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Originally posted by Je Suis Phnomne
As for race..... Crime doesnt have a race, they are on death row because a jury of their peers put them there. Black, White, Yellow, Green....doesnt matter. While I dont agree with murderers getting a "deal" simply because they could afford a better lawyer, or that their family has power etc. Its a factor that we have to endure and hope for the best. I dont truly believe that these juries that sentence a person to death is doing it for the entertainment value of seeing a human life extinguished, its not an easy decision to make and one that I hope I dont have to be a part of ever. But if it means that society is safer by not having this person on this planet any longer then its a decision that MUST be made. Life in prison = MORE tax money taken out of my hard earned money to give a criminal the things that I pay a great deal for each and every month while making an honest living...
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I see your point. Crime has no ethnicity, you are so right. The argument concerning race is one of the "anti death" arguments. Not having been in the courtroom myself, I don't know for certain whether or not it's a valid argument, but I thought you guys would be interested in hearing it. With the advent of DNA testing...well there's less room for mistake, right?
To tell the truth, I don't know where I stand on the death penalty issue. In high school my best friend's dad was murdered. I asked my friend, what he wanted to have happen. He wanted the guy to live a long and horrible life knowing what he'd done. He didn't want the murderer to get "death." However, had someone murdered my dad, I'd want them strung up at the nearest tree, but I question whether I'm justified in wanting that. I guess maybe, I'm trying too hard to be compassionate.