Feds seek death penalty for Boston Bomber

Nope......I can't get behind killing someone who is in custody and no longer a threat to society.

The public should be notified of his pending release. 

This will take place in the back lot of a Sporting Goods store which happens to be having a closeout sale on bats.

In general I am for the Death Penalty.  I only wish there was less time spent on appeals.  I really hate paying for trash like that to live in jail.

I don't care either way.... I personally disagree with the State imposed death penalty (more over how it is used)... but I do not loose any sleep over it existing. If you do not want to be put to death by the State... don't do capital crimes. It's not complicated.

That's about how I feel.

It depends upon why you are against the death penalty.  Some are against it because of the possibility of executing an innocent person as opposed to against it as a form of punishment.

I would be interested to hear why you are generally against it but are okay with it in this case. Seems most arguments I have heard are one way or the other, no grey, would be interested in your take on it.

I don't have a problem with the death penalty. Wish it didn't take so much time and waste so much money.

I'm against it because I'm only for killing human beings in defense of others. (something I could do easily by the way)  If a killer is behind bars then he/she is no threat and no human being has the right to take that life.

I've had to think about this a lot.  My partner was murdered, his lkiller got life.  Six of my co-workers were murdered by a deranged gunman, their killer was shot and killed on scene.  A shift mate supervisor with me was mrudered, his killer is on death row.  These were people I saw every day, most had been to my home for dinner or gatherings/parties.   I didn't come by my feelings for the death penalty lightly....but in the end I can't justify it in my mind and heart.

You took me by surprise with your reply. Damn you for making me think.

I was kind of worked up when I saw that they had decided to seek the death penalty. It was a pretty bad day for me, being in the finishers chute when the bombs went off. Don't really want to relive any of that. My immediate response was all anger and retribution. A day later, I am reconsidering. Not really sure where I stand anymore. Killing him doesn't change what happened, and he's never going to see freedom again.

I don't try to complicate it.  If someone is not a threat to anyone then we have no right to kill them IMO.   If someone is trying to kill another person then I have no problem defending that victim or myself. 

But....they didn't.....so he spends his life in prison away from society.  What do we gain, as a civil society, by killing him? 

I maintain that we gain nothing, but stand to lose our humanity.  To me it's not worth risking over the likes of him......especially when we have the means to make him suffer a fate much worse than death.

Pretty much the same for me.

That though is my opinion of the DP. Everyone wants to punish mame, torture... WTF... that is ridiculous. You want to punish what he did by being some sadistic nut job?

But the DP... to me, borders on cruel and unusual.... to stare at the clock and know the second you are going to die... to take your last walk and meal.... I just find that torture... nobody else ever dies in that manner. Even victims didn't know it was coming till it was there. 

And I can not even begin to fathom the insanity inflicted on a innocent person that was put to death by the state. It has happened, and for that reason alone... I'm against it.

If there is to be a DP.... then it needs to be the most heinous of crimes where people are actually caught doing it... that there is actually nothing to prove... this guy did it. The Aurora shooter did it. Sandy Hook... when it isn't a question.