Subj : Re: She's Back
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Thu Jun 09 2022 18:11:43

On 09 Jun 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  AT> I'll take your word for it that it goes against Christian policy to
 MP> >  AT> convicts, and I like to appease God when I can, but I can't obey th
 MP> >  AT> policy when it hurts crime victims.
 MP> > How does abolishing the death penalty hurt crime victims when the altern
 MP> > is life in prison without the possibility of parole.
 MP> The victim's family likely pays taxes, which pay for the feeding and
 MP> upkeep of their loved-one's murderer who, although he is in jail the
 MP> rest of his life at least has a rest of his life, unlike their loved-one.

That's quite a stretch.

 MP> OTOH, strapping them in a chair and throwing the switch does have a
 MP> one-time tax money cost, but then it is over, and there is 0% chance of
 MP> there ever being any kind of soft-minded law change or amnesty that
 MP> results in the killer being turned loose, or of him ever escaping.

Again, a stretch. Murderers often spend decades on Death Row. And, as far as
I know (except for the commutations to life sentences that occurred when the
death penalty moratorium began), no one has escaped or been granted amnesty
from Death Row.

 MP> If a victim's family does not want them to be executed, that should be
 MP> taken into consideration during sentencing.

Indeed it should.

Jeff.

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