No, she should have been convicted of manslaughter not murder. I'm not saying people should be executed instantly after conviction, but for the most heinous crimes I believe it should be an option.
Trump reinstates death penalty for federal crimes
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No, she should have been convicted of manslaughter not murder. I'm not saying people should be executed instantly after conviction, but for the most heinous crimes I believe it should be an option.
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But she was convicted of murder (the most heinous of crimes) and there was no argument that she killed her husband. They had 100% proof right?
Or is the death penalty only for crimes where you get an emotional response for retribution?
Without being on the Jury and hearing all the facts we cant know, the article makes it sounds like she was suffering abuse at the time and that surely gives a diminished responsibility. But torturing and abusing your 2 year old daughter like one of the crimes listed on page 1? That is a crime where execution should be considered.
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well if we had it over here i would have no problem making this fella a contender
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-49192634
what an utter utter monster.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-49192634
what an utter utter monster.
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Lets hope Boris brings it back over here too, also the stoning, hanging, fingers cut-off etc, hopefully then people will start to learn
Only if we can start with the lying scumbags in parliament.
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What lesson do you want people to learn?
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I never understand people like you folk, why are you advocating their execution?
They should have been put in a concrete box for the rest of their days, so they can waste away all the while contemplating the choices that have put them there - THAT is punishment.
What you're offering up is nothing short of an easy way out.
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They'll be terrified probably and experience a little bit of what their victims felt
Pointless.
Well, for starters it removes any chance of them indoctrinating others into committing evil acts, it removes any chance of them escaping, it removes any chance of them being released on some technicality, and it removes any chance of them harming prison staff or other inmates.
All which are resolved with a well designed prison, oh boy, how difficult.
Is locking someone up in a concrete room for the rest of their life with no possibility of release or contribution to society more humane or less humane than execution? I mean you would assume that without any social interaction or access to any sort of intellectual or physical stimulation most reasonable people would suffer from long term mental health disorders. This would seem to me to be effectively psychological torture, but this is preferable to execution apparently.
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I fully support the return of the death penalty.
So now it's about what's humane now is it? Jesus. Any and all possible arguments to justify killing someone, i don't give **** if they go insane, they shouldn't have murdered someone, that's their penance.
And who said they'd be confined to a box anyway, there are ways to design something that allows for some "outside" time, a major factor of mental health is simply being among nature, they can have their own little garden if it pleases.
When a functional VR system can be made, we can plop them in it forever and feed them intravenously.
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Can you be specific on what your plan is for their imprisonment as an alternative to the death penalty, they get a garden now? Should someone who has killed 2 children get a cell with a garden? Do they get any visitation rights?