The Death Penalty or Life Meaning Life

[mkemse]

mkemse: I believe that Scott Peterson's penalty is justice. While he committed murder, it was of a personal nature rather than a random attack. I don't advocate the death penalty for something like that. I also wouldn't consider a child molestor to be eligible for the death penalty, unless he killed his victims in an attempt to cover up his crime.

Saheli: But for those who kill innocent people who's only mistake was being in the wrong place at the wrong time, these killers are a threat to society as a whole. No one is safe. And no prison is escape proof. While the likelihood of them getting back into the real world may be small, it is too great a risk to take. These kinds of killers deserve a death sentence.

I agree I was not clear, if a Child Molester killed the child they do deserve the death penilty
There are a few othr situation where I could live with usdingit, but gneraly speaking i think life in prison witn no parole is more severe the the death penilty, becuase the person who commited the crime would have to live the rat of his or her life in a small cell and think about what they did, puttingthem to death solves nothing, making them live withthe crime the ret o their lives in a 10x14 cell over time would have an effect on them, no tv, magazines all they can do is think and look out a window if the have one in their cell
As far as SCott Peterson goes, he got what he deserved, killing him would be his easy way out, making him look daily atthr spot where his wifes body washed up onshore will have a far deeeper effect in the long term for him then taking his life and i do not think whether it was personal ro not is the issue, the crime if killing his wife AND unborn son in itself is enough and yes he did get what he deseres, no death entily andthe rest of this life 23 hours a day in a cell 1 hour to shower and excersie is almost to kind

[DuncanONeil]

But they have TV, cable in fact. And a free gym membership. Plenty of time for socializing. Good food. Libraries and school classes, if they choose. Free medical treatment. Sports. Outside visitors, some times even conjugal. In other words the ultimate level of welfare.
Perhaps the only thing lacking is security from the criminal element!

I agree I was not clear, if a Child Molester killed the child they do deserve the death penilty
There are a few othr situation where I could live with usdingit, but gneraly speaking i think life in prison witn no parole is more severe the the death penilty, becuase the person who commited the crime would have to live the rat of his or her life in a small cell and think about what they did, puttingthem to death solves nothing, making them live withthe crime the ret o their lives in a 10x14 cell over time would have an effect on them, no tv, magazines all they can do is think and look out a window if the have one in their cell
As far as SCott Peterson goes, he got what he deserved, killing him would be his easy way out, making him look daily atthr spot where his wifes body washed up onshore will have a far deeeper effect in the long term for him then taking his life and i do not think whether it was personal ro not is the issue, the crime if killing his wife AND unborn son in itself is enough and yes he did get what he deseres, no death entily andthe rest of this life 23 hours a day in a cell 1 hour to shower and excersie is almost to kind