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4. Agreed, Peggy ...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Fri May 15, 2015, 02:42 PM

May 2015

... and maybe we'll get rid of the death penalty before his decades of appeals are done.

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death for Boston Marathon bombing – live [View all] uppityperson May 2015 OP

I am sorry to hear this. Life without possibility of parole would have been much better, IMHO. CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #1

I am in agreement. eom uppityperson May 2015 #2

Agreed, Peggy ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #4

Same here. [eom] cdogzilla May 2015 #9

Welcome to DU. I've a question uppityperson May 2015 #92

The 'c' is for 'Chris' cdogzilla May 2015 #96

Except some here have argued that "life without parole" is cruel and unusual punishment FLPanhandle May 2015 #11

"if no doubt of guilt exists" F4lconF16 May 2015 #20

There is no doubt of guilt in this case FLPanhandle May 2015 #45

There have been death penalty cases before F4lconF16 May 2015 #47

i don't think this is an innocent man. samsingh May 2015 #50

I don't, but that is entirely ignoring the point. nt F4lconF16 May 2015 #60

Again, this is not one of those cases FLPanhandle May 2015 #69

Does that matter? F4lconF16 May 2015 #70

Of course it matters FLPanhandle May 2015 #72

Then it comes down to what we think is ethical. F4lconF16 May 2015 #74

No problem FLPanhandle May 2015 #76

Life in a Supermax Ms. Yertle May 2015 #34

I agree elfin May 2015 #62

I'm not sure if "torture" is the right word, Gore1FL May 2015 #73

Torture is the medically correct terminology. F4lconF16 May 2015 #78

I totally agree Ms. Yertle. Little Star May 2015 #82

i'm not in favor of killing innocent people. only those who kill others. samsingh May 2015 #49

+1 nt Live and Learn May 2015 #77

Absolutely.We need to protect ourselves from those who would do great harm, Jackpine Radical May 2015 #81

sigh- nothing good comes out of killing him Marrah_G May 2015 #3

Agree, now he's a martyr rather than holding any hope for him uppityperson May 2015 #6

I agree. MH1 May 2015 #26

Agreed. nt darkangel218 May 2015 #30

being in prison would make him a hero samsingh May 2015 #51

How would that make him any less of a hero? bvf May 2015 #68

Sitting in his cell for the rest of his days would have been better SummerSnow May 2015 #5

I agree. nt Catherine Vincent May 2015 #39

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2015 #42

Agreed. RebelOne May 2015 #46

I'm not sure.. haikugal May 2015 #56

I like your argument. Gore1FL May 2015 #75

Welcome to my world Gore1FL. haikugal May 2015 #86

I don't want to see him suffer.. christx30 May 2015 #89

Agreed, but no one is suggesting he will ever be a free man, or that he should be. haikugal May 2015 #90

I've seen some people here christx30 May 2015 #102

I am sad to read this for many reasons. uppityperson May 2015 #7

+1 darkangel218 May 2015 #29

Argh. Civilization 0 Martyrdom 1 Coventina May 2015 #8

The jury found that death penalty was appropriate. My thought--- Paper Roses May 2015 #10

"Why should we, the citizens and taxpayers of Massachusetts pay" KamaAina May 2015 #17

+1 n/t cosmicone May 2015 #25

Opposing the death penalty is not about the recipient of it. Maedhros May 2015 #33

Because we have a rule of law and treestar May 2015 #64

Yes, any errors should be corrected and yes the appeal process should happen. Paper Roses May 2015 #71

Everybody... sendero May 2015 #105

Good riddance to trash. romanic May 2015 #12

There are automatic appeals, whether or not the criminal wishes or not. uppityperson May 2015 #18

Now that proper vengeance can be extracted for his act of terrorism, we can get back to focusing on xocet May 2015 #13

On a related note: Maedhros May 2015 #41

Killing whether it is being done by a court, a signature or by a terrorist is equally wrong... xocet May 2015 #91

It's just another vague, meaningless term - like "terrorist" -that they can use Maedhros May 2015 #95

I was hoping he would get life in supermax rollin74 May 2015 #14

There are a growing number of legal challenges to the ADX Supermax facility. BlueEye May 2015 #31

Martin Richards' parents said it best AngryOldDem May 2015 #15

In a state that doesn't have the DP. KamaAina May 2015 #16

I'm Not Surprised RobinA May 2015 #19

I wish they hadn't done this LibertyLover May 2015 #21

If only he had killed a kid in Florida with a gun. onehandle May 2015 #22

And spending the $400,000 crowd sourced from his high IQ fan club. GoneFishin May 2015 #43

Largely symbolic sentence. bluedigger May 2015 #23

I thought that about Tim McVeigh, too. I was wrong. hlthe2b May 2015 #28

Yes, even if it is overturned treestar May 2015 #66

Great news cosmicone May 2015 #24

I am truly shocked by this... hlthe2b May 2015 #27

Our justice system is the opposite of justice. F4lconF16 May 2015 #44

weren't you more truly shocked when this monster and his brother killed innocent people? samsingh May 2015 #52

That comment is so totally out of place, I will not give you the time of day... hlthe2b May 2015 #57

same to you samsingh May 2015 #58

Must be difficult to posses a mind that allows only for a shock reaction to A... LanternWaste May 2015 #61

Why must there be a comparison? Is it possible to be shocked at both? uppityperson May 2015 #87

that's a good point - but i'm not sure why justice and society's samsingh May 2015 #99

I am too. I thought treestar May 2015 #65

If the death penalty was banned in the Sate in 1984, how does it apply here? FSogol May 2015 #32

Because it was a Federal case, and Federal rules apply. CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #35

oh, that's right. thanks. n/t FSogol May 2015 #37

Ah, you're welcome! n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #40

Federal case, not state rollin74 May 2015 #36

thanks. n/t FSogol May 2015 #38

excellent. This is a just verdict and he deserves it ever so much. samsingh May 2015 #48

Oh well Renew Deal May 2015 #53

Interesting that there were people on this jury who said they were against the death penalty... chelsea0011 May 2015 #54

I have no problem with this sentence Va Lefty May 2015 #55

I kinda doubt a death penalty sentence will deter any other suicide bombers.. LanternWaste May 2015 #59

I doubt he'll never see christx30 May 2015 #63

McVeigh survived until execution... JCMach1 May 2015 #84

I like to see him fitted with a martyr belt.... Historic NY May 2015 #88

I guess we can't get past this death thing in the US, no matter how wrong it is to do so. n/t Jefferson23 May 2015 #67

"wrong" is a personal moral view FLPanhandle May 2015 #79

Murder is always wrong, even when it is made legal by a government to use as a penalty for Jefferson23 May 2015 #80

Murder is a legal term FLPanhandle May 2015 #97

No, I believe I was quite clear and your attempt to reinvent what I said and meant is Jefferson23 May 2015 #98

To quote you... FLPanhandle May 2015 #100

My personal moral bench..well, you have your own bench and I have no interest to sit there with you. Jefferson23 May 2015 #101

The difference is I'm not judging you or your morals FLPanhandle May 2015 #103

I am absolutely making a judgement, I have not been shy about that from my first post. Jefferson23 May 2015 #104

As others have stated, this was a FEDERAL case not Massachusetts,and the jury HAD to agree to death FailureToCommunicate May 2015 #83

I feel numb about this glaeken777 May 2015 #85

revenge is for fools TimeToEvolve May 2015 #93

I am disappointed with the sentence as I was hoping for life without the possibility of parole davidpdx May 2015 #94

Good. Major Hogwash May 2015 #106