Originally Posted by GoodGirl

Wondered if people wanted to talk about the death penalty?

I'm pretty concerned about the quick path to the lethal injection that is becoming more and more common in some of the states, especially Florida and Texas. I know that before when the average time between final sentencing and actual execution was about 12 years, that was perhaps a little on the long side in terms of appeal after appeal (unless there were truly legitimate new evidence), but it disturbs me that the timeframe is now so much shorter.

Are innocent people being put to death just because they don't have the money to get a decent attorney and their time for appeals is running out too quickly?

Sorry to say this, but it almost seems like a conveyer belt in a few states these days, and that disturbs me. Don't get me wrong -- I believe in punishment and deterrents, but it seems like it's out of whack.

Does anyone else have comments on this? BTW, I don't believe in the death penalty -- true life in prison (and not a very cushy prison) is my belief.