The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Current Events
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Current Events Help understand the world by talking about things happening in it

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-14-2006, 04:44 AM   #1
marichiko
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Oh, my! That is awful! I am so sorry! Yes, I can understand why you would have mixed feelings about the death penalty When it comes to vengence, I've always though life in a max security prison as Bubba's boy toy would be a better revenge than a quick and easy death, but I've never walked in the shoes of someone like you.

There is also that nagging problem that the person just might be innocent.
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2006, 11:20 AM   #2
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Quote:
I can't tell you how many times it's come out that the person in custody (usually prison by the time he gets involved) is actually innocent.
Innocent of that crime. I often wonder how many people are convicted of crimes the didn't commit because they were charged with a crime they can't defend against in lieu of a crime the police and procecutor are "sure" they committed but can't procecute. I hope that made sense. I know it's not right but it would be justice....at least poetic.
Quote:
I've always though life in a max security prison as Bubba's boy toy would be a better revenge than a quick and easy death
I might be persuaded by that if you could guarentee he would be Bubba's boy toy and not Bubba.....and it didn't cost me $50k for every year he survives.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2006, 02:51 PM   #3
richlevy
King Of Wishful Thinking
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Philadelphia Suburbs
Posts: 6,669
Quote:
Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Innocent of that crime. I often wonder how many people are convicted of crimes the didn't commit because they were charged with a crime they can't defend against in lieu of a crime the police and procecutor are "sure" they committed but can't procecute. I hope that made sense. I know it's not right but it would be justice....at least poetic.
Which is why a guy with a record of petty theft is more likely to be sentenced to die for a crime he or she didn't commit than someone with no criminal record. That's not justice, that's a sick joke.
__________________
Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE!
I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama
richlevy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2006, 06:24 PM   #4
marichiko
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Quote:
Originally Posted by richlevy
Which is why a guy with a record of petty theft is more likely to be sentenced to die for a crime he or she didn't commit than someone with no criminal record. That's not justice, that's a sick joke.
Then there is also the problem of idenity theft. I don't think ID theft is a factor in too many wrongful charges of murder, but it certainly can be a factor in other crimes.. I know where-of I speak:

4 years ago someone stole my purse which contained among other things, my passport, my driver's licence, my social security card, and an unfilled doctor's prescription. They went on quite the little crime spree as me and I am still having difficulty clearing up the wreckage after THEIR party - including a number of odd aliases and 20 counts of prescription drug fraud.
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-15-2006, 08:03 PM   #5
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
Quote:
Originally Posted by richlevy
Which is why a guy with a record of petty theft is more likely to be sentenced to die for a crime he or she didn't commit than someone with no criminal record. That's not justice, that's a sick joke.
Can you back that up. You don't think a person with a long rap sheet is more likely to commit a capital offense? Especially if it's a series of things like purse snatching, burglary, car theft, etc rather than say check fraud or embezzlement. I certainly do, which would explain your "statistic".
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:18 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.