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Quantess

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81. If you say so. Sounds like that means I'm for the DP,

Fri Jan 27, 2012, 04:25 PM

Jan 2012

even though I'm generally opposed, but in this case I'm not really bent out of shape either way. A life sentence would be adequate, but if he ends up getting executed I don't really care, at all.

Hmm...okay. So I'm a death penalty proponent then. I had no idea until today. If that's how you choose to define it, fine with me.

But you do understand that if I label myself as pro-death-penalty, it will only confuse people.

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This is one of those cases that I believe in the death penality [View all] jorno67 Jan 2012 OP

I don't.... mike_c Jan 2012 #1

Then I am wrong... jorno67 Jan 2012 #3

I too am wrong sometimes. Whisp Jan 2012 #70

The death penalty is NOT state sponsored murder MicaelS Jan 2012 #66

There are too many innocent people on death row rustydog Jan 2012 #113

EVERY district atty needs to do what the one in Dallas did. YellowRubberDuckie Jan 2012 #114

This guy would suffer a lot more hifiguy Jan 2012 #2

It's also cheaper to lock him up for life proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #5

Not cheaper for the taxpayers. RebelOne Jan 2012 #43

This has been proven. nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #51

Tax payers spend more on executions than life in prison. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #96

Yes it is cheaper due to legal costs attached to appeals of the death penalty proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #107

Wouldn't that depend on which he fears more? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #10

Why not lock him up the rest of his natural life? Quantess Jan 2012 #4

I don't know... jorno67 Jan 2012 #13

Wow, that's nauseating. Quantess Jan 2012 #41

He'll stew in his own juices Aerows Jan 2012 #52

I totally agree. I, too, am normally against the DP, but with this case and that of little Booster Jan 2012 #62

Dr. Pettit can no longer practice medicine. Some good news is that he is engaged to be CTyankee Jan 2012 #6

I didn't know Dr.Pettit is engaged Corgigal Jan 2012 #8

The girls' mother was strangled first. The older girl did get free of the rope binding her to the CTyankee Jan 2012 #80

Either you support it or not nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #7

Is the goal to make the world better? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #11

What is the goal in killing people? nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #14

I was under the impression it was punishment. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #15

Why not just lock him up for the rest of his life? Hugabear Jan 2012 #19

I always thought that was a lot more cruel. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #20

So you feel an extended false imprisonment would be a more serious NoGOPZone Jan 2012 #28

Are you saying this person would be falsely imprisoned? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #32

No. An Example NoGOPZone Jan 2012 #38

It would be to me. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #40

I feel the opposite but respect your consistency. Most people I pose NoGOPZone Jan 2012 #46

Punishment is application of negative stimulus. This is vengeance. immoderate Jan 2012 #21

Does the family deserve vengeance? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #25

Since when is our justice system based upon vengeance? Hugabear Jan 2012 #29

That was not what I asked. I asked if you thought the family deserved vengeance. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #30

Totally different situation Hugabear Jan 2012 #34

What if he killed him right after he committed the murders? Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #37

It would be justifiable nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #48

Even if the convicted began to run in the opposite direction and the husband chased/shot him? Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #50

That would be up to a jury to decide Hugabear Jan 2012 #49

My view is that if it was proven that the convicted committed the murders Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #53

After I read the last one, I agree nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #55

It's entirely outside of our legal system... JSnuffy Jan 2012 #99

is there any doubt that he did the crime? Adsos Letter Jan 2012 #18

to make sure they Carolina Jan 2012 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #23

And a society that kills its citizens is superior how? nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #36

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I support it, and it is not revenge MicaelS Jan 2012 #68

That is what I wrote for my Death Penalty 410 class. blueamy66 Jan 2012 #105

Me too, Jorno67... Ecumenist Jan 2012 #9

Hmmmm Kelvin Mace Jan 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #27

Well, I did say Kelvin Mace Jan 2012 #74

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Killing people is not the function of a society. immoderate Jan 2012 #16

What are your alternate suggestions for punishment? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #17

Are you being deliberately obtuse? Hugabear Jan 2012 #22

No. I am simply asking what you would rather see and why. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #24

Keeping them in prison seems to work pretty well Hugabear Jan 2012 #31

So locking them in an environment of rape and torture is preferable? Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #35

Oh, so by killing them you are just "protecting" them nobodyspecial Jan 2012 #39

No. I'm just trying to see if the goal is to maximize punishment. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #42

Exactly what does "maximize punishment" mean? immoderate Jan 2012 #60

What about bank robbers and other violent criminals? Hugabear Jan 2012 #47

How is this RW or LW? Robbed items can be returned, lives not so much. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #54

Assuming we're talking about homocidal maniacs... immoderate Jan 2012 #44

+1 redqueen Jan 2012 #93

I agree wholeheartedly n/t OhioChick Jan 2012 #26

Actually, he did get life.... TheCowsCameHome Jan 2012 #33

Unfortunately, with appeals, it will be years later. chrisa Jan 2012 #78

Or they'll die of old age, whichever comes first. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2012 #87

My objection to the death penalty isn't about those that deserve it. Iggo Jan 2012 #56

I'm with Iggo on this one. No DUplicitous DUpe Jan 2012 #76

+1 redqueen Jan 2012 #94

I think you crossed the line ... GeorgeGist Jan 2012 #57

Really, in what way? Curious. Quantess Jan 2012 #71

While I won't lose any sleep over this particular case... Bruce Wayne Jan 2012 #58

What fraction of an innocent person are you willing to kill to get this guy? Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #59

You are either for capital punishment or you are not. MineralMan Jan 2012 #61

What if you're sort of ambivalent in cases like this? Quantess Jan 2012 #73

Again, you're either for or against the death penalty. MineralMan Jan 2012 #77

If you say so. Sounds like that means I'm for the DP, Quantess Jan 2012 #81

Then you are for the P obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #98

I'm not emotional about it at all, though. Quantess Jan 2012 #100

It is hard for me to be unbiased as I grew up in Cheshire and lived down the street from where Jennicut Jan 2012 #63

One other observation.... Kelvin Mace Jan 2012 #64

+1 jorno67 Jan 2012 #65

Cheshire police. No one there has ever dealt with anything. Jennicut Jan 2012 #69

Being improperly trained is not an excuse Kelvin Mace Jan 2012 #72

No, it is not. Jennicut Jan 2012 #75

I say genpop, for as long as it takes. cliffordu Jan 2012 #67

The Death Penalty should be abolished. white_wolf Jan 2012 #82

This is why I love the DU. It always makes me think. I can see both sides of the arguments... renie408 Jan 2012 #83

There definitely is room for ambivalence about the DP Quantess Jan 2012 #84

I am against the death penalty period. NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #85

Agreed. MrSlayer Jan 2012 #86

This killer of a 7-year-old girl deserved to die. RebelOne Jan 2012 #88

oook fascisthunter Jan 2012 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author RebelOne Jan 2012 #89

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One death does not get undone by another. I am opposed to the the death penalty. Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #91

I think this is where I am at with this... jorno67 Jan 2012 #101

I will argue anything, sometimes just for the sake of arguing . . . . Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author RebelOne Jan 2012 #92

Why should we spend the extra resources on a murderer? ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #95

How many innocent people are you willing to put to death, in order to kill the truly guilty? Hugabear Jan 2012 #104

I am willing to sacrifice every living creature on Earth to make sure we kill the right one. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #111

Apologies Hugabear Jan 2012 #115

Happens all the time. No worries. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #116

Never could understand the death penalty, If they are dead their suffering has stopped krawhitham Jan 2012 #103

Nobody "deserves" the death penalty Major Nikon Jan 2012 #106

+1 trumad Jan 2012 #108

Resorting to execution is bad for humanity. surrealAmerican Jan 2012 #109

he's as bad as that awful guy who burned his family to death in Texas - oh, wait. nt arely staircase Jan 2012 #112

This is the story that Oprah did a story on in her last season. Firebrand Gary Jan 2012 #117

So I just saw Paradise Lost 3 last night jorno67 Jan 2012 #118

The state should not... meaculpa2011 Jan 2012 #119