Was justice served for Yeardley Love?

On Wednesday, February 22, the verdict came down in the George Huguely trial in Charlottesville, VA. The Jury convicted George Huguely a former University of Virginia lacrosse player of second –degree murder of Yeardley Love and of grand larceny conviction.  Love was a student at UVA and a star on the Women’s lacrosse team. Later in the day, the Jury recommended to the judge a 25 year prison sentence and one more year for the grand larceny conviction.  George Huguely was found not guilty on few other charges including breaking and entering and burglary. The Jury convicted Huguley on second degree instead of first degree or life in jail because there was no premeditation of George Huguely wanting to murder Yeardley Love. George Huguely will formally be sentenced on April 16 and from what I have read and heard is that the judge will gave George Huguely the 26 years recommend by the jury.

So was justice served for Yeardley Love and her family? Well I do not believe that Justice served for Yeardley Love and her family. No one really comes out as the winner in all of this. First both families lose, the Charlottesville community loses, The University of Virginia loses, Love’s teammates lose, and Love’s friends lose to name a few. My Cousin knew Yeardley Love since he played Lacrosse for University of North Carolina and one of his teammates was dating Love off and on. He told me that she was a very smart person, who cared about others and who would have very success once she graduated college. So to lose someone like Yeardley Love is beyond words and 26 years cannot bring Love back and all the pain it has caused. I personally wish that he could have gotten a much longer sentence or life in jail because once he gets out jail, he can start a new life.  Yeardley Love will never have a chance to start a new life or anything else.