Washington state ends ‘racially biased’ death penalty. U mad, Hondo?
Execution was already extremely rare in Washington, with five prisoners put to death in recent decades and a governor-imposed moratorium blocking its use since 2014.
But the court’s opinion eliminated it entirely, converted the sentences for the state’s eight death row inmates to life in prison without release, and furthered a trend away from capital punishment in the U.S.
https://www.apnews.com/e06f6693bfb645da95053e22fae8fd83
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You're heart has groan hard @collegedoog
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I'm indifferent to the death penalty. HTH
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How do you call yourself a compassionate conservative?2001400ex said:I'm indifferent to the death penalty. HTH
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Between the known cases of wrongful executions of innocent people and the fact that the death penalty ends up costing more than a life sentence, I’d say it’s about time.
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Can you link to some of those "known cases?"
Btw, I love how death penalty opponents who do everything in their power to to gum up the legal process and then complain about the cost of enforcing the death penalty.
How about a compromise, when identity isn't an issue, when we know with 100% certainty that we've got the right guy, would you agree to have that person executed immediately after their conviction?
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Begging for links again.SFGbob said:Can you link to some of those "known cases?"
Btw, I love how death penalty opponents who do everything in their power to to gum up the legal process and then complain about the cost of enforcing the death penalty.
How about a compromise, when identity isn't an issue, when we know with 100% certainty that we've got the right guy, would you agree to have that person executed immediately after their conviction?
Why is Polly Klaas' killer still on death row?
The appeals process is now an anti-death penalty conspiracy? God, you are a gold mine today.
Why should anyone be executed without 100% certainty? That’s the fucking point, slow mo. -
I'm glad to see you are in favor of credible proof againThomasFremont said:Between the known cases of wrongful executions of innocent people and the fact that the death penalty ends up costing more than a life sentence, I’d say it’s about time.
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There are absolutely known cases where DNA evidence exonerated the executed.SFGbob said:Can you link to some of those "known cases?"
Btw, I love how death penalty opponents who do everything in their power to to gum up the legal process and then complain about the cost of enforcing the death penalty.
How about a compromise, when identity isn't an issue, when we know with 100% certainty that we've got the right guy, would you agree to have that person executed immediately after their conviction?
Why is Polly Klaas' killer still on death row?
I don't disagree with your point about the costs though. I'm generally more against the death penalty than for, but would support it in cases like you've laid out. -
I’m more conservative than so called conservatives. Nothing’s changed with me.RaceBannon said:
I'm glad to see you are in favor of credible proof againThomasFremont said:Between the known cases of wrongful executions of innocent people and the fact that the death penalty ends up costing more than a life sentence, I’d say it’s about time.
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SoFuckingGaybob is actually going to pretend he needs a fucking link to document an innocent person being wrongly executed.
Very Hondoesque.
Fuck off, Bob.
