Gabrielle Giffords: First photos of shot congresswoman

[Freiwillige]

He will still be locked up for life just in a mental ward instead of a prison. No execution either

But I do believe he is mentally screwed up. He has a history going back to over a year with documented problems at his school and by acquaintance testimony. He started talking allot of nonsensical gibberish about money and government long before the shooting.

I still think they should fry him mental or not, but again just because he's a nutter doesn't mean he deserves sympathy. Put him out and move on.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Freiwillige

I still think they should fry him mental or not, but again just because he's a nutter doesn't mean he deserves sympathy. Put him out and move on.

I have not agreed so completely with a statement in a long time. Yeah, he's nuts, you have to be to do what he did. He needs to be put down like a rabid dog, not locked in a hospital.

[Gerald]

So he will be able to sit in a closed psychiatric ward in the prison, the rest of his life!

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I have not agreed so completely with a statement in a long time. Yeah, he's nuts, you have to be to do what he did. He needs to be put down like a rabid dog, not locked in a hospital.

Add me to the list of agreement here.

Here's how I see it: if you're competent enough to know you would like a gun, buy the gun, buy ammo for the gun, load the gun, then proceed to a very specific event in order to shoot people associated with said even, you are COMPETENT ENOUGH TO STAND TRIAL!

[yubba]

Hope she doesn't start hanging out with Dick Chenney

[MothBalls]

I wish her well in her recovery. I hope that her and her family can move on with life and not have to suffer any further tragedy like this one.

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Yeah, he's nuts, you have to be to do what he did. He needs to be put down like a rabid dog, not locked in a hospital.

Over 6 billion people on this planet, nobody will miss this one. Keeping him alive is a waste of resources and money that could be put to better use. The "humane" thing to do is put him out of his misery, just like we would for a rabid dog or a lame horse.

[Platapus]

Honestly, and I am sure this makes me a bad person, I have never understood why the death penalty can't be applied to mentally ill people.

Who is more of a threat to our society than a nutter who kills people because some invisible friend tells him to?

If they are mentally competent to commit the crime, they should be mentally competent to do the time.