Humane Execution
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Rak on Tur'
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I would of gave the guy my thanks, that would be a case where the death penalty would be a good thing.
My main problem with capital punishment is how it can be used as a bargening chip by the prosecution.
The prosecution. ..
lawyers trying desperately to get better jobs.
More concerned with getting convictions instead of convicting someone of crimes they actually committed.
The prosecution routinely adds charges they know are not applicable so that they can make the defendant feel they have gotten a good deal by their removal.
Prosecutors are the most evil part of our justice system .
Red1966
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Nope. Still not murder. Any lawful execution, even in error, is not murder. You keep trying to substitute your opinion for law.
Red1966
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You keep insisting that your opinion supersedes the law. It doesn't. Anyone committing a felony in which a person dies has committed murder under the law. The actual trigger man was guilty of murder also, he just plea bargained. Are you really so arrogant to think your opinion overrules the law?
Red1966
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I can think of several. How else you going to stretch out an execution to fill out a half-hour TV time slot?
Red1966
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Yes
Red1966
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Legally, they are.
Rak on Tur'
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Sadly you are correct, the majority seem to think that way. When I investigated and pushed for the death penalty of two local men here I had to prove with overwhelming evidence on why the death penalty was justified for the nature of the crime. We were given the go ahead after many reports given to the attourney general.
He gave direction that we must only seek the death penalty, we could not accept a plea bargin for a lesser sentance.
Doer
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Law Car. Ever read that one. Roving patrols of auto-justice. "The pain will stop when you sit in the back. Open the door. Watch you head. Next of kin?"
Doer
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Here's one where the killer is eligible for parole but not his buddy....he's been executed.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/those-executed-who-did-not-directly-kill-victim
Doyle Skillern TX White 1/16/1985 Accomplice in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent. He was waiting in a car nearby when the murder happened. The shooter is serving a life sentence, but eligible for parole. ("Killers' Fates Diverged; Accomplice Is Executed; Triggerman Faces Parole," Washington Post, January 16, 1985).
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/those-executed-who-did-not-directly-kill-victim
Doyle Skillern TX White 1/16/1985 Accomplice in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent. He was waiting in a car nearby when the murder happened. The shooter is serving a life sentence, but eligible for parole. ("Killers' Fates Diverged; Accomplice Is Executed; Triggerman Faces Parole," Washington Post, January 16, 1985).
londonfog
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Actually the gunman lied..stating he was not the gunman, thus resulting in him not getting the death chair.
UncleBuck
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same challenge to you as everyone else who answered yes: go be that wrongfully executed person.
in your case though, it;'s probably merited after what you did to your family. twice.
Nutes and Nugs
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We still have Charles in prison.
Red1966
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Doesn't matter whether he was the gunman or not. He was still a participant in murder. You don't seem to get the idea of a felony murder charge. Or think your opinion supersedes the law.
killemsoftly
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He seems to have aged like fine wine.
I recently saw a report or article on this very issue.
Prior to DNA testing, and then the achievement of that test, the error rate for death row was found to be 4%.
I'm not saying that makes it ok. But that was rather low, and the onset of DNA testing greatly reduces this number. But obviously there are no hard and fast statistics of innocent persons on death row, if we knew, they would be released.
The true tragedy is actually states that don't have the death penalty. Much more scrutiny is given to a situation where someone is going to be executed.
If you asked me, having spent 5 days in jail once, a life time of incarceration is not something I could say is greatly preferable to death.
Canna Sylvan
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Save him? Wtf? You'd have to pull me off the mangled body and I'd say, "I don't think he's dead yet!"
killemsoftly
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Stirring the pot again?
