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2005-05-09 Home Front: Culture Wars

Conn. Death Penalty Opponents Protest - 5 Day Walk

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Posted by Frank G 2005-05-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ROTFLMAO with the electric blanket bit!

Posted by Grunter 2005-05-09 00:58|| 2005-05-09 00:58|| Front Page Top

#2 I think it was "Mad Dog" Taborsky that also loudly announced on his way to the chamber that he'd been cheating the other inmates at cards for years.

Posted by Pappy 2005-05-09 01:13|| 2005-05-09 01:13|| Front Page Top

#3 "...state-sponsored homicide."
Call it what they will, I call it justice. If they don't like it they are free to move to some place without a death penalty.

I am pretty sure I could do 30 miles in 2 days with a pile of rest breaks and general screwing around tossed in.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-05-09 01:30|| 2005-05-09 01:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Too often we allow the leftists to corner us into the "death penalty as deterrent" or "death penalty as punishment". But in fact it is "death penalty as protective measure": some criminals will kill again at the first opportunity so it is their non-execution who is state-sponsored homicide, state sponsored homicide of innocents. (BTW, most anti-death penalty types are also against perpetual jail, at times telling us that prisoners must have hope of being released or they would be too dangerous for the jailers).

Posted by JFM">JFM 2005-05-09 02:00|| 2005-05-09 02:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Michael Ross wants to die so lets save the tax payers a little money. Unfortunately, this creates a slippery slope in our judicial system, which happens to be slippery enough. Let one die and it paves the road for others. Much like Karen Schiavo- take the feeding tube away from one easily and the tubes of others will be taken etc.

Andrea Jackson

Posted by Andrea Jackson">Andrea Jackson 2005-05-09 10:09|| 2005-05-09 10:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Slippery slope??? Paves the road for others???
I certainly hope so, Andrea. I'm all for the death penalty for admitted serial rapist killers who are sentenced to death. If others don't approve, the legislature is the place to effect change, not a five-day "look at me, look at me" traffic-snarling snail-paced walk.

Posted by Tom 2005-05-09 10:33|| 2005-05-09 10:33|| Front Page Top

#7 The death penalty opponent spiel is sick. It cost one hell of alot of money to keep a person in prison. The perp in this case has already wrought untold damage on a number of levels. In a society that has many other more important needs, why keep this guy alive? I'd say, if the victims' families agree that the perp can live and somebody other than taxpayers is willing to foot the bill to keep the perp alive then fine, let em live. If none of those conditions are met, then fry the perp because public funds are better spent helping out worthy citizens live better lives.

Posted by Tkat 2005-05-09 10:44|| 2005-05-09 10:44|| Front Page Top

#8 And how do the CNADP propose to protect other prisoners (and the guards!) from the ultra-violent cases? Or do some prisoner's lives matter more than others?

Posted by James">James 2005-05-09 11:23|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-05-09 11:23|| Front Page Top

#9 I wonder how many of these protesters are also adamant pro-abortion believers. That is one of the great hypocrisies of the left...kill the innocent babies but protect the depraved murderers and rapists.

On the cost issue, look at how long ago this guy was incarcerated. The appeals process on a death row case is so long and covoluted that it costs the state far more to implement the death penalty than to just throw these guys in jail for life and forget about them. I think the long delay also eliminates any deterrent factor. I think there should be no more than one year of appeal and then proceed with the sentence.

Posted by remoteman 2005-05-09 12:20|| 2005-05-09 12:20|| Front Page Top

#10 I oppose the routine use of the death penalty. The justice system is far to fallible to have it applied even as little as it is today. Its just too misused and badly applied.

But cases like this are clear cut, and the convict is clearly a threat to society and innocents. To take his life in self defense, whether by citizen or government, can be justified withing a given framework.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-05-09 13:46|| 2005-05-09 13:46|| Front Page Top

#11 DNA has eliminated the chance of error in almost all cases. Hesitance to sentence to death where not sure defers most of the DNA-less cases to life sentences. Fry em up - early and often would be my preference

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-09 13:58|| 2005-05-09 13:58|| Front Page Top

#12 For an admitted serial killer and rapist: 5 days.

For his 8 victims: a moment of silence.

That's f***ing beautiful.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2005-05-09 14:13|| 2005-05-09 14:13|| Front Page Top

#13 If it's all grown up and it's broken, you're gonna have to kill it.

Posted by .com 2005-05-09 14:38|| 2005-05-09 14:38|| Front Page Top

#14 JFM:

"(BTW, most anti-death penalty types are also against perpetual jail, at times telling us that prisoners must have hope of being released or they would be too dangerous for the jailers)."

Isn't it pretty much that way in Europe right now?

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-05-09 14:42|| 2005-05-09 14:42|| Front Page Top

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