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I can't turn on the TV lately without hearing "Convicted serial killer Michael Ross..." bla bla bla. He's been on death row since 1984? He definately killed lots of people, so he's actually guilty. They fought to have him killed. He's literally begging for the lethal injection. Now the religious nuts and other groups (laywers) are fighting to keep him alive?
I'm sick of it. Just kill the bastard.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/25/ro...ion/index.html
Those goddamn 'laywers'.
My question is, why him and not Charles Manson?
Technicality.
I think he is a good guy that was in the wrong place at the wrong time, over and over and over and over again.
He was set up by the police.
I say they just let him go. He was just being a silly goose, thats all.
I can't imagine the anxiety of knowing when you're going to die. If I was in his position I'd just want to get it over with too, since what's an extra day? It's not like the extra two days could get him out of jail or anything due to new evidence, since he blatantly admitted to killing them all.
You should check out that website that lists death row prisoner's last meals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tones
i'd hang out with him. but only if he promises not to kill me. nothing says "i didn't really think you were cool," like being killed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
He's still not dead!!! :yuck: :bang: :blank: :doubt: :p ;) :cry: :rolleyes: |-) :eek: :chu:
What's funny is that he actually WANTS to be killed because he thinks it will be a small relief for the families of his victims.
His father is fighting like mad, though.
Death is an easy way out, they want him to suffer.
And cost the taxpayers a shit load of money while they're at it.
That last meal is gonna break the bank.
Because Charles Manson just convinced people to kill for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gohron
That website had some awesome meals. They get better food than I ever had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Revoltor
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Originally Posted by Raz0r
I heard prison food is actually pretty good. Why? Because a well-fed person is a content one.
Anyway.
He shouldnt be executed. Nobody should.
I say kill him, but put it on TV so I can watch.
Pussy.Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
The Death Penalty is a worthless, draconian artifact perpetuated by moralizing conservatives who know absolutely nothing about criminology.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raz0r
However, if we HAVE to have it, I don't see why we can't go all out with it and initiate Roman style gladiatorial combat. Make all the taxpayer dollars going into the system worth some entertainment atleast, plus if the youth are going to idolize criminals they may as well idolize ones who're killing other criminals.
I'd also like to reinstate using Christians as human torches and letting them be torn apart by enraged animals (which is actually good way to help the nation's imprisoned zoo animal population channel their bottled anger toward their keepers constructively), but perhaps just maybe that's going too far.
If you'd like to know more about why the death penalty is practically pointless aside from being ethically dispicable, go here.
America's way of executing people is retarded. Why not just strangle the fucker as soon as his appeals are exhausted? It would save a shitload of money. The only precautoion that should be taken is to apply a higher standard of determining guilt in cases where capital punishment is used. If there's no conclusive evidence and no confession of guilt, then prison is the way to go, but if there is no doubt about guilt, just choke the bastard.
So what if it's not a deterrent, it's 100% effective at preventing resitivism, and it should be cheaper than housing and feeding all the worthless rapists and murderers that are currently in prison.Quote:
Originally Posted by g0zen
I just don't understand how it's acceptable to kill a certain number of innocent people overseas, but it's a tragedy and an outrage for an american psychopath to be executed.
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Originally Posted by g0zen
Hey, why not just switch it up and use Athiests instead of Christians? ;)
I mean, times are changing, you can't just use the same formula.
It is most certainly NOT cheaper to execute rather than imprison for life. This is due almost entirely to the lengthy appellate process afforded to people on death row. Taking away that would increase the number of innocent people executed, which I believe is a more disgusting crime than most.Quote:
Originally Posted by kedawa
Personally I don't agree with either. However, practically, the government is allowed to kill innocent people because the people are stupid enough to believe that their government doesn't do it willing or knowingly. Besides, it is important to the status quo that killing in combat is made to seem different than killing at home, so as to try and distance the feelings of remorse and make soldiers 'selective' sociopaths as opposed to regular ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by kedawa
Nah, we'd run out of athiests too quickly. Plenty of expendable Christians around though. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Gohron
This is sadly true, although I don't think putting innocent people in prison for the rest of their lives is much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by g0zen
Because... cackle... that would be inhumane.Quote:
Originally Posted by kedawa
not seeing the downside:PQuote:
Originally Posted by g0zen
and surprisingly i agree with you about the death penalty being an outdated and draconian punishment, you arent getting closure, you arent getting peace, you are just getting blood for blood, it brings no benefit to society,a nd only seves to further a coarsened culture for more killers to come from. check the crime statistics from cultures without the death penalty and those with the death penalty, the culture refelects the people, but people reflect the culture as well, and one that views human life as easily expendable is one that produces peopel who feel no qualms expending human life.