That overwhelming evidence, even, can be less than clear-cut. What was overwhelming evidence a handful of years ago is blown away by DNA testing, resulting in a surprising number of people released from jail after tests are done, sometimes more than 10-15 years after that person was found guilty and imprisoned.
Perhaps it wasn't particularly "overwhelming" in the first place. Reading some of the case synopses, it's surprising how many people are put on death row or get life in prison based on an unfortunate combination of lineup identifications, circumstantial evidence and lousy public defenders. I don't know what the answer is, though. Just a little frustrating to see the justice system too often work off of re-election campaign fodder and power trips for attorneys. - Jim Michael Dinowitz wrote: >Let me restate myself. Death is a proper punishment for those where the case is >clear cut. There are many cases where the case has overwhelming evidence. Make >sure it's rock solid and then use that rope. > > > > >>In the cases you mentioned, I see no problem with hanging. There are some >> >> >crimes > > >>which should result in death. The two you mentioned fall well within my >>definitions of who deserves it. >>Some crimes deserve death and some crimes deserve rehabilitation. The trick is >>to know which crimes deserve which and which criminal will benefit from which >>tact. Yes, there are some who will benefit from being killed. A baby rapist is >>one such person. >> >> >> >> >>>They hang people in Trinidad. >>> >>>But we have come under continuous attack by Amnesty International And >>>American Amnesty I believe, that tis become nearly impossible to carry >>>out our own laws :( >>> >>>We hung 6 people all at once in one year for a heinous drug related >>>crime, one of them was a multimillionairre drug baron that had ordered >>>the executions of about 4 people or something like that. Evisceration in >>>a cane field I think. (Course the sub-story was that the drug baron was >>>prepared to tell all he knew and implicate a lot of other people, so >>>they HAD to get rid of him). >>> >>>And Man...that went all the way to the UN!!! >>> >>>We tried again to hang a guy that had 'sex' with a baby and then killed >>>the child and its mother ...and after that it was one set of bacchanal >>>too. >>> >>>Since then we've not hung anyone. >>>It's become too politically dangerous because these large countries put >>>pressure on us. >>> >>>Ironic that American Amnesty doesn't take it to the UN when Texas >>>executes someone, but perhaps that is because Hanging is seen as being >>>grossly 'inhumane'. >>> >>>-Gel >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>You want fewer prisons and criminals. >>> >>>1. Make drugs legal. This would deal with the vast majority of the >>>"non-violent" offenders we have in prisons, it would also lessen the >>>violence associated with the drug trade. It's time to end this >>>ridiculous prohibition like we did the one in the 20s. >>> >>>2. Instead of using millions of appeals, and some feel good execution. >>>Make it so that criminals convicted of a crime, and sentenced to die are >>>hung. Within lets say 1 year. Use a rope. Reuse the rope until it >>>breaks. Either that or the firing squad with blanks and 2 live rounds. >>>Reload the ammo :) >>> >>>Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
