Our heart goes out to the victim's family. The words of the offender's mother need to be given serious thought. Are there people (here a former sex offender now homeless) in society who, when pushed too far (here by sex offender laws), who snap and no longer care about societal norms, and go on to commit henious acts? Hopefully this is an isolated case and not a sign of the future. See also the mother's video.
2-25-2009 Washington:
Alleged Killer's Mom: He Wants To Be Jailed
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The mother of a Vancouver man who’s accused of killing a 13-year-old girl said she thinks her son wanted to go back to prison.
On Monday, police arrested 30-year-old Darrin Sanford in connection with the killing of Alycia Nipp.
The girl’s stepfather found her body in a field off of Northeast 78th Street early Sunday morning. Experts said she was stabbed to death.
Police said when they questioned Sanford he admitted to killing the teen after he tried to have sex with her.
Sanford’s mother, Shirley Newman, lives around the corner from where Nipp’s body was found. She said Wednesday that she's overwhelmed with sadness for the girl’s family.
She said she is in complete shock just thinking about the charges against her son.
“He promised me. He promised me he’d never hurt a child,” Newman said.
Police found Nipp's body in a field where Sanford was camping. He often stopped by his mom’s house, so detectives served a search warrant there and took clothing and a knife as evidence.
Sanford is homeless, a registered sex offender and just out of prison. His mother said she thinks he may have killed the girl to get back in.
“He knows he screws up. He knows he doesn’t have a life in society. So why keep setting him loose?” Newman (Offender's Mother) said.
She said Sanford had a rough childhood and was in and out of foster homes where he was abused. But she said that is no consolation for the victim’s family.
“I’m very sorry. My pain is with you. I want to take that pain away and hold you in my arms and take that pain away from you,” Newman said.
Newman said her thoughts and prayers are with Nipp’s family and she said she knows her son will be punished.
“He took your daughter from you. God will take my son from me,” Newman said.
Darrin Sanford is locked up in the Clark County Jail without bail. His next court appearance will be on March 11. ..News Source.. by Fox12 News
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Darrin Sanford was put in prison for 10 years for asking underage children to have sex with him. None of those children were hurt/molested and if he would have been put in mandatory mental health treatment for 10 years instead, I doubt that he would have killed the 13 year old girl who according to ther media, was stabbed but not sexually assaulted. His motive seemed to be anger and revenge not something sexual.
The laws are made to please vengeful people who want someone convicted of a sex offense (even where no one is actually hurt) to be unable to get a job or a place to live for the rest of their lives making it so that the person breaks apart and committs a serious act.
Are the laws meant to protect people or are they meant to break someone apart so they committ another offense?
They said Darrin Sanford was abused in foster care and I bet all the people who want him to get the death penalty will never demand that the people who abused him in foster care be located and charged.
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