Yep. I agree Mod. But for the record, i am pro death penalty.

I just think Texas is wayyyy too eager to sentence people to death to the point that death row is so full they have to "fast track" the executions. And the system is obviously far from perfect.

holy shit! is this the twilight zone? you pro death me anti death.. yikes even with a 6% oops factor you are pro death?

busy battling the forces of evil

I thought I felt a gnat buzzin at me ear. lolololo

ok bud now yer in trouble, soon as I get my dictionary out and see what that means, I am gonna tickle ya till ya pee yerself

By: TobleronePosted: Wednesday, April 20, 2005I used to be against it. But a childhood friend was murdered THEN raped by a serial killer named Arthur Gary Bishop. My only regret is that he chose the needle instead of the firing squad. (we have that in Utah)So in other words your friend suffered and the murderer got a nice, easy painless death. Doesn't exactly sound like justice to me.The idea of an innocent person being sentenced to death sickens me.

agreed..... and you can be sure many innocent men have went to their state sponsered deaths knowing they are innocent and powerless to do anything but be murdered.

This is exactly why I am against the death penality. after you kill someone in a death chamber ya just cannot go oops sorry about that.

Got to agree with Moderateman on this one.  That plus I dont beleive even the government has the right.

Abolish the death penalty now! An innocent man put to death while arrogant black robe monsters' disregard newly discovered evidence casting considerable doubt on guilt sickens the soul. But it's tough, as I understand how some crimes just call out for a miscreant's death. Today, for example, I read how that poor girl, Jessica, here in Florida, died- buried alive by that scumbuket. Who could blame her poppa were he to pull a pistol and kill the SOB in court. Were I sitting on a jury, I wouldn't convict him. Irrespective of the defense relied on- extreme emotional distress, temporary insanity, etc., I would exercise my God given right to nullify any criminal liability.

Actually Toberlone, knowing he was beaten and raped by another inmate is what made it feel like justice.

Precisely, being alive in jail is a million times worse than being dead.

I understand why some people do not support the death penalty. I wish we lived in a world that it wasn't needed. But as long as we do need to use it, there has to be a better way of making sure that what happened in Texas (and for that fact in other states as well) never happens again. That's my point. Nothing else.

You seem to have a different definition of the word "need" than I do. There few advantages to the death penalty, not even in monetary terms because so much is spent on appeals and people can be on death row for years (and of course this case already shows that fast tracking thing isn't good idea either). You can't stop human error, there will always be some innocent people sent to jail. Even with DNA evidence you can still get errors in how it is interpreted and confessions can be forced. The best thing to do is administer a punishment that isn't irreversable.

what Mod said.

That's one MODERATE and to conservatives guys. I'm no liberal.

Then Mod is going to say 2 moderates and 1 conservative.

How about 1 left of center and 2 right of center then?

Works for me Guy.