hell together, along with everyone else who has spoken up on behalf of that monster.
Cheila, Have you watched any of the clips on this? These were not a bunch of punk kids. These were young adults having a bit of fun on the forth of July. They were all college students and making something of themselves. They seemed to come from loving caring families. Watch the clips. Look at the loss their famlies are going through. On a further note, guess what? Terrance Hough never called 911 that night. He never came out to complain. The first time any of the surviving victims said they even saw him that night was when he came out and began shooting them at point blank range. Close enough for the gun powder from the muzzle flash to melt their clothing. He didn't even come out and give prior warning. He just stormed out and started shooting. His first victim fell on the first shot and then he proceeded to stand over him and fire two more round into him as he was trying to crawl away. Then he turned the gun on four other people. For gods sake people...there can be no rationalization or any defence of this mans actions. None. Regardless if these were the lowest low lifes in the world, the only punk here was Terrance Hough. So no...the cops have no blood on their hands...they were never called until the shots rang out. Now Mr Hough's wife has filed for a divorce as he sits rotting in Lorain Correctional Institution as a so called Recption Inmate. Here he is under strict guard and in an evaluation phase to determine his ability to behave and with very little or no privleges until he is placed in a long term facility at great public expense. His Inmate Number is A550442. His sentence is considered served on 01/01/8888. That's 6,880 years from now. His first Parol hearing is scheduled for 7/2919 or 911 years from now. Plus he has a 3 year "Gun Specification" which has to be served after the max sentence is finished. You know, the more I think about it, this may be worse then death in his case. From the awsome fraturnity of the fire house to the depressing existance and paralyzing lonliness of the prison yard. A very sad thing is that the tax payers of Ohio (of which I am not one) have to pay $56.72 every day to keep him there. Thats $1701.60 every 30 days or $20,419.20 every year in today's dollars. This cost will go nothing but up. Just think of the schlorships for young people that would buy. Its just your tax money down the drain folks. No value, just a big waste.
i believe this guy deserves to die. anyone who takes anyones life deserve to be punish with their one life. nothing justifies what this guy did. everyday as i see everything that happens in the world i realized we live in a cruel world in which their is no mercy. so much hate among humans, we always lose control over stupid things. for everyone who reads this please think about how we as humans can make this a better world. i honestly think that if in heaven their is peace i hope i was there instead of in the world where i live now where you see so much violance and horrified stories. god bless the family of the victims. my heart is with you and i hope that someday you can overcome the lost.
There were a few young people sitting in a driveway on the 4th of July. Sitting on private proverty isn't breaking a law. Maybe they did shoot off fireworks later then should have been happening, but I have the feeling that they weren't the only fireworks going off in the neighorhood, or in the any similar neigborhoods that night. I also have the feeling that we all have had neigbors that have made noise that wish we didnt. But that doesn't mean shooting them is the right thing to do. Chelia, "Add the father who failed to raise his children with the slightest concern or regard for others to that list, too. He has truly reaped that which he has sown." Really? Do you personally know how this father raised his sons? I am friends with John Feicthner, brother of victim Jake. And concern and regard for others is one everyone's favorite personality traits about John. So in my knownledge of the how the sons were rasied, concerned and regard for others was one of the most important things.
I don't believe this guy really gave much thought as to what the results of his action would be: the lost of his wife,the child he fathered, The facts that he might never go to school activities,have sex with his wife,sit down to dinner with his family,go on vacations with his family,all of the things I do wwith my wife and children because I so-called lost it.He was probably a loose cannon to begin with. Most people learn to live with the antisocial elements within our society. I know it is difficult,you can't give up your freedom for nothing.One rash act and you lose everything! It is better that he serves life without parole that way he get to think about who his wife is sleeping with and what kind of man is helping to raise his child because she will almost certainly get another man. So,Victor think before you go off the deep end. Think before you act. Ask yourself,is it worth giving up you freedom and spending the rest fo your life locked up with all those sociopaths.In prison yuo have no sayso. I hope that you don't take what I am writing the wrong way. Just something to think about before you do something stupid.
i do not feel sorry for him. he was totally stupid to walk out with a gun. he knew going out he was going to shoot people. i feel soryy for his family to have to live with that and the families of the victims that have to live without their loved ones. he should have got the maximum. since he did not get death and hope he is miserable everyday of his life in prison.
Some of you seem to think it was one night of noise on the 4th of July. It was an ongoing problem. They were habitually loud and inconsiderate in the wee hours of the morning. Hough has two young children who were often awakened on weekdays in the middle of the night. For those of you who say "just move" as a homeowner I know that isn't possible. You invest time, money and yes love into your home. How in the world would they ever get their money out of their property with such rotten neighbors?There are noise ordinances for a reason. Did those young people deserve to die because their parents never taught them basic consideration for others? No! I constantly remind my two boys to be considerate and polite. And I do tell them they never know who might be unstable and/or have some kind of weapon. That was what happened that night. A man reached a breaking point and snapped. He had exhausted all legal recourse to no avail. He was wrong no doubt and deserves to spend the rest of his life in jail. 4 wasted lives and the pain all involved will live with forever.
I seem to recall hearing something about ongoing squabbles with several of his neighbors, not just the Feichtners. Perhaps he and his wife are among those people who just cannot get along with people. Do I think he just snapped? Not a chance. If he didn't intend to use the gun he should have left it in the house. I might have believed he 'snapped' had he first confronted the young people and then had gotten his gun and shot them. That isn't what happened. He grabbed his gun went outside and started shooting. I think he was completely aware of what he was doing. I have never believed in the death penalty...thinking that spending the rest of your life in prison was worse, but this case even I think should have gotten the death penalty. I have snapped a time or two in my life of almost 60 years, but the worst I ever did was yell at the person. How can someone claim to not have control of themselves just because they are angry? If there are parents to blame for raising their children badly it would be Mr. Houghs' parents for not teaching him how to control himself.
I just want to say to the families of bruce, jacob, katherine, and to donny and katherine that I am terribly sorry for your loss, and to all those who knew those beautiful people. Terrence and his wife are very very scary people, I only hope the kids have someone to teach them coping skills that do not include killing. Their behavior, and I say their, because Regina fueled these killings. We live in a world with noise, desired noise and undesired. I would suggest that we cannot control every situation, we must control our's. It is a sad statement that if this family could not find silence that the parents would not subject their children to such hatred from parents who are obligated to teach their children productive coping skills. Coping skills 101 says: switch bedrooms with kids, install further noise barriers, move to an apartment, buy a mobile home. Now mature adults would have found an alternative to destroying those lives of the victims but their own children. That fourth of July it wasnt just three deaths but the deaths of innocence of ther Houghs two children. I am ashamed of others comments that are cruel and evil towards the victims and their families. To Roland Feichtner I cannot express enough how I am so sorry for your loss, to the Anderson's I am so sorry for your loss of what seemed a beautiful son, or brother, and to the family of Katherine, I am so sorry for your loss, their wasnt one killed their was three, I never thought their was just one victim, i always thought their were three losses of life, each as important the other. Sincerely, Georgina
addendum: Not Anderson, but Bruce, I never knew him but i cannot erase his smile from my face, he will remain a light that can never be extinguished. If their is to be a death penalty, in my opinion it should have been this one. I just cant forget the defense attorney saying I just dont see why Terrence should be put to death, I kept thinking, and the three he massacred did? What a slap in the face to all victims everywhere. To the firefighter who posted a blog, I never thought of Terrence Hough as a firefighter, to me a firefighter is september 11th, not 4th of July 2007, to me are the firefighters we never hear about, but know will be there if needed. To me a firefighter is one who saves lives, not one who takes them. Their is no chance that Terrence Hough could be confused with a Hero, he was and is a ticking time bomb who felt he could dictate to others the rules, running out in to the street brandishing a gun telling a motorcycle rider to not use a public street. At the very least he had been with his behavior putting at risk the lives of his own children both physically and mentally, should he be sent away to prison for life or for death. The hero is Roland Feichtner who lost a wife and raised three children alone, I kept thinking that the Houghs had to know that they were raised without a mother and would if anything want to show compassion to Roland's kids. He moves in to the neighborhood and expects others to change their lives for him. I say this with 100% certainty that had he been a decent man, those kids would have bent over backwards to help the Houghs in anyway possible, it was no accident that they did not get along, Terrence and Regina moved in like a bulldozer and made every effor to intimidate and scare the Feichner's. I know that myself if someone is trying to bully me I put on a mask of impenatrability so that I don't sucuumb to bully type people. The only thing those kids are guilty of is not knowing they were dealing with a murderous monster who one day would take their lives; I do not know anyone who can forsee their own deaths, if they did they would have been long gone.
I am 100%certain that Mikey and the rest of people who are cruel are either Regina Hough herself or her companions, considering the source it isnt an insult it is a display of the level of maturity of a rabid animal.
I hope Regina has the decency to move, to give her kids a second chance, to recognize that the victims family need to not be reminded, i sold my house in this market, i would have foreclosed if it meant allowing rage to takeaway from my children my presence. i would not want them to know their father was a murderous rabid animal.
THERE WAS NO EXCUSE TO WHAT THIS FIREMAN DID. I'M GLAD THEY GAVE HIM LIFE. IT IS PROBABLY WORSE THAN DEATH. EVERYDAY HE WILL BE WONDERING WHO HIS WIFE IS WITH. WHAT OTHER MAN HIS CHILDREN ARE CALLING DADDY.
the death penalty was not going to happen in this case no matter how many people are mad about it. yes we know it was premeditated. we all agreed to that. but when you make your decision as a jury, you are given instructions to base facts of the case with the law. also, if one of the 12 says no, the answer is no death penalty. it does not matter whether or not the other 11 want it. so do not call us "assholes". you were not there. we gave him the heaviest sentence we possibly could. its not the easiest decision in the world to say whether or not someone dies.
the death penalty was not going to happen in this case no matter how many people are mad about it. yes we know it was premeditated. we all agreed to that. but when you make your decision as a jury, you are given instructions to base facts of the case with the law. also, if one of the 12 says no, the answer is no death penalty. it does not matter whether or not the other 11 want it. so do not call us "assholes". you were not there. we gave him the heaviest sentence we possibly could. its not the easiest decision in the world to say whether or not someone dies.
the death penalty was not going to happen in this case no matter how many people are mad about it. yes we know it was premeditated. we all agreed to that. but when you make your decision as a jury, you are given instructions to base facts of the case with the law. also, if one of the 12 says no, the answer is no death penalty. it does not matter whether or not the other 11 want it. so do not call us "assholes". you were not there. we gave him the heaviest sentence we possibly could. its not the easiest decision in the world to say whether or not someone dies.
the death penalty was not going to happen in this case no matter how many people are mad about it. yes we know it was premeditated. we all agreed to that. but when you make your decision as a jury, you are given instructions to base facts of the case with the law. also, if one of the 12 says no, the answer is no death penalty. it does not matter whether or not the other 11 want it. so do not call us "assholes". you were not there. we gave him the heaviest sentence we possibly could. its not the easiest decision in the world to say whether or not someone dies.
of course he deserves everything hes gonna get.. but i was amazed on other aspects of the court room... the defense attny..he knew he was losing a up hill battle... but oh well he got paid.. and the d.a. i'm glad i was'nt on the stand, i would have punched him...as soon as he started yelling at me.. and getting way way to close.. and the judge.. who was way to busy blowing her nose and typing on her keyboard could it be that she was instand messaging someone and not keeping her mind in the court room??, and oh snapping???? we all snapped at one time or another.i feellike snapping everytime my neighbors dog shits in my yard but that does nt mean i'm gonna kill him.. as a son and nephew of 2 retired fireman, i can relate..i seen my dad come home all strung out after watching a person being burnt up so bad no one knew who they were, and then us kids bugging him..and him snapping and yelling at us, thank god the guns were unloaded at out place.. but there was just something missing from this trial.. no one will know what it is,believe me theres something someone is not telling us.. i believe there was alot of lying going on also in the trial.. cops and witness's and when people say there is no lying in a trial go ahead and believe them right before you drink your kool aid
when they said that this man was not mental in any way i was shocked. to me there is no way that a man who fights to protect our country but rights against cepebrating it is obvusily insane in more then one ways. and i dont care if he snapped or wat happend. he can snap his little head off for all i care the point is that he wasent unconscious when he made the decicions to kill those poor people he was fully aware of his actions my heart goes out to the familys of the victims
in my opinon we would have alot less murders in this country if we gave out more death penaltys, maybe that would make idiots like this one think before he "snapped"
