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Originally Posted by stevo
Underwood does not have down syndrome, nor is he retarded, nor is he a minor.
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Underwood is insane. How is killing someone who is insane any different than killing someone who is mentally disabled? Bear in mind that the Supreme Court ruled that it is a violation of the ban on cruel unusual punishment to execute death row inmates who have mental retardation.
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Originally Posted by stevo
And it is a death penalty. like raeanna said, its a penalty for a reason. Thats the law in OK. The penalty for capital murder is death.
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Actually, it's first-degree murder in conjunction with a finding of at least 1 of 8 statutorily defined aggravating circumstances.
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Originally Posted by stevo
No. I can't even believe people are even considering not killing him.
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Why?