Shani
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...it wasnt an "accident" his victim was killed, it was planned and carried out. His victim doesnt have the option of ever doing anything again...neither should he.
and before anyone asks, yes there was 100% proof and a confession in this case, there is NO doubt who did it and if I could throw the switch, I'd do it.
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Shani, I've been where you are for the same reason and I know the rage that you are feeling. I would have supported the death penalty for jay walking, if it would have put to death the man that murdered Tim. Like others have said, personal passion can turn any of us into potential vigilantes, but that is very different from supporting a state sanctioned death penalty.
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Is there anyone here that has had something terrible happen to someone they love by a criminal and does not support the death penalty?
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For many reasons, several given in this topic, I have come to believe that the US should abolish the death penalty again. One reason that has not been given, is that the US is the only "industrialized" nation to continue the practice. Perhaps this made it easier for the Texas governor and a champion of execution to support torture as a president.
The US should be the example of human rights as it once was, and not the thug as we are currently viewed by most of the world. A good first step would be the end to the death penalty.
Pan: If anyone harmed my two-year-old granddaughter, they could never run far or long enough. But again, that is personal rage rather than what I believe the rule of law should be.