Comments on: One more reason why capital punishment should be eliminated

By: Randall

Randall — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:21:31 +0000

How about: if it’s proven beyond any doubt that an innocent man has been executed, then the judge, the prosecutor and the governor ALL go directly to death row.

That should make them a little more careful at their jobs…

By: Plaintiff Guy

Plaintiff Guy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:47:50 +0000

There should be a mandatory 7 or 11 year prison term then death by humane injection. A more punishing prisoner thought process but also allow’s time for new evidence. Imposed death has more impact on the living. We (executioners and public) absorb some of the demon the condemned no longer possess.

By: Costner

Costner — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:11:48 +0000

I guess I look at having to live in a concrete and iron box for the rest of my life a heck of a lot more of a punishment than having a needle poked into my arm and falling asleep.

Maybe some people just really, really fear death and the threat of death is the ultimate punishment, but I doubt it. Studies have also shown capital punishment has no effect on crime, so I’m left wondering what the true purpose is.

Put them to work in a labor camp and feed them bread and water – seems like that would be a lot worse. Reserve the better treatment for those who will rejoin society one day… but for those who are lifers I see no reason to waste resources on them.

By: l3wis

l3wis — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:52:42 +0000

“Maybe it would be cheaper to cremate them.”

What does a match and gallon of gasoline cost these days?

By: Angry Guy

Angry Guy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:39:45 +0000

“Besides – it costs more money to put a man to death than it does to keep him in prison for a lifetime.”

I agree, if it is done with the intent of keeping them in prison for 20 year before we do it. If you have a confessed/convicted killer/rapist/habitual criminal that is sentenced to death, they should get one appeal, a meal, a bullet behind the ear with a short fall into an unmarked grave. Maybe it would be cheaper to cremate them. Sure, there are circumstances that must be considered on a case by case basis, but the U.S. spends too much pampering these monsters. Death row should be more like a trip to the hospital for a terminal illness, than a years long vacation to the Penn.

By: Costner

Costner — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:21:14 +0000

The efforts of the Innocence Project have resulted in at least 17 people who were on death row being released after they were proven to not have committed the crime.

If that isn’t evidence enough that capital punishment should be eliminated, I don’t know what is. Humans are unreliable and corrupt, so I feel it is best to error on the side of caution. Besides – it costs more money to put a man to death than it does to keep him in prison for a lifetime.