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Originally Posted by steeljack
Wondering what the folks who are agaist the death penalty feel should happen to the guy in this news item
Death sentence for alligator child killer - Telegraph
according to the story the guy dumped a 5 yr old child in the Florida everglades to be eaten alive by the Alligators , does anyone feel the guy is deserving of a life sentance or should he go and sit on 'ole sparkys knee' (Florida still uses the electric chair...I think ) |
Florida has lethal injection now.....the use of Old Sparky having been challenged. Same here in Georgia. Some crimes are so heinous that they deserve the punishment of death. This one fits the bill.
Of course, the U.S. already has a de-facto death penalty moratorium. With defense attorneys eking out appeals in drip, drip, drip fashion, it can take decades before sentence is carried out. I believe that the current method of lethal injection will be challenged at the Supreme Court. It is already wending its way up there.
The majority of Americans approve of the death penalty in certain cases. And, if a life sentence really meant life, juries might opt for that more frequently than they already do.
Then, of course, you have escapes. Even in high profile cases. Remember that one of the most infamous serial killers in U.S. history, Ted Bundy, escaped from jail twice - and went on to kill more women before he was finally captured and eventually executed.