A Innocent Crime for Love

Guilty as Charged, But?

Roswell Gilbert truly loved his wife. They obviously shared many wonderful years until she became ill. Day after day, Roswell saw his wife suffering. It was apparent that he did want her to suffer any longer. He felt by taking her life he was honoring the wish of his loving wife. The major problem was he made himself God and the Law. He took life matters into his hands without thinking the consequences through. Although, he was carrying the wishes of his wife; the law had to carry the punishment of the crime. Roswell Gilbert committed a mercy killing or euthanasia, but he still must do the prison time for the crime.

There were many problems that Roswell faced as a result of a murder. The distress that his wife suffered could have been handled differently. The big statement was, “He honored her wishes.” There are other was to honor a love ones wishes. When his wife begged him to put her to rest to free her from suffering, he could have responded with a, “let us talk to a doctor to see what our options are.” Instead he took matters in his own hands. Of course, he might not have been thinking rationally when he committed the crime. He still owed a debt to the law for the crime he committed.

The law was very fair on the punishment he received. He deserved to go to jail for killing his wife. There was no evidence to show that he wife requested him to put her to death. For all the jurors knew, he killed his wife because he could not bare the pain any longer or there was another woman. The answers to the questions of “why he killed” will never be revealed. The wife is dead and the law has already convicted him. However, there are not clear laws to defend a person with the complexities of this case. This murder will help to place laws that will help other society members.

The action that society took was not completely fair. Society will judged a person harshly with knowing all the facts of a case. Society is like a group of people with many opinions. The key word is opinion, not facts. Instead of convicting Roswell immediately, society should have waited until the evidence was presented. This crime was one good reason why society does not convicted people of crimes, but the law does. I do not think that it is fair to judge a man or women without a fair trial. The actions of Roswell was wrong, but that is my opinion. After this fair trial, then he should take the punishment given to him. In this case I do believe that he committed a crime that he should go to prison for and the law was very fair with his punishment. There was not sufficient laws set in place for this crime, but the law cleared addressed murder and the punishment if found guilt in a court of law.

Although he was found guilty by the law; if he truly honored the wishes of his sick wife, then HE knows that he is innocent of all crimes! The heart of a man or woman can set them free, but the words of people can keep them in bondage forever. Roswell's heart can set him free, but only he knows.