Boston Bomber is guilty! Let's hang him, inject him, fry him, shoot him or gas him!

No chain gangs here anymore. More likely, cable TV and Internet service would be provided...:mad:
 

Ralphy, you forget my country of origin. Opposition to the death penalty has nothing to do with gender for Canadians. It is one of the few subjects, along with abortion, that tend to make many of us go fairly hardcore when challenged.
 
Ralphy1 said:
Imagine if he hadn't got caught, he could have gone on to kill and maim more. And, QS, here it is, a woman who wouldn't go for the death penalty...
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What does the gender have to do with it? You keep harping on that? Would this be a better country if only MEN had any authority? OMG....
 

Gender has a lot to do with it. Lawyers look at gender during jury selection depending upon what the nature if the case...
 
Ralphy1 said:
Gender has a lot to do with it. Lawyers look at gender during jury selection depending upon what the nature if the case...
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Lawyers look at a lot of things when selecting a jury.. and the opposing legal team has the right to object or accept a juror. SO.. what's your point..? Making sure this is an all male jury?
 
It depends on whether they want more sympathy or not for their client...
 
Have you ever served on a jury Ralphy? I have.. not a murder case with capital punishment, but on a Federal case with a penalty option of many years in prison. It's really easy to think about what you would do.. and even with facts... it's quite another thing to know that your vote could send a person away for much of their lives. I would imagine it would be even harder to know you are the potential deciding vote to ending the life of another human... no matter what they have done. I know in the end most people do what the law requires though... but just a little food for thought.. It's not easy.

Before you ask... and I know you will.. IF I were on this jury, I BELIEVE I would vote for the death penalty.. It would be hard, but I think I would.
 
A judge once told me that I should take out lottery tickets because I had got called for jury duty so many times. Certainly an interesting experience. And you proved my case by your last response which most men wouldn't make...
 
I think it depends on where 'most men' live, unless one subscribes to some form of universal male consciousness. The majority of the males of my acquaintance no longer inhabit the trees. Perhaps your experience is somewhat different?
 
Ralphy1 said:
A judge once told me that I should take out lottery tickets because I had got called for jury duty so many times. Certainly an interesting experience. And you proved my case by your last response which most men wouldn't make...
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Oh BS..... There is always a world of difference in what one THINKS they would do.. and what they actually feel and do with the actual experience. To blindly state you know exactly how you would react is foolhardy IMO... and the times I was so cocksure about what my actions would be usually proved me wrong. I can only say what I THINK would do but follow it with the qualifier of "but I have never been in that situation"..
 
I worked in the legal system for over 40 years. Believe me, lawyers analyze and agonize over who should be on the jury and there are companies they sometimes hire specifically to help them decide who their ideal juror will be. I also served on a jury for a murder trial in 1993. The jury decided the guilt of the defendants but not the punishment. It was three guys who killed a man they didn't even know because they were bored and thought it would be fun. Had I been entrusted with the punishment phase, I believe I would have voted for the death sentence. The judge opted for life imprisonment. As for the Boston Bomber, I believe he should receive the death sentence and I am female. Most women I know agree with me.
 
Ralphy1 said:
Who cares if he is just a teen? How many teens have we lost in wars? Kill us, we kill you. Are you with me on this? You should be...
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I feel that he deserves the death penalty because he is a terrorist and terrorists need to learn that if they come to this country and maim and kill Americans, their lives are forfeit. It's just that simple.
 
I'll leave this question for those who live in a country which still uses the death penalty. We don't have it in Canada, nor is used in many many countries anymore. Why did they abolish it, you may ask. You might also want to ask yourselves honestly if you want revenge or justice?
 
Interesting... Revenge/vengence..... Or justice.. something to think about.. Our legal system is called the JUSTICE department.. It's supposed to be built on Justice.. I guess it depends what you believe constitutes it.
 
I do not believe in capital punishment no matter how bad the crime. Rope, needle,electricity, bullet or gas is not punishment. This is too quick and the easy way out. Also who has the right to end a life.
However special prisons should be constructed on an Island say, to put in place, proper hard punishment for the term of the natural life without any fancy frills provided for murder or any current capital punishment laws. No television, visitors,education, basic food,work for survival and prison to be self-sufficient, work place with income from a service that is carried out to keep the place rolling.
When people accept that if caught life will not be beer and skittles, then they may think first.
 
I've always wondered if they should use the likes of this 'animal' to test new drugs on, instead of innocent animals.
I realize that raises some ethical questions, but for certain kind of drugs, I think it could work.
 
Fab !!!!!!

iN REPLY TO THE STATEMENT THAT HE IS BEING TRIED IN A fEDERAL COURT,

AND THEREFORE IT IS POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GET THE DEATH PENALTY..

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRUE OR NOT..

BUT HE DESERVES THE DEATHE PENALTY !!!
 
Glad you are not making the decision. There are more women on the jury than men, so...
 
Yes I am. Just punishment for the crime. Forgiveness is a good thing yes...but consequences are still due. You slap these murders (all of them,) on the hand, and then pay to keep them alive for life. What about the victims.?
 
koala said:
Are you saying use capital punishment instead of prison ??
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Besides that he would do it again. What we pay for prisoners we could invest in our kids. And the medical field to help fight cancer. And other fatal diseases.
 

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