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peppertree

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11. Sad, but true.

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 15, 2023, 02:14 PM

Feb 2023

I don't wish it on anyone - but when someone's crossed the line that far, it's only inevitable.

To say nothing of the afterlife...

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Buffalo grocery mass shooter gets life in prison during tense sentencing hearing for racist attack [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 OP

Ten lives lost. So many others shattered. All are victims, some just have to continue to suffer. twodogsbarking Feb 2023 #1

Should've gotten death The Grand Illuminist Feb 2023 #2

A fate worse than death peppertree Feb 2023 #3

It all depends where they put him. The Grand Illuminist Feb 2023 #6

Good point. peppertree Feb 2023 #12

He will not have to provoke anyone. He's a racist killer. If he hits gen pop he will be killed ZonkerHarris Feb 2023 #7

Sad, but true. peppertree Feb 2023 #11

they will have to keep that doughboy in isolation for the rest of his life. which is cool too ZonkerHarris Feb 2023 #13

+1 peppertree Feb 2023 #20

I agree! secondwind Feb 2023 #9

Thanks. peppertree Feb 2023 #14

I agree PatSeg Feb 2023 #34

Thanks - and may it be an example any others out there like him peppertree Feb 2023 #39

We can always hope PatSeg Feb 2023 #45

Sadly, though, I doubt it'll be the last peppertree Feb 2023 #47

That's the Republican stance, too. NullTuples Feb 2023 #4

Agree. The Mouth Feb 2023 #5

Nope, the death penalty is wrong, period, no exceptions. groundloop Feb 2023 #8

Ofttimes there are no other choices. The Grand Illuminist Feb 2023 #24

A general rule... Happy Hoosier Feb 2023 #19

Yes, capital punishment PatSeg Feb 2023 #35

And if those options run out The Grand Illuminist Feb 2023 #40

I can't imagine any scenario PatSeg Feb 2023 #46

Maybe he can be sarisataka Feb 2023 #23

Well, that ship has sailed, as the saying goes. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #37

I am with you sarisataka Feb 2023 #38

He was convicted and sentenced on state charges in NY clementine613 Feb 2023 #31

This was his state hearing, and NY State doesn't have the death penalty jmowreader Feb 2023 #36

+++ llashram Feb 2023 #10

it would only happen once. He was tough with a gun against unarmed people. It will be fun for him ZonkerHarris Feb 2023 #16

While I do not condone any violence, or I support government sanctioned killing, Chainfire Feb 2023 #15

Payton will have the next sixty or seventy years to think about what he did PatrickforB Feb 2023 #17

So true IbogaProject Feb 2023 #18

watching the hearing. barbtries Feb 2023 #21

existing being not dead in prison... pirsquared Feb 2023 #30

Wow... that is incredibly well said. It reminds me... CaptainTruth Feb 2023 #33

"All forms of sex are forbidden", said the Warden. pirsquared Feb 2023 #43

Beautifully stated. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #41

For all the speculation that he will be attacked and killed on the inside, Aristus Feb 2023 #22

+1. He will be a revered figure in prison. dalton99a Feb 2023 #26

POS needs to be dead. dalton99a Feb 2023 #25

Maybe he does, but I don't think it's the government's job to make that happen. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #42

It would take minimal effort sarisataka Feb 2023 #27

If only justice was meted swiftly Marthe48 Feb 2023 #28

He'll be a hero to the Aryan Brotherhood and other racist groups in prison Warpy Feb 2023 #29

Scum. Just scum. CaptainTruth Feb 2023 #32

wonder if this will play out like Sirhan Sirhan Justice has republianmushroom Feb 2023 #44

Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 #48