tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post6065780674419537022..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: Q-Poll examines the Death PenaltyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-40656697046120872022010-10-13T11:58:00.608-04:002010-10-13T11:58:00.608-04:00Thanks, this is a good discussion.
One thing I ca...Thanks, this is a good discussion.<br /><br />One thing I can point out is that if someone is found innocent while serving a life sentence, they are released. But when an innocent is wrongly executed, all you can do is say "sorry" to the deceased person's family. <br /><br />Yes, forensics have gotten better. But regardless of the guilt or innocence of the condemned person, we stillCT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-68180186112607488042010-10-13T11:19:44.650-04:002010-10-13T11:19:44.650-04:00Good point. There have been people wrongly convic...Good point. There have been people wrongly convicted of murder and executed. However, as forensics continue to improve the likelihood of that has greatly diminished over time.<br /><br />One familiar refrain I often hear is that life in prison is worse that the death penalty. If so, opponents of the death penalty are willing to consign potentially innocent people to a "fate worse than Headless Horsemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633552008064771315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-74951610180531851722010-10-13T11:02:19.787-04:002010-10-13T11:02:19.787-04:00Obviously there are many who share your view on th...Obviously there are many who share your view on this, judging from the latest poll. <br /><br />I just have trouble with the concept of punitive murder. Which is what I feel the death penalty is. <br /><br />And, since I believe some innocent people have been executed, does that make our entire legal system guilty of murder? Who's accountable for something like that?CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-92047887507728148342010-10-13T10:36:43.472-04:002010-10-13T10:36:43.472-04:00You know, the death penalty to me has never been a...You know, the death penalty to me has never been about deterring anyone from committing a capital felony. there are really two kinds of murder - premeditated and impulsive (killing in self-defense is not murder). <br /><br />Those that plan out a murder are usually sociopaths. They lack the ability to emotionally identify with anyone's suffering, have overly high self-esteem and self-value, Headless Horsemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633552008064771315noreply@blogger.com