Ohio School shooter sentenced to life in prison

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by August

I agree. I'm just concerned with the governments ability to only prosecute the guilty. You can't take back the DP once it's carried out.

Which is why I keep saying, "repeat offenders" and "serial killer".

I think it's entirely possible for someone to be falsely accused and convicted once, but not multiple times.

For example, here's two character's that should not be alive and kicking:


You think they got falsely accused. I don't!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

You think they got falsely accused. I don't!

Manson is an interesting case. He got a death sentence. Then California repealed their death penalty. Then California reinstated their Death Penalty. It was decided that Manson's original sentence couldn't be reinstated because that would be the same as upping it for someone who was convicted when death wasn't an option. So he sits there, and every so often he comes up for parole review, and is always turned down. He's probably happy about that, considering how long he would survive on the outside.

My friend Rocky was once having a discussion on the death penalty. He was supporting it and the other person said that the DP isn't really a deterrent, which is arguably true. Rocky's answer to that was "Really? How many women has Ted Bundy killed recently?"

He was supporting it and the other person said that the DP isn't really a deterrent, which is arguably true. Rocky's answer to that was "Really? How many women has Ted Bundy killed recently?"

But if it was a deterrent then Bundy wouldn't have killed, if Bundys execution was a deterrent then he would have been the last serial killer.

How many women would Bundy have killed recently if he was locked up for life on conviction?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

How many women would Bundy have killed recently if he was locked up for life on conviction?

Bundy escaped from jail. Twice. And killed again while he was free.

Also I wasn't telling the story to support the death penalty. My opinion on that changes fairly regularly. I was just telling a story about an old friend.

On the other hand I laughed when during the 1988 presidential debates Michael Dukakis, a strong anti-death-penalty candidate, was asked if he would still be against it if his own wife was raped and murdered. Poor Dukakis looked like the proverbial deer caught in the headlights, then finally gave a solemn stock answer that sounded like he was reading from a script. I laughed because I instantly knew what I would have said: "Yes, I would still be against the death penalty because I wouldn't want to fry for what I did to the *#&@^) when I caught up with him!"

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

. I laughed because I instantly knew what I would have said: "Yes, I would still be against the death penalty because I wouldn't want to fry for what I did to the *#&@^) when I caught up with him!"

Seriously. If a man's wife and child were murdered, I doubt their are few in that position who would not be burning with a desire to kill the bastard who did it.

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

But if it was a deterrent then Bundy wouldn't have killed, if Bundys execution was a deterrent then he would have been the last serial killer.

How many women would Bundy have killed recently if he was locked up for life on conviction?

A deterrant doesn't necessarily stop every instance of what's being deterred, though.

Tough drunk driving laws certainly deters some people from driving intoxicated. Still people do it.

In any case, ever see the film "Law Abiding Citizen"? I would totally be for this killer meeting someone like Gerard Butler's character.