Comments on: Updated with correct link: Mother of victim speaks out, says James Fairbanks should walk free

By: Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 25 May 2020 13:35:19 +0000

Governor Pete Ricketts is why Nebraska still has the death penalty. While the legislators wanted to get rid of it; Ricketts was pumping his money into keeping the death penalty. Personally I think government officials doing that should be illegal. How come the state capital buildings look like sex Symbols? Nebraska’s capital building is referred to the p of the prairie sowing it’s seeds over the state. Maybe explains their obsession with sex.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 23 May 2020 19:26:17 +0000

In reply to James. Amen!

By: james

james — Sat, 23 May 2020 16:32:12 +0000

In reply to JoeM.

That’s right Joe. This small and very vocal sect may, in fact, be simply using this as a way to act out their violent tendencies, hoping to get away with it by brushing the blame off on the victim.

Interesting that it’s called justice by some to justify killing a person in the act of living a law-biding life… no crime in progress, not even threats or expressed intentions of such. Would anyone escape being subject to such a violent act under that definition? This warped view of justice is rotten from the inside out.

What’s worse, the victim can’t speak for themselves and neither will the news organization apparently permit anyone to speak on his behalf. There is an agenda being advanced here without question.

If voices of reason outside the registrant community don’t rise up to meet this threat, I don’t see much good in store for our country’s future. We may very well be witnessing the death of a free and just America.

By: James

James — Sat, 23 May 2020 16:08:48 +0000

In reply to JJJJ. Link is fixed, the video currently posted is the one I found.

By: JoeM

JoeM — Sat, 23 May 2020 14:44:46 +0000

In reply to David V C. You are correct. Nebraska almost eliminated their death penalty a number of years back and the cases in which it can be applied are quite Limited. However, I am sure that if the shoe was on the other foot, there would be Howells from the public demanding that the evil sex offender be put to death. I am also pretty sure that if the prosecution really wanted to, they could find someway to shoehorn this case into a category where they could at least ask for the death penalty. Of course, they won’t.

By: David V C

David V C — Sat, 23 May 2020 02:56:15 +0000

They won’t give him the death penalty.
For one, that is rare even in some more extreme cases.
Also, there are all those ‘eye for an eye’ people out there who will cause a ruckus about him and how so-called ‘just’ he is for what he done.
Don’t be surprised if even a website is formed on his behalf.
This is how the world we live in is.
Everyone is a Judge wanna-be especially when it comes to sexual crimes.
They think that murdering a sex criminal is justified regardless of the motive.
They think ‘He got what he deserved! Hail the murderer! Let him go! The sex offender is dead!’

By: Maestro

Maestro — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:51:30 +0000

People get arrested for enticing a riot. Why then can’t this woman be arrested for enticing murder?

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:21:46 +0000

Personally I don’t think he’ll get the death penalty; but I could be mistaken. The Nebraska Parole Board royally screwed up when they let Nikko Jenkins out when he said he’d commit more crime. Less than a day and he killed 4 people in Omaha. I don’t think Douglas County would want a guy that took the law into his own hands off that easy or maybe I have to much faith in Nebraska!! Time will tell

By: JJJJ

JJJJ — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:10:58 +0000

One More:
I just emailed the reporter asking for further comment. This is the text of that email:

to: Emily.tencer@hearst.com

Let’s just be clear about this: You sounded, in your report (https://www.ketv.com/article/james-fairbanks-officially-charged-with-first-degree-murder-of-omaha-sex-offender/32629767) as if you were condoning the premeditated first-degree murder of an unarmed person (because that person was a sex offense registrant).

Have I got that correct, or am I misunderstanding you?

Because if that is correct, then you seem to be advocating for some sort of open-hunting season on sex offense registrants.Can you comment further, please?

By: JJJJ

JJJJ — Fri, 22 May 2020 19:03:36 +0000

Here is a copy of my complaint to the Nebraska Bar Association:

to nsc.cfdcomplaints

Hello:
This email should be construed as a formal request for your organization to conduct an investigation of Attorney Steve Lefler.

I make the following allegations, and provide proof in the form of the audio recording that is attached to this email.

On or about 5/21/20 Steve Lefler appeared in an interview in which he implied that the people of the City of Omaha, Nebraska do have a “vein of righteousness” that allows them to ignore and pardon a pre-meditated first degree murder.

He also implied that the people of Omaha would be quite willing to release a pre-meditated, first-degree murderer.

In both instances, the deciding factor would be whether the crime victim was a person required to register with the sex offense registry.

I am calling for this attorney to be sanctioned and counseled.

The link to the original video news story is here:https://www.ketv.com/article/james-fairbanks-officially-charged-with-first-degree-murder-of-omaha-sex-offender/32629767