Life vs death penalty

cmyX6go · #1 05-03-2006, 08:56 PM

OK, I swore I would never start a political thread again, I lied. Moussaoui jury came back with life in jail. Guliani and most everyone else was disappointed that the jury did not come back with the death penalty. WHY should we put him to death. That's what he wants. Easy way out. He then becomes a martyr. I say let him rot in jail for the rest of his life and not take the easy way out. I don't mind my tax dollars paying for his misery.

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LeMansX5 · #2 05-03-2006, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyX5go

I don't mind my tax dollars paying for his misery.

I was waiting for WagnerX5 to post this.

I do not like my tax dollars paying.

. Edit: I stand corrected, let him rot and save us money.

at4689 · #3 05-03-2006, 09:11 PM

lol i think its good that now he stays in jail then lettin him go easy and just kill him. that what hes hoping for.

motordavid · #4 05-03-2006, 09:16 PM

I agree with L...
He's off to SuperMax in CO.

It's not a fun place to spend the rest of your days in
99% near solitary. Let the MF'er rot there.

If he had gotten the VahallaRide decision, it would be years of
jive jailhouse lawyer crap, hand wringing by the save-the-world
from itself, bleeding and misguided near do wells, and all the punque
jihad gangs on the planet, lining up to seek retribution for one of
their "hero/martyrs".

Let 'em grow old & die, crazy as a bed bug and, rotting in the Joint, imo.

x5GuyInLA · #5 05-03-2006, 09:31 PM

Giving someone the death penalty is more expensive than giving someone a life sentence, as mentioned here. So I'm glad he got life...saves everyone money. Going to prison for life might be a death sentence itself since I'm sure not many in prison will take kindly to him and will give their own version of a death sentence. I'd be for the death penalty if "cruel and unusual" punishments were allowed. As much as we are a civilized society and above such barbarism, it's hard not to stoop down to that level when you see a fellow compatriot getting their throat slit. It was by far the most disturbing video I ever saw.

EDIT: well maybe he won't get killed in prison...he's going to the Supermax in Colorado. Apparently, psychological isolation is part of the punishment. In any case, it would be much better to see him sit in prison and rot. Loss of freedom is probably one of the worst punishments that could be given to someone who once had it.

SuaveX5 · #6 05-03-2006, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyX5go

OK, Moussaoui jury came back with life in jail. Guliani and most everyone else was disappointed that the jury did not come back with the death penalty. WHY should we put him to death. That's what he wants. Easy way out. He then becomes a martyr. I say let him rot in jail for the rest of his life and not take the easy way out. I don't mind my tax dollars paying for his misery.

LeMansX5 · #7 05-03-2006, 10:13 PM

Hope they don't send him to one of these prisons.

Eric5273 · #8 05-03-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

I was waiting for WagnerX5 to post this.

I do not like my tax dollars paying.

. Edit: I stand corrected, let him rot and save us money.

As I'm guessing the little "Edit" here is for....

....what most people do not realize is that it costs far more to put someone to death than for them to spend life in prison. Court costs are much higher than is the cost of bread & water and a 8x8 jail cell.

You can be pretty certain that Moussaoui will not appeal his guilty verdict in this case, so as far as the courts go, this case is closed. But if he had been sentenced to death, most likely there would have been an appeals process. That means hearings in front of a judge, with court employees, state-provided legal team, etc. One day in court costs more than 10 years in prison. Now multiply that by however many appeals you are allowed, and you can see how it is so expensive.

Also, the appeals process takes time. If you ever watch the news, whenever they execute someone, it is usually for a crime that took place 20 years ago. That's beause with the backlog of cases in our courts, it takes that long to get through all the appeals. So you are still paying for 20 years in prison.

In this case especially, giving him the death penalty accomplishes nothing but "revenge". It will not scare future terrorists into submission.

I say it does not really matter one way or the other, and just let him rot in jail because that is the easier and less expensive thing to do. Our legal system is cluttered enough with nonsense. Just move on to the next case and be done with this one.