Puerto Rico: the murder of Keishla Rodríguez.
Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 4:00 pm
This may be angry or disjointed, but here it goes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/felix-verd ... death/#app
Here are links to the FBI indictment against Félix Verdejo and for seeking the death penalty: https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/f-li ... kidnapping
https://www.scribd.com/document/5058933 ... rte-Caso-1
This case was particularly heinous, also coming on the heels of several crimes- case of Andrea Ruíz, who was burned to death by ex partner after a judge denied her a restraining order against him- involving women being either brutally murdered or attacked by their ex or current partners. Puerto Rico’s domestic abuse cases remain high and it’s highlighted that authorities often refuse to grant restraining orders to the victims. Restraining order denials range between municipalities but can be as high as 68%, and often, prosecutors are no shows in court.
What are your thoughts on FBI involvements, the death penalty for this case and violence against women in PR and Latin America in general because we have this pattern repeating in places like Mexico, Venezuela and Honduras?
As a woman who is a survivor of domestic violence, I’m seething reading about this. I know my case happened in another country with different laws and resources but I’m so angry reading what happened to Keishla… the sheer inhumanity of it all. A kind of violence women continue to be subjected to in Latin America. With little to no justice.
I have always sat on the fence regarding the death penalty, but in this case, I think it’s deserved. However, dying is too good for Verdejo and accomplices. Including his fiancée (who is suspected of helping orchestrate this crime too). I feel that being put behind bars, without the possibility of parole, and in solitary confinement to be more fitting for these creatures.
Something has to change, for fucks sake. Comment away.
Note: if mods prefer this in the Feminist thread, move away.
Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo turned himself in to federal agents Sunday night to face federal charges just hours after authorities identified the body of a dead woman as his 27-year-old pregnant lover, officials said. The U.S. Attorney's Office said late Sunday that Verdejo was being charged with kidnapping and carjacking resulting in death and with intentionally killing an unborn child.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/felix-verd ... death/#app
Here are links to the FBI indictment against Félix Verdejo and for seeking the death penalty: https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/f-li ... kidnapping
https://www.scribd.com/document/5058933 ... rte-Caso-1
This case was particularly heinous, also coming on the heels of several crimes- case of Andrea Ruíz, who was burned to death by ex partner after a judge denied her a restraining order against him- involving women being either brutally murdered or attacked by their ex or current partners. Puerto Rico’s domestic abuse cases remain high and it’s highlighted that authorities often refuse to grant restraining orders to the victims. Restraining order denials range between municipalities but can be as high as 68%, and often, prosecutors are no shows in court.
What are your thoughts on FBI involvements, the death penalty for this case and violence against women in PR and Latin America in general because we have this pattern repeating in places like Mexico, Venezuela and Honduras?
As a woman who is a survivor of domestic violence, I’m seething reading about this. I know my case happened in another country with different laws and resources but I’m so angry reading what happened to Keishla… the sheer inhumanity of it all. A kind of violence women continue to be subjected to in Latin America. With little to no justice.
I have always sat on the fence regarding the death penalty, but in this case, I think it’s deserved. However, dying is too good for Verdejo and accomplices. Including his fiancée (who is suspected of helping orchestrate this crime too). I feel that being put behind bars, without the possibility of parole, and in solitary confinement to be more fitting for these creatures.
Something has to change, for fucks sake. Comment away.
Note: if mods prefer this in the Feminist thread, move away.