Just another botched execution...

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by CCIP

That's a pretty stupid myth and paints people in a very negative, primitive light. Is there like, a magical substance that gets released from the tears of the dying criminal that can be made into medicine for grieving relatives? Is there an implication here that death can actually make people happy?

I lost a very close family member to murder a few years ago, over nothing more than about $400 worth of goods, and I can say that I've never felt any desire for the guy who did it to be executed. Although I've never had the opportunity, if I did have to face the perpetrator in court, I would probably be there arguing for leniency on him.

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Sure throwing the word "stupid" around a lot. It's stupid to keep these type of criminals alive in prison, just shoot them. That works most of the time.

Punitive and retributionary justice is a stupid and medieval idea. Justice needs to be protecting and improving society. People are better than this.

You're living in a dreamworld. You should spend a little more time focusing on what these "people" have done to merit a death penalty.

Originally Posted by AngusJS

It's been proven that the death penalty in the US doesn't prevent crime. It costs more to execute someone than to imprison them for life in the current system. And despite all the safeguards, we still are putting innocent people on death row.

It may cost more, but that's only because of the endless appeals and bs that drags the sentence out for decades. If they would execute 30 days after a single appeal, I bet that would bring the cost down.

I will agree with you as far as putting innocent people on death row, that the standard of proof should be very high for death penalty cases. But in cases where the evidence is clear cut, someone who murders a child in cold blood has forfeited the right to continue living. And yes, that will bring the crime rate down by at the very least: 1.