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backscatter712

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86. Still opposed - too many fuckups in death penalty cases.

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 07:13 PM

Apr 2015

There are far too many cases where innocent people end up on death row, then there are execution fuckups, such as with lethal injections, and overall too many problems with the process.

Granted, I'm not going to expend energy trying to prevent Tsarnaev from being executed - looks like he was caught dead to rights, and I have better things to do with my time then show sympathy for a mass murderer. I don't approve of executions, but I fail to give a shit about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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Tsarnaev? Death penalty? Your thoughts.... [View all] ghostsinthemachine Apr 2015 OP

Still against it. nt RandiFan1290 Apr 2015 #1

I still like waffles. Katashi_itto Apr 2015 #98

No. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #2

Nope DrDan Apr 2015 #3

No. And I still oppose supermax prisons. cali Apr 2015 #4

It's too kind for someone so young tenderfoot Apr 2015 #5

Younguns DustyJoe Apr 2015 #65

Too bad I couldn't care less about your blood thirsty opinion. tenderfoot Apr 2015 #69

Better Yet... Deport him to Russia AnnieBW Apr 2015 #104

no TreasonousBastard Apr 2015 #6

IMO, either you believe the state has the right to kill or you do not. merrily Apr 2015 #7

That is my position on it as well. Erose999 Apr 2015 #82

Cool. Always happy when I can agree with someone. merrily Apr 2015 #83

No. Life in prison with no parole is a worse sentence. Vinca Apr 2015 #8

+1 (nt) jeff47 Apr 2015 #12

That is correct. KamaAina Apr 2015 #52

Did I miss this? NY reinstated the DP? Raine1967 Apr 2015 #85

Well, it was, sort of, by a court decision KamaAina Apr 2015 #88

It's pretty much Done in NY. I don't think the DP will be used in the state anymore. Raine1967 Apr 2015 #100

Let's hope not! KamaAina Apr 2015 #105

I am against the death penalty. Also, he's said he wanted to be a martyr, so... MANative Apr 2015 #9

That is my argument, too. Old and In the Way Apr 2015 #42

Exactly. The death penalty is incredibly EXPENSIVE because of all of the required appeals... MANative Apr 2015 #62

In my view, life sentence without parole is the greater punishment Xipe Totec Apr 2015 #10

Against the death penalty here. bvf Apr 2015 #11

No sarisataka Apr 2015 #13

No. Life in prison, no chance for parole. Arkana Apr 2015 #14

No... Use of the DP only puts us closer to the brutality and incivility of our enemies. hlthe2b Apr 2015 #15

Always against it. I think life with parole eligibility after some years is appropriate. morningfog Apr 2015 #16

Assuming heavy rehabilitation and mental health care, I agree. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #29

Absolutley, I don't think he is entitled to a date certain release, just that he should be eligible morningfog Apr 2015 #68

worse how? Desert805 Apr 2015 #90

No. Policy should not be about the exceptional case. nt RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #17

I am opposed to the death penalty in all cases. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2015 #18

Still against but I'd be okay with him spending the rest of his days Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2015 #19

I didn't read your response before posting JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #40

The death penalty is wrong. life in prison is fine with me. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #20

No. herding cats Apr 2015 #21

Jail for life. No parole. hifiguy Apr 2015 #22

No. He said he wants to be a martyr so no way would I give him that nt riderinthestorm Apr 2015 #23

I'm still for the death penalty in some cases where the crime is heinous and agency is certain. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #24

No. And I was annoyed by the make up of the jury. Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #25

I think that in a DP Ms. Yertle Apr 2015 #51

Yes, but do they have to stack the deck to favor that outcome? Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 #81

No. bravenak Apr 2015 #26

I'm always against it treestar Apr 2015 #27

No ProfessorGAC Apr 2015 #28

No. question everything Apr 2015 #30

No. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #31

No. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #32

No. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #33

No to death penalty in the US frazzled Apr 2015 #34

Nope. My opposition to capital punishment is total. MineralMan Apr 2015 #35

Assuming he can contemplate his deeds, Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2015 #36

No and never. Phentex Apr 2015 #37

In this case, I don't care either way. zappaman Apr 2015 #38

Nope - against the death penalty JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #39

Against the DP in all cases, no exceptions. n/t Coventina Apr 2015 #41

No underpants Apr 2015 #43

No. He needs to live a long life behind bars. louis-t Apr 2015 #44

No and no. I don't believe in the death penalty. Eugene Apr 2015 #45

I only support the DP in cases where inmates' crimes can't be controlled in prison LeftInTX Apr 2015 #46

Opposed in most cases - TBF Apr 2015 #47

In this case, the DP Ms. Yertle Apr 2015 #48

No. Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #49

Nope. KamaAina Apr 2015 #50

I am against the death penalty Marrah_G Apr 2015 #53

No death penalty ever. yallerdawg Apr 2015 #54

He is very young. Rot in jail for the rest of his life HockeyMom Apr 2015 #55

Nope. Warpy Apr 2015 #56

No, my... onyourleft Apr 2015 #57

No. nt stevenleser Apr 2015 #58

Tsarnaev's guilt does no change the fact that innocent people have been put to death. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #59

Not for anybody, no matter the crime. nt longship Apr 2015 #60

I only have a singular exception to my stance against the death penalty Scootaloo Apr 2015 #61

I am against Capital Punishment Trajan Apr 2015 #63

I oppose the death penalty in all cases. Blue_In_AK Apr 2015 #64

Going to prison will be the death penalty for him. Maybe not right away, but he is a marked man. Rex Apr 2015 #66

Against the death penalty, hope he spends the rest of his natural life in WI_DEM Apr 2015 #67

Life in prison with no chance at parole steve2470 Apr 2015 #70

Nope. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #71

No... I oppose the death penalty but I wouldn't be holding any candle light vigils for him. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #72

Nope. No one deserves killing. Not the victims, not the perpetrator. haele Apr 2015 #73

Some folks deserve to die. It's just not up to civil society to pull the trigger./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #75

no ... I don't need him to die. I don't need anyone to die as punishment HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #74

No more killing. nt peace13 Apr 2015 #76

No why let him be a martyr (even in his own eyes)? Let him rot in jail forever Vincardog Apr 2015 #77

No. DeadLetterOffice Apr 2015 #78

Against the death penalty, but I won't shed any tears for him, either. TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #79

FFS when will Dems stop supporting the DP? Look at the other countries that have it and.... Logical Apr 2015 #80

No- in solitary. Complete solitary 24/7/365 The Green Manalishi Apr 2015 #84

Still opposed - too many fuckups in death penalty cases. backscatter712 Apr 2015 #86

No. No death penalty. Raine1967 Apr 2015 #87

Nope. KamaAina Apr 2015 #89

He can rot in a cell, that's worse than the DP. Desert805 Apr 2015 #91

No Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #92

No. If anyone deserves it, he does... Adrahil Apr 2015 #93

Still against death penalty. avebury Apr 2015 #94

No. LWolf Apr 2015 #95

I believe the death penalty is immoral and unethical -- in ALL cases... markpkessinger Apr 2015 #96

I have a problem with the way the Prosecutors ran the trial. avebury Apr 2015 #97

Here's the thing about the death penalty Major Nikon Apr 2015 #99

The last thing you want to do with martyrs DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #101

not one bit awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #102

Don't Make A Martyr Out of Him AnnieBW Apr 2015 #103

no....you cannot teach that killing is wrong by killing Skittles Apr 2015 #106