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KamaAina

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68. Okay, I'm off the fence. No supermax.

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Wed Apr 8, 2015, 06:18 PM

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If you could choose the sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev..... [View all] Nye Bevan Apr 2015 OP

Is he particularly violent or good at escape? jberryhill Apr 2015 #1

Well, he has a precedent of pretty serious violence. Gangly tho he may look. nt Xipe Totec Apr 2015 #16

Yeah, I don't think he'll be building many bombs in any prison jberryhill Apr 2015 #17

Would the other prisoners be a threat to him? mythology Apr 2015 #123

I never understood the appeal of the death penalty -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2015 #2

Can you picture eight kids being held hostage in a school somewhere Yupster Apr 2015 #129

life in prison but what jail he serves in the authorities can determine. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #3

Life without parole Vogon_Glory Apr 2015 #4

Yep, that's what someone else mentioned to me today, let him live out his RKP5637 Apr 2015 #84

I would choose Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #5

He had his fair trial. Nt hack89 Apr 2015 #126

Life without parole in regular prison. hifiguy Apr 2015 #6

it seems to me that this young man can be rehabilitated.... mike_c Apr 2015 #7

Thank you. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #13

Interesting JonLP24 Apr 2015 #47

Thanks for that link. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #103

"prison should not be about punishment"- sorry, but fuck that. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #98

Rehabilitated? LisaL Apr 2015 #48

Irrelevant. Has nothing to do with possibility of rehabiltaion in the future. HERVEPA Apr 2015 #51

Really? I think it might very well have EVERYTHING to do with it. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #96

If he has yet to show remorse, I think it has everything to do with it TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #116

Id rather not risk it Travis_0004 Apr 2015 #54

Then we'd need to send him to another country because we don't do that here in America justiceischeap Apr 2015 #111

I don't know. I do know it wouldn't be either of the first two options. closeupready Apr 2015 #8

He's said he wants to be a martyr. I would deny him that. riderinthestorm Apr 2015 #9

Still on the fence on Supermax KamaAina Apr 2015 #10

Okay, I'm off the fence. No supermax. KamaAina Apr 2015 #68

I'd just end it Aerows Apr 2015 #11

There's a painful truth to this. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #14

The death penalty in this country is not quick csziggy Apr 2015 #124

This was a silly alert. zappaman Apr 2015 #19

Discussions at DU are being shut down for silly alerts like that. Mika Apr 2015 #20

Not it is not. Not by a long shot. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2015 #21

Lol from the poster here since 2012, since that decidedly is when things were "good" on DU. Agschmid Apr 2015 #26

Ahem, I've been a DUer since 2005. Thanks for your comment, though. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2015 #28

Cool! What was your name before? zappaman Apr 2015 #30

Well not on this account. Agschmid Apr 2015 #31

Nope, not on this account. Nick changed when allowed by admins in 2009 after shrub and last when I ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2015 #33

And I said change can be good. Agschmid Apr 2015 #37

I merely offered my opinion Aerows Apr 2015 #23

You wanted... TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #82

TYY Aerows Apr 2015 #93

yw ..nt TeeYiYi Apr 2015 #94

No they aren't... Agschmid Apr 2015 #25

Do you have a problem Aerows Apr 2015 #42

Those weren't humane ways. Agschmid Apr 2015 #44

Tell me what you consider humane, then Aerows Apr 2015 #59

A trial by his peers and then jail. Agschmid Apr 2015 #69

He is having a trial by his peers Aerows Apr 2015 #70

Well there you go then... Agschmid Apr 2015 #71

Choice of Words Aerows Apr 2015 #72

Not waiting for anything it's clear where you stand... Agschmid Apr 2015 #73

yes let's put "air quotes" around the "bad word" used about the "guy" who Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Agschmid Apr 2015 #110

I agree with you. cwydro Apr 2015 #45

I don't know what I'd do with the dude Aerows Apr 2015 #61

Yup. cwydro Apr 2015 #85

some in this thread are deeply offended and disturbed that folks here are calling the shitstain Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #100

The one of rampant homophobia and misogyny? Fearless Apr 2015 #50

Where on earth Aerows Apr 2015 #62

I guess offering an opinion Aerows Apr 2015 #22

A good chunk of this place has gone off the rails, to a certain extent. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #105

I hate the death penalty but yes, really dumb alert. HERVEPA Apr 2015 #53

A ridiculous alert. Those that alert because they can't tolerate differing opinions. DU is RKP5637 Apr 2015 #86

Silly alert. 840high Apr 2015 #91

Nope, you must love the other countries who execute people. None I admire. nt Logical Apr 2015 #79

Hello there Aerows Apr 2015 #80

It does tell a lot. DP is a terrible thing. Look at the list. Get back to me. nt Logical Apr 2015 #83

Vacillating between parole or not treestar Apr 2015 #12

Killing him gains us nothing. madamesilverspurs Apr 2015 #15

Yeah, I felt that way about Tim McVeigh jberryhill Apr 2015 #18

He was interviewed at length 2naSalit Apr 2015 #88

You don't get the perspective of time jberryhill Apr 2015 #89

Actually... 2naSalit Apr 2015 #90

I oppose the death penalty in all cases. Blue_In_AK Apr 2015 #24

Life in a solitary cell with moondust Apr 2015 #27

Wow. closeupready Apr 2015 #32

How long do you think he'd survive general population? NightWatcher Apr 2015 #29

He is a dead man walking in. Wrong kind of infamy in this country. Rex Apr 2015 #35

" he might get some protection from the muslim gangs" Fearless Apr 2015 #49

There is every kind of gang under the sun in big prisons. nt hifiguy Apr 2015 #60

He's not clever or smart or dangerous enough to be in supermax. geek tragedy Apr 2015 #34

If I understand his actions and guilt correctly. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #36

Supermax prisons are horrible Kalidurga Apr 2015 #38

I have not followed the trial, but did he express ANY sense or remorse? Skittles Apr 2015 #39

Not according to the prosecution. LisaL Apr 2015 #55

OK Skittles Apr 2015 #56

I would choose life without parole in a federal prison. Jenoch Apr 2015 #40

So long as he never knows one moment of freedom again, I don't care what they do with him. WillowTree Apr 2015 #41

Life, no parole. Not Supermax. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2015 #43

That's my position too. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #52

My position Aerows Apr 2015 #63

Note that I said "not solitary" Spider Jerusalem Apr 2015 #64

And I'm not disagreeing with you Aerows Apr 2015 #66

Life with the possibility of parole Fearless Apr 2015 #46

Public safety seems a legitimate social objective for prison HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #57

Killing people isn't a valid religious belief. Fearless Apr 2015 #74

yes, that's certainly the narrative from dominant culture HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #76

His religious right to jihad doesn't extend to killing and maiming people with bombs mythology Apr 2015 #125

He wants the death penalty so he can be seen as a martyr Terra Alta Apr 2015 #58

Life without parole. Period. DinahMoeHum Apr 2015 #65

I chose life without parole because I oppose the death penalty BainsBane Apr 2015 #67

Life with parole possibility. roamer65 Apr 2015 #75

I don't think we gain anything by applying death penalty. I'd let him earn little bit better prison Hoyt Apr 2015 #77

I Like exposing the "progressives" who support the DP. Many names not a shock. nt Logical Apr 2015 #78

It's interesting as long as one does not crack open a notebook and record names... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #81

Yup. Agschmid Apr 2015 #87

he's makin a list, he's checkin it twice.... Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #99

Sounds like you got a lot of "free time". romanic Apr 2015 #118

I am opposed to DP and mandatory Life without parole. morningfog Apr 2015 #92

Had the bombings occurred 9 months earlier, would he have been any less reprehensible? brooklynite Apr 2015 #109

That's not the question. morningfog Apr 2015 #113

Freedom then becomes an abstract concept... brooklynite Apr 2015 #117

Persons convicted of murder (even multiple murders) are released on parole morningfog Apr 2015 #121

I am always of two minds on this type of topic. Jamastiene Apr 2015 #95

“That’s Jane with two legs,” he said of his 6-year-old daughter. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #97

I don't believe in the death penalty or 'life' sentences, but I do believe in 'indefinite' sentences Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #102

Life without parole. Death penalty will give him about 15 years of appeals. Paper Roses Apr 2015 #104

Death penalty certainly makes for a more costly appeal. morningfog Apr 2015 #106

Life in Supermax (nt) bigwillq Apr 2015 #107

time like this I appreciate the "show usernames" option DrDan Apr 2015 #108

Agreed! Now we can clearly identify torture advocates... Marengo Apr 2015 #122

Most folks don't hide their feelings. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #127

I'm rather surprised by some who are advocating the DP or life in the supermax... Marengo Apr 2015 #128

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #131

Not Supermax LynnTTT Apr 2015 #112

I don't want him to become LibertyLover Apr 2015 #114

Cake. Orsino Apr 2015 #115

Death or Supermax romanic Apr 2015 #119

Life without parole in supermax rollin74 Apr 2015 #120

Any of the first three options suit me Shrek Apr 2015 #130