Execution by firing squad? (Page 4)

Bdlee99 - 2010-04-27 8:54 AM

Hello everyone, I don’t post much and don’t get to COJ to often but just wanted to weigh in on the topic. My Mom was murder when I was 12. One day, I woke up, hugged my mom good-bye and went to school. Just like every school day before that day. During math class I was pulled out of school and taken to the police station to find out that my mom had died. One day your family member is here and the next day your life is completely changed. This happened 27 years ago and my family was completely changed by this event.

This crime took place in Michigan (not a death penalty stated). While in prison, this “person” (I use that term loosely) contracted AIDS and died. I can only hope that it was a slow and painful death.

So for all the people against the death penalty, I have a question for you. Imagine your son or daughter going to school one day, and while at school find out that you had died by someone else’s hand. Do you believe in an eye-for-eye now – knowing that your son or daughter’s life has completely changed and will never be the same because someone thought they had the right to take your life?

Yes I am pro-death penalty and I don’t care how much it costs. In my mind it is money well spent.

brownlab - 2010-04-27 4:02 PM

I work next to a woman whose sister was attacked by her husband and stabbed over 40 times while she held her 1 yr. old child. The baby survived after receiving serious injuries, the sister did not.  We've had many conversations about her thoughts and feelings on what she felt was proper justice.....she only wanted to see him in jail for life.  He did get life (with the possiblity of parole) - that "life" sentence meant 20 years for -- get this, manslaughter.... Because he didn't "plan" the murder, he received a lot less years behind bars.  He's up for parole this year (after 17 years) and will probably be released because he's been a model prisoner.

His daughter was raised by my co-worker and she's terrified that he'll try to contact them when he's released.  But she still doesn't believe in the DP - she only wanted to see him in prison for a lot longer than that.  He can still get married, have another family, etc. when he's released.  How is that justice??  I have to say, she has a much better view on this than I would - I'd want to see him hang, personally.