Life term for running down Ga. mom, kids

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

COVINGTON, Ga. - A man pleaded guilty Monday to running down two women and three children in a random attack in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant, killing a 2-year-old, and was sentenced to life in prison.

Lanny Perry Barnes, 47, admitted running over the five in his car in a random attack May 23, 2006, in Covington, an eastern Atlanta suburb. He pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

Police said Barnes' car struck the five, hit the restaurant, then backed up and hit the victims again. Witnesses said they saw Barnes laughing behind the wheel.

Avery Nicole King of North Carolina died of her injuries. Her mother, Anita King, and Covington residents Stephanie Casola and her two sons, Isaac and Jake, recovered from their injuries.

Barnes had been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

At the time, Barnes' mother said her son had had depression for years. Barnes also has leukemia and is due for a bone marrow transplant soon.

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[Sinergy 3]

ID LOVE TO RUN HIS ### OVER WITH MY CAR!!!!!!!!!!!! And let my 2 yr old sit in my lap while I do it

[JODO 2]

Just sick

[Fandango 1,439]

What the fuque?!?

[DeadPoolX 9]

COVINGTON, Ga. - A man pleaded guilty Monday to running down two women and three children in a random attack in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant, killing a 2-year-old, and was sentenced to life in prison.

Lanny Perry Barnes, 47, admitted running over the five in his car in a random attack May 23, 2006, in Covington, an eastern Atlanta suburb. He pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

Police said Barnes' car struck the five, hit the restaurant, then backed up and hit the victims again. Witnesses said they saw Barnes laughing behind the wheel.

Avery Nicole King of North Carolina died of her injuries. Her mother, Anita King, and Covington residents Stephanie Casola and her two sons, Isaac and Jake, recovered from their injuries.

Barnes had been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

At the time, Barnes' mother said her son had had depression for years. Barnes also has leukemia and is due for a bone marrow transplant soon.

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So... he hit five people and then smacked his car into the side of a McDonald's (I refuse to call that a "restaurant"), backed up and hit those very same people again? Wow. That's one very deranged (and determined) whackjob there.

He's got a pretty tough car too. Presumably, he was going fairly fast in order to kill those five when hitting them, so if he bashed his car into the McDonald's as well, he'd have hit at least six blunt objects with is car. That has to put some "wear and tear" on the vehicle.

[Heracles 417]

Corporal punishment would be quite useful in this case..

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

Corporal punishment would be quite useful in this case..

i'd say upgrade him to sergeant punishment

[almaty 19]

that is terrible...unbelieveable..a true chopf##k

[Fandango 1,439]

COVINGTON, Ga. - A man pleaded guilty Monday to running down two women and three children in a random attack in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant, killing a 2-year-old, and was sentenced to life in prison.

Lanny Perry Barnes, 47, admitted running over the five in his car in a random attack May 23, 2006, in Covington, an eastern Atlanta suburb. He pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

Police said Barnes' car struck the five, hit the restaurant, then backed up and hit the victims again. Witnesses said they saw Barnes laughing behind the wheel.

Avery Nicole King of North Carolina died of her injuries. Her mother, Anita King, and Covington residents Stephanie Casola and her two sons, Isaac and Jake, recovered from their injuries.

Barnes had been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

At the time, Barnes' mother said her son had had depression for years. Barnes also has leukemia and is due for a bone marrow transplant soon.

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So... he hit five people and then smacked his car into the side of a McDonald's (I refuse to call that a "restaurant"), backed up and hit those very same people again? Wow. That's one very deranged (and determined) whackjob there.

He's got a pretty tough car too. Presumably, he was going fairly fast in order to kill those five when hitting them, so if he bashed his car into the McDonald's as well, he'd have hit at least six blunt objects with is car. That has to put some "wear and tear" on the vehicle.

He hit 5, he killed the 2 year old

[archie07 0]

I hope that sentence was life without parole!!

[Peikko 1,575]

Another example of how the mental health system is failing both US society and those who suffer from severe mental health issues.

I have to wonder as to the reasoning that corporal punishment would be somehow make things better in this, or any other instance, it isn't going to prevent such a thing from happening again. By all accounts this person was extremely unstable prior to this incident (it seems likely he thought he was going to die himself anyway, so a fear of physical punishment wasn't exactly going to do much).

Nothing will bring back the life of the 2 year old though, so very, very sad.

[eau_xplain 2]

COVINGTON, Ga. - A man pleaded guilty Monday to running down two women and three children in a random attack in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant, killing a 2-year-old, and was sentenced to life in prison.

Lanny Perry Barnes, 47, admitted running over the five in his car in a random attack May 23, 2006, in Covington, an eastern Atlanta suburb. He pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

Police said Barnes' car struck the five, hit the restaurant, then backed up and hit the victims again. Witnesses said they saw Barnes laughing behind the wheel.

Avery Nicole King of North Carolina died of her injuries. Her mother, Anita King, and Covington residents Stephanie Casola and her two sons, Isaac and Jake, recovered from their injuries.

Barnes had been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

At the time, Barnes' mother said her son had had depression for years. Barnes also has leukemia and is due for a bone marrow transplant soon.

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So now that he has been sentenced and under the care of the Prison System..... let me guess... we pick up the tab for his bone marrow transplant.

[Peikko 1,575]

What do you propose? Denying health care to prisoners? It might be 'poetic' justice to you, but really, descending to this level of human indecency does not bring about justice.

[DeadPoolX 9]

What do you propose? Denying health care to prisoners? It might be 'poetic' justice to you, but really, descending to this level of human indecency does not bring about justice.

Well, I think something is pretty sick and twisted when the worst of society gets access to healthcare and those who're working -- and presumably not committing criminal acts -- may have to go without it because they can't afford it. Something isn't right there.

If I had to choose, I'd rip healthcare away from the prisoners and give it to the men, women and children who haven't murdered, raped, beaten, tortured or done some other horrible thing to someone else.

[Peikko 1,575]

Universal health care would take care of that little injustice.

The action you suggest would make the US criminal justice system on a par with say, the justice system in China. Is that your aim?