Why not let Feds take Tantalus case?
I would urge city prosecuting attorney Peter Carlisle to open discussions with Ed Kubo at the U.S. Attorney General’s Office about prosecuting any individual suspected of being involved in the Tantalus killings under the federal “Carjacking Correction Act of 1996,” Title 18, section 2119 of the U.S. Public Code. If this not a legal use of the federal statute, I would appreciate a public statement from Carlisle as to why this federal law cannot be used. I am not an attorney, but a federal prosecution of this crime would reduce the possibility of family connections or family money affecting the outcome of this case. The federal barriers to presenting an insanity defense might be higher than those of a local prosecution. Also, the death penalty is an option in a federal case. I am not a vengeful person, but most of what I have heard in the media is about Adam Mau-Goffredo’s history of mental illness. I cannot forget the voice of the surviving daughter of the Mr. and Mrs. Takamori saying t
