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Originally Posted by LaLa1
Good point, and I would probably not get picked as a juror in a case like this because my emotional connection would shine through. I have a hard time separating and being rational when it comes to something that involves harming children.
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No, you'd probably get picked. Lawyers like folks that can be easily swayed. The prosecution sure wouldn't want to get rid of you if they're going to be able to show pictures of the victims and the defense would probably hope that they could appeal to your emotions to keep him alive by making him more human.
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Originally Posted by Redlemon
I don't believe in the death penalty. I really don't think it serves as a deterrent; I don't believe that people who murder others are thinking about the long-term consequences of their actions.
Additionally, the expense. Even if he wants the death penalty, there will be countless required appeals, and we'll just have to hear about these losers and their unforgivable actions over and over again. The last person to be put to death in Connecticut literally had to beg to be put to death. It is well proven that life in jail costs less than the death penalty.
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This is my opinion as well. I just don't see any good reason for it. "Revenge" isn't a good motivator for really anything.
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Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth
I agree with that P9, it does get very easy to get hung up on individual cases and lose track of the big picture. I feel like if we're going to have a death penalty that in those cases there just needs to be as flawless a system as humanly possibly and I'm not sure the system we have now really meets that requirement, or at least hasn't historically.
I would think it would also make for quicker trials and the sentence being handed down much sooner saving us a lot of time and money in the process.
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I keep looking at all the problems that have been revealed in the last 10 years and wonder how it's possible to have a flawless system. There are obvious cases where folks were railroaded and, in some cases, put to death. If nothing else, we need a time out.