Subj : Re: Death Penalty
To   : Finnigann
From : richardw
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 12:30 pm

  Re: Re: Death Penalty
  By: Finnigann to richardw on Wed Sep 28 2005 01:34 pm

 >  >  >  > What's disturbing:
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > U.S. Supreme Court, ruling in a Georgia case, said studies like Cal
 >  >  >  > were not grounds for reversing death cases, unless racial bias coul
 >  >  >  > by an individual defendant.
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > So, some racial influence is OK with the Supreme Court...
 >  >  >  >
 >  >  >  > Is there still wonder why some people hate others?
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  Ja> No, what's disturbing is your sympathy for murderers and the fact
 >  >  >  Ja> since 1977 (according to the article your using) California has o
 >  >  >  Ja> executed 11. There are 645 inmates on death row.
 >  >  >
 >  >  > I have no sympathy for criminals. But can you be sure that everyone in
 >  >  > guilty?
 >  >
 >  >  ri> We have a process to determine their guilt.  It's called a trial by
 >  >  ri> jury of their peers.  Perhaps you'd suggest a better alternative?
 >  >
 >  > You know...  I've seen you two constantly go at it over just about every
 >  > bleeping thing in the world... Can't you 2 agree on one thing?  I
 >  > know... That you both agree to disagree!  :)
 >  >
 >  > Seriously... I don't trust the judicial system.  Too many people have bee
 >  > convicted and later found to be innocent.  My thoughts on this capitol
 >  > punishment... just one mistake is too many.  Lets consider this... are yo
 >  > bound to tell the truth?  Who's to say if the "Eye Witness" is telling th
 >  > truth?  I'm sorry, your saying a "Trial by jury of their peers" is frough
 >  > with too many gray areas.
 > 
 >  ri> There are flaws in the system, but this is a fact we have to live with.
 >  ri> Throughout history, I'm sure SOMEONE has been improperly executed.  I'm
 >  ri> willing to accept that in light of the people protected by the
 >  ri> termination of so many other severely twisted individuals.
 > 
 >  ri> If 1000 severly twisted individuals are put down, and one innocent goes
 >  ri> with them... I'm very sorry.  It's very sad, but we are human, and we
 >  ri> make mistakes.  We will do everything in our power to prevent these
 >  ri> mistakes, just as we do everything in our power to prevent auto
 >  ri> accidents.  I don't think we should stop driving because of them, and I
 >  ri> don't think we should allow twisted individuals to live because of the
 >  ri> potential for error.
 > 
 >  ri> Just my opinion of course.
 > 
 > 
 > Well who could argue with that?
 > 
 > Trouble enters the equation with your method of determining 'twisted'
 > 
 > Or even associated with the crime. Good men have died because they just
 > couldn't afford a high priced lawyer.
 > 
 > This is not what the founders had in mind.

Nor was the massive socialist system you are such a proponent of.

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