bigdaddy2003;1033170 wrote:Just a quick question. How many people do you think have been wrongfully put to death in America? I don't doubt there have been people in our history but I don't think it's an overwhelming number. You apparently find it heinous to kill someone for a crime. Isn't the crime that person committed to put themselves in that position most likely heinous? I'm not saying you are accusing America for executing people who steal from Wal Mart but I have heard that argument before. I respect that you think people should be locked up in a cell instead of being put to death but I disagree. I also disagree that putting people to death in America is equal to people being killed in the Middle East.
Good points, and I understand the reasoning. But if we put even one innocent person to death, haven't we committed an equally heinous crime?
I would have no trouble with the execution of a stone-cold confessed child murderer. The trouble is that it's not possible to legislate for every future event - and once we turn the machine on, sooner or later innocent people are going to get caught up in the machine. I'd prefer to err on the side of caution - I don't feel we can't allow for "collateral damage" at that level in our justice system.
What if allowed a criminal the option to choose execution? I'd rather be dead than to spend the rest of my life locked up.
