I was surfing Twitter and what to my wondering eyes did appear: "ALERT: Ariel Castro's lawyer reveals kidnapping suspect's plea." Along with most Americans, I follow this shocking case. I figured he'd plead guilty, given the circumstances, and was shocked to find he's done just the opposite.
According to an article in the New York Daily News, who nicknamed him the Cleveland Creep, Castro's attorneys had this to say:
"I can tell you that Mr. Castro is extremely committed to the well being and positive future for his daughter, who he loves dearly ... And if people find that to be a disconnect from what he's alleged to have done, then the people will just have to deal with it. We just know how he feels about his little girl."
"The initial portrayal by the media has been one of a 'monster' and that's not the impression that I got when I talked to him for three hours ... I know that family members who have been interviewed by the media have expressed that as well."
Apparently we the people want to demonize this man but we don't "know the whole story," which will be "disclosed as the case progresses." What could be his excuse for the house of horrors (also compared to conditions endured by prisoners of war) police found and what about the three young women and one child (who he fathered) who pointed their fingers at him? Are we supposed to believe these women are lying? Did they want to be chained and held captive (there were chains fixed to the walls and dog leads hanging from the ceiling)? If he was so nice why did the women suffer injuries such as bed sores, malnutrition, hearing loss, joint and muscle damage? The upstairs bedrooms were furnished with only a mattress on the floor and padlocks on the outside ...
As for the 6-year-old, this reminds me of wilding Craster from "Games of Thrones" who marries his daughters, has children with them but feeds the male offspring to the mysterious White Walkers and keeps the female offspring so he can marry them later on. In a nutshell, gross. Was he planning to rape her as well? He loved her so much he had her mother birth her in a plastic kiddie pool? If that's not love, I don't know what is ...
When I first read his attorneys' remarks, I was upset. It's unfortunate all this time and money will be spent trying someone we all know is guilty but doesn't have the stones to admit his wrong-doing -- he had the stones to kidnap, repeatedly rape and enslave those young women in a populated area (allegedly). I understand everyone is innocent before proven guilty (although this New York Daily News article has Castro signed, sealed and delivered on a one-way ticket to hell by way of lethal injection and I'm pretty close to this conclusion as well) and everyone has the right to legal counsel, but you'd think this man would make it easier on everyone and plead guilty considering the evidence.
However, I soon realized his not guilty plea makes sense.
This isn't me or you or someone sane-ish. This is a mentally sick man. He is intelligent but lacks a moral compass. Of course his attorneys couldn't tell he's mentally sick even though they spoke with him for three hours. He lived a lie for 10 years, what's three hours with two attorneys? The truth only came out because one young woman was courageous enough to attempt an escape! How much longer would those women be held if she didn't try to escape and her neighbor didn't help? Castro kidnapped three young women and probably lays the blame on them because they were the ones who got into his car -- similar to serial killers who murder/rape prostitutes because, to them, they aren't human beings. Allegedly, Castro repeatedly raped these women, held them captive with chains and leashes, abused them physically and mentally (especially the one he starved and punched in the stomach when she became pregnant with his child - apparently five times. She is being referred to as his "main punching bag"). Who knows what else he did because 10 years is a long time. Of course pleading not guilty makes sense for him because he doesn't believe he did anything wrong. He's crazy!
All I can hope for these young women is justice and the ability to salvage a future because the American public will forget about them quickly!
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