Capital Murder Trial Starts Monday

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by BrianR

It's hard for me to say. I feel that execution is warranted in certain cases.

I agree that execution is warranted in certain cases in theory, but it is impossible to write a law that clearly and accurately defines those cases. It's easy enough to point to certain cases and say that they are slam-dunks, but I defy anyone to write a legal definition that separates them from borderline cases.

In the absence of such a clear-cut distinction, any process that is fair to the accused will necessarily be expensive and difficult, and ultimately fallible anyway. I doubt that there is a humane system that is... "worth it".

But then again, I don't value the benefit of executing someone very highly.