Rape a child, pay with your life, Louisiana argues

wow · #21 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by wibblyesq

I'm not disagreeing that a person like this would be better off dead, but executing someone costs much much more than incarcerating them. Appeals, lawyers, court time, etc cost a lot of money.

Money wise it's not a solid argument, and with the amount of misconvictions (even in this case some poor teen got blamed first) means that people who didn't commit the crime could end up being executed. Stick in a jail, throw away the key, if it ends up being an error, you can still let them free, if you execute the wrong person, well...

Good point!
We can pass a law that mandates the execution must be performed within 7 days of sentencing.

36shadow · #22 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by wibblyesq

I'm not disagreeing that a person like this would be better off dead, but executing someone costs much much more than incarcerating them. Appeals, lawyers, court time, etc cost a lot of money.

Money wise it's not a solid argument, and with the amount of misconvictions (even in this case some poor teen got blamed first) means that people who didn't commit the crime could end up being executed. Stick in a jail, throw away the key, if it ends up being an error, you can still let them free, if you execute the wrong person, well...

This is very true but that does not mean we should not seek the death penalty for animals like this. What we should do is give the legal system a clock cleaning and make it a justice system once again.

rob · #23 (**permalink**) 05-17-2008, 08:31 AM

Since everyone is talking about Texas justice did anyone see the 60 minutes segment on the reversals going on in Dallas? They have went back and released after being wrongfully convicted by the last DA?

Don't get wrong here, I am all in favor of punishing the guilty to the max that the law allows.