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In reply to the discussion: I don't think Ariel Castro should receive the death penalty [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)12. He might plead guilty to avoid a trial and the State might make a deal with him
that they would take the death penalty off the table in exchange for the guilty plea and (of course) saving the expense of a trial.
Yes, I know we don't put people in below ground dark cells with leg irons, but I would think some prisons have basements and that is where I hope he would land -- in a basement cell.
I just discussing what I think should happen to they guy but I am sure he could not be denied the ability to go out for ten years either. It is just what I think the guy deserves to have happen to him.
Sam
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I am against the death penalty but in this case it would end his suffering too soon
Samantha
May 2013
#2
Also, the death penalty is so damn expensive. Ohioans should take the money for all his
Squinch
May 2013
#4
I read another thread that said it would be applied on the basis of the miscarraiges
Squinch
May 2013
#5
One commentator said they were still mulling over murder charges for the beatings
Samantha
May 2013
#8
As far as I know, we don't put people in below ground dark cells with leg irons.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#10
He might plead guilty to avoid a trial and the State might make a deal with him
Samantha
May 2013
#12
I think there is no doubt they would keep him segregated from the rest of the prison population
Samantha
May 2013
#13
No it is not an overstatement. From Amnesty International to Human Rights Watch to
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#24
There is zero chance of what I stated I would like to see happen to this man will happen
Samantha
May 2013
#33
"So if he spends a lot of his time in solitary, I certainly will lose no sleep over it."
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#38
At least let me fantasize about breaking him on the Catherine Wheel. n/t
backscatter712
May 2013
#19
There are methods for keeping a prisoner from mingling within the general population
Luminous Animal
May 2013
#32